Manuel Prado y Colón de Carvajal
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Manuel Prado y Colón de Carvajal (1931 - December 5, 2009) was a Spanish
diplomat
, businessman and politician
. He served as an administrator for King Juan Carlos I of Spain for more than twenty years.
Colon, the son of a Chile
an diplomat
, was born in Quito
, Ecuador
, in 1931. A businessman by profession, Colon worked in the automobile
, telecommunications and financial
industries. He was chairman of Iberia Airlines
from 1976 until 1978. He also sat of the boards of directors for both Infeisa and Adena
at various times during his career.
Colon was sentenced to two years in prison in 2004 in Sevilla, but was granted an early release two months later due to humanitarian reasons. However, in 2007 the Supreme Court of Spain sentenced Colon to one year in prison for diverting funds to the Torras Group. He was given an additional three months sentence in February 2008 in the Grand Tibidabo case.
A personal friend and advisor to King Juan Carlos for more than twenty years, Colon founded the Foundation for Help Against Drug Addiction (FAD). Queen Sofia currently serves as FAD's president.
Manuel Prado y Colón de Carvajal died of cancer at his home in Sevilla, Spain, on December 5, 2009, at the age of 78. He was survived by his second wife, Celia García Corona, and his children. His son, Borja Prado
, is the chairman of the Endesa
power company as of 2009.
Spain
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diplomat
Diplomat
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, businessman and politician
Politician
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. He served as an administrator for King Juan Carlos I of Spain for more than twenty years.
Colon, the son of a Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
an diplomat
Diplomat
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, was born in Quito
Quito
San Francisco de Quito, most often called Quito , is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains...
, Ecuador
Ecuador
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, in 1931. A businessman by profession, Colon worked in the automobile
Automobile
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, telecommunications and financial
FINANCIAL
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industries. He was chairman of Iberia Airlines
Iberia Airlines
Iberia Líneas Aéreas de España, S.A., commonly known as Iberia, is the flag carrier airline of Spain. Based in Madrid, it operates an international network of services from its main bases of Madrid-Barajas Airport and Barcelona El Prat Airport....
from 1976 until 1978. He also sat of the boards of directors for both Infeisa and Adena
Adena
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at various times during his career.
Colon was sentenced to two years in prison in 2004 in Sevilla, but was granted an early release two months later due to humanitarian reasons. However, in 2007 the Supreme Court of Spain sentenced Colon to one year in prison for diverting funds to the Torras Group. He was given an additional three months sentence in February 2008 in the Grand Tibidabo case.
A personal friend and advisor to King Juan Carlos for more than twenty years, Colon founded the Foundation for Help Against Drug Addiction (FAD). Queen Sofia currently serves as FAD's president.
Manuel Prado y Colón de Carvajal died of cancer at his home in Sevilla, Spain, on December 5, 2009, at the age of 78. He was survived by his second wife, Celia García Corona, and his children. His son, Borja Prado
Endesa (Spain)
Endesa, S.A. is the largest electric utility company in Spain. The firm, a majority-owned subsidiary of the Italian utility company Enel, has 10 million customers in Spain, with domestic annual generation of over 97,600 GWh from nuclear, fossil-fueled, hydroelectric, and renewable resource power...
, is the chairman of the Endesa
Endesa (Spain)
Endesa, S.A. is the largest electric utility company in Spain. The firm, a majority-owned subsidiary of the Italian utility company Enel, has 10 million customers in Spain, with domestic annual generation of over 97,600 GWh from nuclear, fossil-fueled, hydroelectric, and renewable resource power...
power company as of 2009.