Jacobo Aillón

[2] The following year (1867) Aillón was named Commander in Chief of the Chichas province, with the grade of coronel in spite of not being a career military.

Parallel to his financial schemes Aillón held several public offices, such as Prefect of the Potosí department and Member of the National Congress.

[3] Like many of the great landowners and industrialists of his time, Jacobo Aillón was constantly involved in litigations in matters of business and honor.

The year of Jacobo Aillón's death, the bank he owned (Banco Potosí) held a liquid capital of £170.000 (equivalent of approximately £20.570.000 in 2018).

Yet two years later the bank was forced to liquidate due to insolvency, taking the even larger Banco Francisco Argandoña with it in the fall.