José de la Borda, French/Spanish mining magnate in colonial Mexico (born ca. 1700)

José de la Borda

José de la Borda was a Spaniard who migrated to New Spain in the 18th century, amassing a great fortune in mines in Taxco and Zacatecas in Mexico. At one point, he was the richest man in Mexico. He is best remembered today through several architectural works that he sponsored,…