Banco Español del Río de la Plata

Banco Español del Río de la Plata (in English: Spanish Bank of the Río de la Plata) was an Argentine bank which operated in Buenos Aires between 1886 and 1983.

[2] This entity was also in charge of Jorge A. Mitchell, who served as Manager of The Banco Español and Río de la Plata for several years.

[3] Originally its building was located on the Calle de la Piedad (current Bartolomé Mitre), neighborhood of San Nicolás.

In 1905 a new building was built by the architect Carlos Agote, located at the intersections of Reconquista and Cangallo (Buenos Aires).

[5] The Banco Español del Río de la Plata had branches in several European cities, including Barcelona, Madrid (Caryatid Building) and London.

Advertisement of the Banco Español del Río de la Plata in the magazine Caras y Caretas