Ignacio Bauer
Ignacio Salomón Bauer (1828 – 1895) was a Hungarian-born Spanish banker of Jewish descent. He was an agent of Rothschild banking house in Madrid, taking over from Daniel Weisweiller in 1853.[1]
Ignacio S. Bauer | |
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 Ignacio Bauer in La Ilustración Española y Americana | |
| Born | 1828 |
| Died | 1895 (aged 66–67) |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Spouse(s) | Ida Morpurgo (m. 1864) |
In a marriage arranged by James Mayer de Rothschild, he married Ida Morpurgo, daughter of Rothschild's agent in Triest, and later bought the Palacio Bauer as family residence.[2]
The character of Daniel Morton in Benito Pérez Galdós' Gloria (1877) was based on Bauer.
References
- López Morell, Miguel Angel (2013). The House of Rothschild in Spain, 1812–1941. Ashgate. ISBN 978-0-7546-6800-8.
- "Nota sobre la familia Bauer en La Granja". (in Spanish)
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