page_title: Rafael Carrión Sr.
section_title: Legacy
hierarchical_section_title: Rafael Carrión Sr. / Legacy
caption_attribution_description: English: Banco Popular's headquarters at 208 Juan Ponce de León Avenue in the Golden Mile District of Hato Rey, San Juan. Español: La sede del Banco Popular en 208 Avenida Juan Ponce de León en la Milla de Oro, Hato Rey, San Juan.
context_page_description: Rafael Carrión Sr., the patriarch of one of Puerto Rico's financial dynasties, was one of the founding fathers of Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, the largest bank in Puerto Rico and the largest Hispanic bank in the United States.
context_section_description: During his lifetime, Carrión was able to witness the growth of the bank which he co-founded from a small local bank with one branch in 1934, to the largest bank in Puerto Rico with two additional branches in New York City - one in the Bronx and another in Manhattan.
  Rafael Carrión Pacheco, died on March 26, 1964, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Since his death, Banco Popular de Puerto Rico has grown into a multinational banking and financial institution with 302 bank branches and 382 non-bank offices. It is the 35th largest bank holding company in the United States, and the largest Hispanic-owned bank in the United States. Of the company's 302 banking branches, 199 are in Puerto Rico, 95 in the continental United States, and 8 in the Virgin Islands. Of the 382 non-banking offices, Equity One has 136; Popular Cash Express, 132; Popular Finance, 61; Popular Mortgage, 21; Popular Leasing & Rental, 12; and Popular Leasing, U.S.A., 11.
  In honor of Carrión, the plaza surrounding the restored 1936 Banco Popular  building in Old San Juan was named the Plazoleta Rafael Carrión Pacheco. On the third floor of the building, the "Rafael Carrión Pacheco Exhibition Hall" is maintained, with myriad exhibits of great and enduring interest throughout Puerto Rico.
caption: Popular, Inc. headquarters
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