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The Zóbel de Ayala clan is a prominent Filipino family of Spanish and German descent who were the founders of Ayala y Compañía (now Ayala Corporation) and patrons of the Premio Zóbel literary awards. The clan is directly descended from Jacobo Zóbel y Zangroniz (1842–1896) and Trinidad de Ayala (1856–1918).
Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala is a Filipino businessman and chairman of Ayala Corporation. He is a Harvard alumnus, a recipient of various awards and honors, and a member of the Zóbel de Ayala family.
Jaime Zobel de Ayala is a Filipino businessman, former ambassador, and art photographer. He is the chairman emeritus of Ayala Corporation, the richest family-owned conglomerate in the Philippines.
Fernando Zobel de Ayala is a Filipino businessman and former president of Ayala Corporation. He is married to Catherine Silverio, daughter of former PBA coach Dante Silverio, and has four children.
Enrique Jacobo Pedro Luis Plácido Zóbel de Ayala [1] (October 9, 1877 – February 17, 1943) was a Spanish-born industrialist and philanthropist who became the first patriarch of the Zóbel de Ayala family. He was also one of the leaders in the Philippine Falange during the 1930s and 1940s. [2]
The only child of Col. Jacobo Zóbel y Roxas and Ángela Olgado y Calvo, he was a grandson and namesake of Enrique Zóbel de Ayala.. After the Japanese forces entered Manila in 1941, the 14-year-old Enrique displayed his resourcefulness and audacity, having to care for his mother while his father was with the USAFFE forces in Bataan.
The history of Spanish language in the Philippines, history of the Zóbel de Ayala family, history of the Premio Zóbel, [2] and short biographies of past winners as well as excerpts of their work [1] are contained in the book, "81 Years of Premio Zóbel: A Legacy of Philippine Literature in Spanish".
He was a brother of Jacobo Zóbel (father of Enrique J. Zóbel), Alfonso (father of Jaime Zóbel de Ayala) and Mercedes Zóbel McMicking, all children of his father from his first wife, Consuelo Róxas de Ayala (who died on September 25, 1907, at the age of 30). He was a nephew and namesake of Fernando Antonio Zóbel de Ayala, the eldest ...