Carlos Espinosa de los Monteros y Bernaldo de Quirós explained

The Marquess of Valtierra
Honorific Prefix:	The Most Illustrious
Honorific Suffix:	OAE
Birth Date:	1944 3, df=y
Birth Place:	Madrid
Nationality:	Spanish
Occupation:	Businessman, civil servant
Children:	5, including Iván

Carlos Espinosa de los Monteros y Bernaldo de Quirós, 4th Marquess of Valtierra (born 1944) is a Spanish peer, executive and civil servant. He is the father of politician Iván Espinosa de los Monteros.

Biography

He was born on 18 March 1944 in Madrid.^[1] He is son of Francisco Javier Espinosa de los Monteros y Herreros de Tejada and Galinda de la Guardia Bernaldo de Quirós y Alcalá Galiano. Through his father, he is grandson of, a prominent military officer and diplomat, and grandnephew of, Ambassador to Nazi Germany. Through his mother he is grandson of, MP and Grandee of Spain, and Consuelo Alcalá-Galiano y Osma, Lady to the Queen,^[2] and great-grandson of Emilio Alcalá Galiano, Minister of State during the reign of Alfonso XII.

He obtained a degree in law at the Complutense University of Madrid (1965) and in Business Administration at the ICADE (1966),^[3] and later an MBA at Northwestern University. He joined the Corps of Commercial Technicians of the State in 1969. On 30 March 1970, Espinosa de los Monteros married María Eugenia de Simón y Vallarino,^[4] whom he has had 5 children with, including Beltrán, CFO of Stradivarius, and Iván (b. 1971), Vice-Secretary for Foreign Relations of the far-right party Vox.^{[5] [6]}

He served as vice-president of the Instituto Nacional de Industria (INI).^[7] Espinosa de los Monteros became Chairman of Iberia and Aviaco in 1983,^[8] leaving both posts in March 1985.^[9] He inherited the nobiliary title of Marquess of Valtierra from his father in 1985.^[10] From 1988 to 2009 he served as chairman and CEO of Mercedes Benz Spain. In March 1992 he was elected president of the ("Circle of Businessmen") as substitute of, serving in this capacity until 2000.^{[11] [12]}

In 2012, Espinosa de los Monteros—serving by the time as vice-president of Inditex—was appointed by the Government of Mariano Rajoy to the post of High Commissioner for the 'Marca España' ("Brand Spain"), tasked with the representation of private firms abroad through financement from funds of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.^[13] He was sworn in on 12 July 2012.^[14] Following the accession of Pedro Sánchez to the post of Prime Minister in June 2018, he was removed from office in October 2018. with the High Commissariat replaced by the Secretariat of State for Global Spain.

Decorations

• Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit (2009)^[15]
• Sash of the Order of the Aztec Eagle (2015)^[16]
• Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (2018)^[17]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fuera de Serie. El abanderado de la Marca España. 28 September 2012. Elena. Pita.
2. Book: 176–177. 2012. José Ignacio. Conde y Díaz-Rubín. Javier. Sanchiz Ruiz. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

   Instituto de Investigaciones Históricas

   . Conde de Marcel de Peñalba. http://www.historicas.unam.mx/publicaciones/publicadigital/libros/577/577_01_04_06_Penalba.pdf. Historia genealógica de los títulos y dignidades nobiliarias en Nueva España y México Volumen II. Casa de Austria (siglos XVI-XVII). 978-607-02-3522-1. https://web.archive.org/web/20190722033000/http://www.historicas.unam.mx/publicaciones/publicadigital/libros/577/577_01_04_06_Penalba.pdf. 22 July 2019.
3. Web site: Carlos Espinosa de los Monteros Bernaldo de Quirós. Government of Spain.
4. Ecos de sociedad. Enlace Espinosa de los Monteros – De Simón. ABC. 48. Madrid. 2 April 1970.
5. ¿Quién es Iván Espinosa de los Monteros de Vox?. 20minutos.es. 28 April 2019.
6. Voz Pópuli. Inditex promociona a un hijo de Espinosa de los Monteros, gerente de la 'Marca España'. 19 July 2013. Antonio. Muñoz Vélez.
7. Acciona ficha para presidir su Comité Auditoría a presidente DaimlerChrysler. El Economista. 17 July 2007.
8. Web site: Grandes catástrofes aéreas en España. Cadena COPE. 18 June 2018.
9. El relevo de Espinosa de los Monteros en Iberia, primer paso para la reestructuración del transporte aéreo. El País. 14 March 1985.
10. VilaWeb. La Marca España, en mans d'un aristòcrata amb passat franquista. 26 July 2013. Josep. Casulleras Nualart.
11. El País. Espinosa de los Monteros, elegido presidente del Círculo de Empresarios. 27 March 1992.
12. Web site: Carlos Espinosa de los Monteros, presidente de Mercedes-Benz, anuncia su jubilación. todotransporte. 18 May 2009.
13. Marca España: el lobby que pagamos todos. Economía Digital. 3 September 2016.
14. Rajoy insiste en la solvencia y fiabilidad de la marca España, pese a los recortes. El País. 12 July 2012.

15. Real Decreto 1698/2009, de 13 de noviembre, por el que se concede la Cruz de la Orden del Mérito Civil, a don Carlos Espinosa de los Monteros y Bernaldo de Quirós. Boletín Oficial del Estado. 275. 14 November 2009. 97004. 0212-033X.

16. Acuerdo por el que se otorga la Condecoración de la Orden Mexicana del Águila Azteca a veintiocho ciudadanos del Reino de España.. Diario Oficial de la Federación. 21 August 2015.

17. Real Decreto 1329/2018, de 22 de octubre, por el que se concede la Gran Cruz de la Orden de Isabel la Católica a don Carlos Espinosa de los Monteros y Bernaldo de Quirós, ex Alto Comisionado del Gobierno para la Marca España y la promoción del español. 256. 23 October 2018. 102767. 0212-033X. Boletín Oficial del Estado.