People/magnate

Antenor Patino

Antenor Patino (1896–1982), magnate, from Bolivia. Linked to tin.

The lucky break

Born in Oruro in 1896, he inherited the tin fortune when his father Simon died in Buenos Aires on 20 April 1947.1,2

The downfall

The 1952 revolution nationalised the Bolivian tin mines, but by then he already headed Thailand Tin Mines and British American Tin Mines. His divorce from Maria Cristina de Borbon became a famous case in private international law.1,2

Legacy

A Bolivian diplomat in Madrid, Paris and London, he began building the Hotel Las Hadas at Manzanillo, Mexico, in the mid-1960s.1,2

Story cards

Timeline

  1. 31 October 1952Bolivia nationalises the tin mines3
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People

FamilySimon Iturri PatinoHe inherited the Tin King's fortune on his father's death.1

Events

Worked atBolivia nationalises the tin minesThe revolution took his Bolivian mines, but his tin abroad was safe.1

Places

Worked atOruroBorn in Oruro, he later led tin firms in Thailand and Malaysia.1

Sources

  1. Article on Antenor Patino (Tello Diaz), PDF 64024698007 Redalyc (journal article)
  2. Wikidata item Q2857715
  3. Bolivia: the Bolivian National Revolution, 1952-64 US Library of Congress Federal Research Division (via countrystudies.us)

Pictures on this page: 1922-06-06, El Liberal, Simón I. Patiño (cropped).jpg, Ángel de la Fuente (Public domain).

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Pictures: Chiquicamata Mine, Chile, NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Space Systems, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team (Public domain (NASA media, no copyright)); Potosi, Bolivia, NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Space Systems, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team (Public domain (NASA media, no copyright)); Salar de Atacama, Chile, NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Space Systems, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team (Public domain (NASA media, no copyright)); Kopermijn te Kolwezi in de provincie Shaba (Katanka), Mieremet, Rob / Anefo / Europeana (Public Domain Mark 1.0).