[1][3] Through his father, he is grandson of Carlos Espinosa de los Monteros y Bermejillo [es], a prominent military officer and diplomat, and grandnephew of Eugenio Espinosa de los Monteros y Bermejillo [es], Ambassador to Nazi Germany.

[3] Through his mother he is grandson of Jesús Bernaldo de Quirós [es], MP and Grandee of Spain, and Consuelo Alcalá-Galiano y Osma, Lady to the Queen,[1] and great-grandson of Emilio Alcalá Galiano, Minister of State during the reign of Alfonso XII.

[8] Espinosa de los Monteros became Chairman of Iberia and Aviaco in 1983,[9] leaving both posts in March 1985.

[11][12] In 2012, Espinosa de los Monteros—serving by the time as vice-president of Inditex—was appointed by the Government of Mariano Rajoy to the post of High Commissioner for the 'Marca España' ("Brand Spain"), tasked with the representation of private firms abroad through financement from funds of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

[14] Following the accession of Pedro Sánchez to the post of Prime Minister in June 2018, he was removed from office in October 2018.