Josep Bonaplata i Corriol 1795 – 1843

Biography

Josep Bonaplata i Corriol was born on January 1, 1795, in Barcelona, during a transformative period in Catalonia’s history. He came of age as the region developed into a center of commerce and industry, and he would become part of that emerging merchant class that shaped the era.

Throughout his life, Bonaplata engaged in business pursuits that reflected the economic opportunities of his time and region. As a Catalan businessman, he participated in the commercial networks that connected Barcelona and the surrounding territories, contributing to the economic activity of his community during the early nineteenth century.

On June 2, 1843, Josep Bonaplata i Corriol passed away in Buñol, concluding a life lived during one of Catalonia’s most dynamic periods of growth and change. His forty-eight years spanned a time of significant transformation, and he remains part of the historical record of Catalan commerce and enterprise from this era.