The University of Navarra has dedicated an exhibition to Luis Valls in the year marking the hundredth anniversary of his birth, on 5 June 2026
The exhibition offers an insight into his life and legacy, and allows visitors to explore the different facets of a key figure in understanding a way of practising banking defined by service, social responsibility and commitment to people. Through his personal and professional journey, the exhibition invites visitors to discover more about a deeply humanist, discreet man who was committed to his time.
Why the University of Navarra?
Through its General Archive, the University of Navarra has established itself as a leading centre for the conservation, study and dissemination of personal, professional, family and business archives.
Since 1987, it has promoted the donation of documentary collections of historical value, with the aim of placing them at the service of research and society. It currently preserves 383 collections, a figure that places it at the forefront of Spanish universities in this field.
Among them is the Luis Valls collection, which makes it possible to preserve, study and share his legacy.
The exhibition
The exhibition “Luis Valls Taberner. A Social Banker” offers a journey through the life and legacy of Luis Valls, from his family origins and university education to his role at the head of Banco Popular.
Through a series of panels, the exhibition highlights his vision of banking as an activity at the service of society, as well as his social sensitivity, his support for education and young people, and the discreet way in which he promoted aid and projects through the foundations he helped create.
The exhibition route helps visitors understand how his personal convictions shaped a career based on sobriety, responsibility and equal opportunities. It reflects a way of understanding life and work that made Luis Valls a banker with a profound social vocation, whose mark remains alive one hundred years after his birth.
