Botín meaning

Spanish banker

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Botín-Sanz de Sautuola and the second or maternal family name is García de los Ríos.

Emilio Botín-Sanz de Sautuola García de los Ríos,iure uxorisMarquess of O'Shea (1 October 1934 – 10 September 2014) was a Spanish banker.^[1] He was the executive chairman of Spain's Grupo Santander. In 1993 his bank absorbed Banco Español de Crédito (Banesto), and in 1999 it merged with Banco Central Hispano creating Banco Santander Central Hispano (BSCH), which became Spain's largest bank, of which he was co-president with Central Hispano's José María Amusategui, until Amusategui retired in 2002. In 2004, BSCH acquired the British bank Abbey National, making BSCH the second largest bank in Europe by market capitalisation. He was known for his obsession with growth and performance as well as regularly visiting branches.^[2]

Early life

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