María Teresa de Acosta Toro

María Teresa de Acosta Toro y González (2 July 1777– 20 May 1851), often known as Teresa Acosta, was the Spanish founder of a large banking house in Granada, as well as a "dynasty of bankers" who would lead the firm for more than a century. Among her descendants is the painter José María Rodríguez-Acosta.

Career When her husband died in December 1824, Acosta inherited approximately 200,000 reales, which she used to establish a banking house in Granada. The firm was named Viuda de Rodríguez (Widow of Rodríguez)