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The Tin King's Fall and Fortunes of Don Antenor Patino
The long profile of Simon Patino the Bolivian tin magnate, his vast wealth and imperial ambitions, and the rise of his son Don Antenor. It chronicles Patino’s ascent from penniless clerk to a globe‑spanning empire, his marriages into European nobility, his political roles, and the lavish, volatile life that ends with a costly mausoleum in the Andes.
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John’ Hewlett
Simon Tturri Patino
Argentina
Don Antenor
Anshing
Don Anleney
Bolivia
Malaya
Don Antenory
Christina
Alfonso
Spain
Francesca Simms
Antenor
Patine
Sdzanne Auelert Roth
New York
Darge
Waldorf-Astoria
Patino
Aimée Appiato Musich
Cochabamb Va
Patina
Alahe
Chaco
Collins
Paraguay
Mvatier
Patrid
Madrid
Christind
Alonso
Quen Victoria
Elena
eWer
France
Franco
Mussolini
Great Britain
Wall Street
Simon Oh