| José Gómez-Mena | |
|---|---|
| Born | José Genaro Ramon Gómez-Mena Vila 1883 Spain |
| Died | 1960 |
| Nationality | Cuban |
| Occupation(s) | Sugar baron, Minister of Agriculture |
| Spouse | Elizarda |
| Children | Lillian Rosa Gomez-Mena |
| Relatives | Alfonso Fanjul Sr. (son-in-law) |
José "Pepe" Genaro Ramon Gómez-Mena Vila (1883 – 1960) was a Cuban sugar baron, and Minister of Agriculture during the Miguel Mariano Gomez government (May 20, 1936 - December 24, 1936).
Early life
He was born in 1883, the son of Andrés Gómez-Mena, who came to Cuba from Spain, and Eugenia Carlota Tomasa Vila-Perez.
Career
His family owned the New Gomez-Mena Sugar Company.
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. 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.
He was Minister of Agriculture during the Miguel Mariano Gomez government.
Personal life
He married on 5 Feb 1917 to Olga Maria Patricia Seiglie y Martinez, and they had one child, Lillian Rosa. They later divorced.
In 1936, his daughter, Lillian Rosa Gomez-Mena y Seiglie (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.
On 8 January 1939, he married Elizarda Sampedro, whose sister Edelmira was the first wife of Alfonso, Prince of Asturias. A pre-nuptial agreement was signed in December 1937.
He died in 1960, and is buried in Hillcrest Memorial Park, West Palm Beach, Florida.
References
- ^ "Jose "Pepe" Gomez-Mena". Find A Grave. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ Boobbyer, Claire (12 March 2013). "A spotlight on Havana's art deco heritage – in pictures". the Guardian. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "Alfonso Fanjul Sr". Palm Beach County History Online. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "The Castro Collection". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
- ^ Vanity Fair. Condé Nast Publications. April 2001.
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