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Juan Lladó Prize
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q3329044 · wikidata
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Ramón Areces
1904-09-15 – 1989-07-30
Life & Legacy
Ramón Areces Rodríguez (1904–1989) was a Spanish businessman.
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.
Occupation & Career
businessperson
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Juan Lladó Prize; Medalla de Honor al Fomento de la Invención; Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit; Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise · Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit · Juan Lladó Prize · Medalla de Honor al Fomento de la Invención
Verified Legacy Record
Award
Medalla de Honor al Fomento de la Invención
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q3329044 · wikidata
Award
Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q3329044 · wikidata
Award
Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q3329044 · wikidata
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q3329044 — wikidata View source
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