José Nicolás de Teresa y Miranda (August 23, 1850, Puebla, Mexico - January 11, 1902, in Vienna, Austria,)[1] was a Mexican businessman and politician.
His parents were Nicolás de Teresa y Sánchez Tamés, founder of the Banco Mercantil Mexicano, and Dolores Miranda Muñoz, daughter of the vice-consul of Spain in Mexico.
[2] The family of José de Teresa supported financially Benito Juárez during the civil wars in Mexico between the liberal and conservative parties in the 19th century.
José de Teresa died in Vienna, and some rumors interpreted it as the Austrian revenge for the murder of Maximiliano.
José de Teresa created the Centro Mercantil, the first store to accept credit sales in Mexico.