Marcus Bland

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Marcus Henry Bland was an English merchant who founded the Bland Line in Gibraltar in 1810.

The business started as a small shipping agency, but later expanded into carrying supplies for the military garrison on the Rock. It was bought by Joseph and Emmanuel Gaggero in 1891.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Gaggero, Joe. (2005) Running with the Baton: A Gibraltar Family History. Gibraltar: Joe Gaggero. p. 16. ISBN 0958301700
  2. ^ "About The Bland Group - Bland Group". www.blandgroup.com.
  3. ^ "MHBland - Home". www.mhbland.com.
  4. ^ Constantine, Stephen (19 July 2013). "Community and identity: The making of modern Gibraltar since 1704". Manchester University Press – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Alberca, Julio Ponce (15 January 2015). "Gibraltar and the Spanish Civil War, 1936-39: Local, National and International Perspectives". Bloomsbury Academic – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "Interview with John A. Gaggero, chairman of MH Bland - Gibraltar: Myth and method report - The Report Company". www.the-report.com.

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