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Miguel Blesa

1947 – 2017

Spanish banker

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About Miguel Blesa

Lived 1947 – 2017 (aged 69). Miguel Blesa was a Spanish banker, civil servant and financier.

Miguel Blesa de la Parra (8 August 1947 – 19 July 2017) was a Spanish banker, the chairman of the Spanish bank Caja Madrid from 1996 to 2009.

In February 2017, Blesa was sentenced to a six-year jail term in connection with the widespread misuse of company credit cards during his long tenure as chairman of Caja Madrid, but remained at liberty pending the outcome of an appeal to the Supreme Court.

Blesa was found dead on a private hunting estate in the province of Córdoba on 19 July 2017, with a shotgun wound to the chest. The autopsy on 20 July confirmed that he killed himself. The press noted that Blesa was one of a number of people involved in scandals such as the Gürtel case to die while court proceedings were pending, and it was reported that his heirs would be liable for damages to the harmed (assuming that they accept their inheritance).

He received a Golden Medal from the Real Academia de la Historia, and was awarded as Mejor Presidente de Entidad Financiera 2005 by Banca 15.

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
University of Granada
Employers
Caja Madrid
Also known as
Miguel Blesa de la Parra

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Miguel Blesa's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Miguel Blesa?

Spanish banker (1947-2017)

When was Miguel Blesa born?

Miguel Blesa was born on 8 August 1947 in Linares.

When did Miguel Blesa die?

Miguel Blesa died on 19 July 2017 in Villanueva del Rey.

What was Miguel Blesa's occupation?

Miguel Blesa was a banker, civil servant and financier.

What nationality was Miguel Blesa?

Miguel Blesa was Spanish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Miguel Blesa

· Wikidata: Q16297851

· DBpedia: Miguel Blesa

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