Isaac Garza Garza

Isaac Garza Garza
Isaac Garza in 1876
Born(1853-06-03)June 3, 1853
Monterrey, Mexico
DiedMay 1, 1933(1933-05-01) (aged 79)
Monterrey, Mexico
OccupationBusinessman
SpouseConsuelo Sada Muguerza
ChildrenRosario Garza Sada, Isaac Garza Sada, Roberto Garza Sada, Eugenio Garza Sada, Consuelo Garza Sada, Carmen Garza Sada, Angelina Garza Sada, Amparo Garza Sada

Isaac Garza Garza (June 3, 1853 – May 1, 1933) was a Mexican businessman who redirected to industry the interests of the Garza family which, according to Fortune Magazine, are the Mexican equivalent of the Rockefellers.

Career

Isaac Garza Garza was a Mexican businessman who redirected to industry the interests of the Garza family which, according to Fortune Magazine, are the Mexican equivalent of the Rockefellers. He founded the Cuauhtémoc Brewery, later he was chairman of the Board of the Compañía Fundidora de Fierro y Acero de Monterrey, the Vidriera Group and the Cervecería Group. These companies were later the nucleus of what was called Grupo Monterrey, one of the most important industrial conglomerates in Mexico, integrated by two large consortiums: Grupo Industrial Alfa, initially led by his grandson, Bernardo Garza Sada, and Valores Industriales (VISA), initially led by another of his grandsons Eugenio Garza Lagüera.