Ramón Valdés Cobián was a Puerto Rican businessman, entrepreneur and politician.
The family returned to Puerto Rico and in 1910, his father, Ramón Valdés founded and organized the Mayaguez Light, Power and Ice Company, a utility company in the city of Mayagüez.
[1] In 1917, Valdés Cobián was elected to the first Senate of Puerto Rico, representing the District of San Juan.
After that, Valdés Cobián and his brothers, Sabino and Alfonso decided to build a brewery in Mayagüez and on November 2, 1937, they founded the Compañía Cervecera de Puerto Rico which was later renamed Cervecería India.
The company became Puerto Rico's largest beer brewery and manufacture of canned and bottled soft drinks.