Tomás Allende Alonso

Tomás Allende Alonso (20 July 1849 – 30 March 1936) was a Spanish industrialist and politician. He was one of the most important figures in the industrial development of the Province of León. He was a Deputy for Riaño and a senator for León between 1899 and 1918, and then Soria between 1918 and 1923, until the last elections of the Restoration. He was also a banker and a philanthropist.

Early and personal life Tomás Allende was born in Burón in the Province of León on 20 July 1849, as the son of Matías Allende and Petra Alonso. He soon settled in Bilbao, where he developed a career as an industrialist and businessman. A son of his, Enrique, continued his work in these two facets, and a descendant of his, Tomás Allende y García-Baxter, was a minister during the Franco dictatorship. The palace was built in the style of Indian palaces, but was also inspired by the nearby Gómez de Caso palace, from the 17th century. where his son Enrique later tried his luck as well, being in office between 1905 and 1910. He continued his career in the Senate, representing the province of León between 1899 and 1918, and then Soria between 1918 and 1923, until the last elections of the Restoration.

Member of the National Assembly created by Primo de Rivera in 1927, he stood out as a great benefactor of the province of León and, especially, of the family town of Burón, with donations of schools, nursing homes, and hospitals.

Death Allende died in Madrid on 30 March 1936, at the age of 86.