摘要：The article summarizes the evolution of Banco Santander from its constitution in 1857 to 2007, when the institution celebrates its 150 aniversary. The papershows the transformation ofthe bank y how it has gone through the complete geographical scale: from a local credit society to a regional bank and then to natinal status until it has reached its present position as one ofthe largesr banks ofthe international financial system. Santander has grown as a consequence ofthe expansion ofits activities in Spain, Europe andAmerica and also through adquisitions and mergers. The performance of Santander has been possible thanks to the progress and internationalization ofthe Spanish economy. The explanation forthe success of Santander has been due to the quality of its human resources, its solid financial strategy and the leadership of its management, in particularthe leadership ofthe now president in office, who has been able to put Santander among the top ten in the world ranking of financial institutions
其他摘要：The article summarizes the evolution of Banco Santander from its constitution in 1857 to 2007, when the institution celebrates its 150 aniversary. The papershows the transformation ofthe bank y how it has gone through the complete geographical scale: from a local credit society to a regional bank and then to natinal status until it has reached its present position as one ofthe largesr banks ofthe international financial system. Santander has grown as a consequence ofthe expansion ofits activities in Spain, Europe andAmerica and also through adquisitions and mergers. The performance of Santander has been possible thanks to the progress and internationalization ofthe Spanish economy. The explanation forthe success of Santander has been due to the quality of its human resources, its solid financial strategy and the leadership of its management, in particularthe leadership ofthe now president in office, who has been able to put Santander among the top ten in the world ranking of financial institutions
