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Rarely could a country claim more than one. The roots of Hispano go back to 1901 when a Swiss engineer named Marc Birkigt convinced his Spanish employer, Emilio La Cuadra, a manufacturer of batteries and electric buses, to allow him to build a motor car. Fresh money came from one J. Castro who assumed the company's liabilities and assets, the most valuable of which was engineer Birkigt. Castro cars lasted until 1904 when labour unrest put the company out of business. This set the stage for another rescue that resulted in the formation of the most famous Spanish car company, Fabrica La Hispano-Suiza de Automobiles of Barcelona.