Pedro Cortina Mauri

Pedro Cortina y Mauri (18 March 1908 in La Pobla de Segur – 14 February 1993 in Madrid) was a Spanish politician and diplomat who served as the last Minister of Foreign Affairs under Francisco Franco between 1970 and 1975 and the first one with democracy until 1980.

[1] He is the father of the famous businessmen Alfonso and Alberto Cortina.

In 1970, he became the last Minister of Foreign Affairs with General Franco, a position that he continued in when democracy arrived to Spain in 1975.

In 1957, he established the Spanish beer San Miguel (Fábricas de Cerveza y Malta, SA - a licensing agreement with the original Filipino San Miguel Beer brand) where he was chairman and CEO at the time of his death.

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