Ramón Areces

Spanish businessman (1904–1989)

Ramón Areces Rodríguez (1904–1989) was a Spanish businessman.²

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

Born Sep 15, 1904, died Jul 30, 1989.¹

About

At fifteen, Areces emigrated to Havana, Cuba. There he learned the basics of the business, working at El Encanto department store. He later traveled through the United States and Canada, before returning to Spain. When he returned to Madrid in 1935, he opened up a small tailor shop on the Calle Preciados. Areces used the techniques he learned on his trip, and his business grew, quite unexpectedly. In July 1940 he opened the first El Corte Inglés department store in Madrid.

From Wikipedia’s article on Ramón Areces, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

El Corte InglésFounder¹²

Career

Occupation: businessperson.⁶

1966 to 1989President, El Corte Inglés^{4 5}
Date not recordedFounded El Corte Inglés³

Personal life

BornSep 15, 1904, La Mata⁷
DiedJul 30, 1989, Madrid⁸
CitizenshipSpain⁹

Awards

1983Medalla de Honor al Fomento de la Invención^{10 11}
1977Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise¹⁰
1974Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit¹⁰
Date not recordedJuan Lladó Prize¹⁰

Sources

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WikidataRamón Areces on Wikidata
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WikipediaRamón Areces on Wikipedia
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WikidataRamón Areces: Founded El Corte Inglés, on Wikidata
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WikidataRamón Areces: President, El Corte Inglés, on Wikidata
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WikidataPresident, El Corte Inglés, as reported
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WikidataRamón Areces: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataRamón Areces: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataRamón Areces: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataRamón Areces: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataRamón Areces: award, on Wikidata
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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WikidataEl Corte Inglés, Founder