Medina, Sir Solomon de [formerly Diego de Medina]
(c. 1650–1720)
- Edgar Samuel
- , revised
Extract
Medina, Sir Solomon de [formerly Diego de Medina] (c. 1650–1720), merchant and financier, was born in Bordeaux, a younger son of Francisco de Medina, merchant, and his wife, Gracia Pereira, who were both of Portuguese Jewish origin. In 1662 the family moved to ...