José Gómez-Mena
| José Gómez-Mena | |
|---|---|
| Born |
José Genaro Ramon Gómez-Mena Vila 1882 Cuba |
| Died | 1980 |
| Nationality | Cuban |
| Occupation | sugar baron, Minister of Agriculture |
| Children | Lillian Rosa Gomez-Mena |
| Parent(s) |
Andrés Gómez-Mena Eugenia Carlota Tomasa Vila-Perez |
| Relatives | Alfonso Fanjul Sr. (son-in-law) |
José "Pepe" Genaro Ramon Gómez-Mena Vila (1882 – 1980) was a Cuban sugar baron, and Minister of Agriculture during the Gerardo Machado dictatorship (1925-33).
Early life
He was the son of Andrés Gómez-Mena and Eugenia Carlota Tomasa Vila-Perez.[1]
Career
His family owned the New Gomez-Mena Sugar Company.[2][3]
In the 1920s, he had built the Gomez-Mena mansion in Havana, which was bequeathed to his widowed sister María Luisa Gómez-Mena Vila, the Condesa de Revilla de Camargo.[1] The Castro regime seized the Gomez-Mena mansion, and leaving its art and furnishings intact (some 33,000 antiques), renamed it the National Museum of Decorative Arts.[4][1]
He was Minister of Agriculture during the Gerardo Machado dictatorship (1925-33).[5]
Personal life
In 1936, his daughter married Lillian Rosa Gomez-Mena (1918-1992) married Alfonso Fanjul Sr., which united two of the country's leading sugar fortunes, and created a combined business of ten sugar mills, three distilleries, and Cuban-wide real estate holdings.[3][2][4]
References
- 1 2 3 Boobbyer, Claire (12 March 2013). "A spotlight on Havana's art deco heritage – in pictures". the Guardian. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- 1 2 "Alfonso Fanjul Sr.". Palm Beach County History Online. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- 1 2 Gail M. Hollander (15 November 2009). Raising Cane in the 'Glades: The Global Sugar Trade and the Transformation of Florida. University of Chicago Press. p. 282. ISBN 978-0-226-34948-0. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- 1 2 "The Castro Collection". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
- ↑ Ana Margarita Cervantes-Rodríguez (2010). International Migration in Cuba: Accumulation, Imperial Designs, and Transnational Social Fields. Penn State Press. pp. 252–. ISBN 0-271-03538-2. Retrieved 9 August 2017.