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Throughout his professional career, Luzón was heavily active in foundations and organizations which supported research and education as a way to promote social development and advancement. He served as
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from 1996 to 2008. With expansion of the Banco
Santander in Latin America, he helped oversee the implementation of Universia, which was a network of Spanish-speaking universities. He signed over 700 agreements within the network and added over 19 million students and teachers. At the same time, he
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on a merit scholarship. His career began at Banco de
Vizcaya in 1972, where he worked in various branches across Spain. He achieved various high-ranking international positions within the bank until he became Director in 1987. In 1988, he oversaw the merger between Banco de Vizcaya and Banco de
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197:. In January 1999, the bank was merged with the Banco Central Hispano to form the Banco Santander Central Hispano. While at Banco Santander, he expanded the bank into Latin America, where it had locations in 10 different countries and absorbed numerous other Latin American banks.
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Bilbao, which formed the Banco Bilbao
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thanks to his contributions in the
Caribbean and Latin America.
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390:"Francisco Luzón: "La ELA me ha hecho ser un inconformista""
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613:"El CEAL galardona a Francisco Luzón"
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