Title: José Tomás Urmeneta : un empresario del siglo XIX /
Authors: Nazer Ahumada, Ricardo.
Publisher: Dirección de Bibliotecas, Archivos y Museos, Centro de Investigaciones Diego Barros Arana,
Year: 1994
Subjects: Urmeneta, José Tomás,; Industrialists Chile Biography.; Copper industry and trade Chile History; Copper mines and mining Chile History
Abstract: "Well-researched biography of a man who exemplified the ability of Chilean miners to diversify economically by spreading their investments throughout the entire economy. Urmeneta demonstrates the skills of Chilean capitalism, investing the profits from mines in smelting, railroads, utilities, industrial factories, flour mills, and banks"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.