A hearse leaves the residence of Emilio Botin in Somosaguas, outside Madrid
A hearse leaves the residence of Emilio Botin in Somosaguas, outside Madrid September 10, 2014. Botin, patriarch of one of Europe's top corporate dynasties who died on Tuesday at 79, was credited with turning Santander from a local Spanish lender into one of the world's biggest banks and helping to drive Spain's remarkable economic growth of the 1990s. REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN - Tags: BUSINESS OBITUARY)