José María Bernadas
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- Businessman
- Sports leader
José María Bernadas | |
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 José María Bernadas | |
| Born | José María Bernadas Viladesau 14 April 1886 |
| Died | 12 April 1933 (aged 46) |
| Citizenship | Argentinian and Spanish |
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| Known for | President of RCD Espanyol |
| 8th President of RCD Espanyol | |
| In office 1915–1918 | |
| Preceded by | José Gaspar Hardoy |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Allende |
José María Bernadas Viladesau (14 April 1886 – 12 April 1933) was a Spanish businessman and sports leader. He was the 8th president of RCD Espanyol between 1915 and 1918.[1][2][3][4]
Bernadas was born on 14 April 1886 in Rosario, Santa Fe, as the son of Salvador Bernadas and Mercedes Viladesau, natives of Barcelona.[3] At a very early age, he moved to Spain where he lived permanently. In 1914 he married Ana Dublé González, with whom he had six children: Salvador, Ana, Mercedes, María Josefa, Jorge, and Manuel Alberto José Bernadas Dublé.
Professional career
Bernadas had a thriving leather tanning business. In 1926 he moved with his family to Haro where he set up a poultry farm, which was quite successful.[2] Because this farm did not have the land necessary for new facilities, he created a new one in 1929, this time in Miranda de Ebro, Province of Burgos. As a result of the difficult economic situation that Spain was going through during those years, the family businesses began to disappear and only a few pieces of land remained where beets and wheat were mainly grown.