Zara, a world-renowned clothing chain, was founded by Amancio Ortega at the age of 12. Born in Leon, Spain, Ortega was the fourth child of a poor railroader and a common housekeeper.
After the Civil War, his family was forced to flee and became financially strained.
At the age of 12, he accompanied his mother to a grocery store where he was told that he could no longer sell goods in debt. This event changed…