No. 6036 · dated by century
Antonio Lopez Suasso
17th centuryEurope · c. 1650Most named place: Netherlands (approximate)
Merchant
Antonio Lopez Suasso lived in The Hague and was considered as one of the wealthiest merchants in Holland. During the second half of the 17th century he was one of the leading shareholders of the West India Company. His investments in 1674 amounted to 107,677 gulden. Despite the fact that he was a Jew, King Charles II of Spain granted him an estate in Brabant, together with the title of baron, out of gratitude for his diplomatic services. Antonio Lopez was also an ardent supporter of the House of Orange, and had placed 2,000,000 gulden unconditionally at the disposal of William III when he set out for England in 1688.
