José Arechabala

Spanish industrialist (1847–1923)

José Arechabala Aldama (9 November 1847 – 15 March 1923) was a Spanish industrialist who founded the distillery La Vizcaya in 1878 in Cárdenas, Matanzas, Cuba. In 1921 it was incorporated, along with other businesses, as José Arechabala S.A., which subsequently launched Havana Club rum.²

From Wikipedia’s article on José Arechabala (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Nov 9, 1847, died Mar 15, 1923.¹