The billionaire, philanthropist, and founder of the Inditex Group, Mr
Amancio Ortega Gaona, is the third-richest men in the World
Amancio Ortega Gaona was born in 1936 in Busdongo Arbas (León, Spain, Europe);
Along with his former wife Rosalia Mera they created Inditex in 1963;
Today Inditex is one of the largest fashion companies in the World;
In 1972 he founded “Garments Goa Sa” (textile factory), in 1975 he created “Zara
Spain SA,” a distribution and retail
company (clothing for men, women, and children);
Ortega
currently, is the largest shareholder of the Inditex Group, publicly traded since 2001;
“Amancio Ortega Foundation” also donated 10 million Euros to fund educational programs through the Entreculturas Foundation.
NOTE: Mr. Ortega keeps a very low profile; he has never been declared as a Catholic, but he collaborates closely with Caritas, everything seems to point to their Christian and Catholic beliefs.