| Norberto Azqueta Sr. | |
|---|---|
| Born | Norberto Azqueta (1930-06-20)June 20, 1930 Havana, Cuba |
| Died | November 11, 2020(2020-11-11) (aged 90) Weston, Florida, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | businessman |
| Parent | Jésus Azqueta |
| Relatives | Alfonso Fanjul Sr. (father-in-law) Alfonso "Alfy" Fanjul Jr. (brother-in-law) José "Pepe" Fanjul (brother-in-law) |
Norberto Azqueta Sr. (June 20, 1930 – November 11, 2020) was a Cuban-born American businessman, with interests in sugar, banking, paper and other industries.
Early life
Norberto Azqueta was the son of Jésus Azqueta, who owned a sugar mill in Venezuela through the family company Trucane Sugar. His family is of Spanish descent.
Career
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Azqueta moved to the U.S after the rise of the Castro regime in Cuba in 1960.
Azqueta was one of the founders of the Gulfstream Polo Club in Lake Worth, Florida.
Personal life
Azqueta was married to Lian Fanjul Azqueta, the daughter of Cuban-born American sugar baron Alfonso Fanjul Sr.
In 2001, his eldest son, Norberto Azqueta Jr., born in Cuba, who was then working for the Fanjul brothers' sugar-making conglomerate, Florida Crystals, married Robin van Orman, the great granddaughter of Burton K. Wheeler, a U.S. senator from 1923 to 1947.
Their son Jesse Azqueta Sr. married Winnie, and they have a son Jesus Azqueta Jr., who married Rachel C. Eggen in Palm Beach in 2012.
Norberto Azqueta Sr. died in Weston, Florida on November 11, 2020, at the age of 90.
References
- Sam Verdeja; Guillermo Martinez (20 January 2012). Cubans, an Epic Journey: The Struggle of Exiles for Truth and Freedom. Reedy Press LLC. pp. 280–. ISBN 978-1-935806-20-2. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- Ana Margarita Cervantes-Rodríguez (2010). International Migration in Cuba: Accumulation, Imperial Designs, and Transnational Social Fields. Penn State Press. pp. 252–. ISBN 978-0-271-03538-3. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "Palm Beach, FL Realtor Norberto Azqueta Jr. - Sotheby's International Realty, Inc". www.sothebyshomes.com. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- "GulfstreamPolo.com". www.gulfstreampolo.com. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- Horace A. Laffaye, Polo in the United States: A History, Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, 2011, p. 98
- Jones Poit, Katrina (October 17, 1980). "Sugar Magnate Alfonso Fanjul Dead At 71". The Palm Beach Post. p. 1. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
- "Robin van Orman and Norberto Azqueta". The New York Times. 2 September 2001. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- "Rachel C. Eggen, Jesus Azqueta Jr". palmbeachdailynews.com. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- "Norberto Azqueta". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved 30 December 2023.