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Introduction
Rafael del Pino y Moreno (Madrid, November 10, 1920 - Madrid, June 14, 2008) was a Spanish businessman who was considered one of the richest people in the world. The value of his fortune in 2005 was estimated at around 6.5 billion US dollars and[1] in 2007 Forbes magazine ranked him 79th among the richest men in the world.[2].
In 1952 he founded the Ferrovial Group, of which he was president until 2000, when he left the presidency in the hands of one of his sons, Rafael del Pino Calvo-Sotelo. That year, he established the Rafael del Pino Foundation in order to contribute to the training of future leaders.[3].
Beginnings
Del Pino, whose training was as a Doctor of Civil Engineering, Canals and Ports,[4] was married to Ana María Calvo-Sotelo, sister of the former President of the Government Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo, with whom he had five children. He began his professional career in the company *Vías y Construcciones") in 1947. Del Pino became director of this company, which he left in 1952 to found his own company.
He was a second cousin of the military man Milans del Bosch, since his grandmothers were the sisters María and Teresa Núñez del Pino and Quiñones de León. He was also a second cousin in the same way of the politician and businessman José María López de Letona, who was also his close friend.
Ferrovial Foundation
In 1952 Del Pino founded the Ferrovial company, which began as a supplier of Renfe material. The subcontractor would last sixteen years and, although it barely covered the costs of importing the material from Germany, since 3.98 pesetas were paid for each sleeper treated with creosote, it allowed the company to establish itself at first.[5].
Its first offices were located in a location in the center of Madrid, next to the Los Jerónimos church.
Ferrovial first established itself as one of the construction companies that evolved over time to develop other activities such as management of highways, airports, urban services, etc.