{"id":12861,"date":"2024-09-11T09:58:36","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T09:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.luisvallstaberner.com\/?p=12861"},"modified":"2024-10-28T09:06:50","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T09:06:50","slug":"fernando-de-soto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.luisvallstaberner.com\/en\/fernando-de-soto\/","title":{"rendered":"Fernando Gonz\u00e1lez Urbaneja"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;full_width_background&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; bg_image=&#8221;12864&#8243; bg_position=&#8221;center center&#8221; background_image_loading=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; top_padding=&#8221;4%&#8221; bottom_padding=&#8221;4%&#8221; text_color=&#8221;light&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; 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In that article, Bot\u00edn wanted to make clear the banking sector\u2019s support for democracy during a time of great change. A couple of months later, Luis Valls called Urbaneja with the intention of conveying his own message.  <\/p>\n<p>Valls, always meticulous in his approaches, invited Gonz\u00e1lez Urbaneja to lunch at the Beatriz building. During that meeting, he provided material and information about himself, the bank, and the various issues of the time. <\/p>\n<p>That first conversation between them lasted for hours, and Gonz\u00e1lez Urbaneja was impressed by Valls\u2019s ability to listen and ask questions. They shared a mutual interest in Machiavelli, which led Gonz\u00e1lez Urbaneja to affectionately nickname him \u201cthe Florentine,\u201d an allusion to the shrewdness and depth of the 16th century Florentine. <\/p>\n<p>For Gonz\u00e1lez Urbaneja, Valls was also a mentor who taught him about banking and management. 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