Ricardo Salinas Pliego met Kathya Echazarreta, the first Mexican to go into space

Last Friday, through his social networksbillionaire mexican businessman Ricardo Salinas Pliegoshowed, through his social networks, a photo next Katia Echazarretawhich in 2022 became the first Mexican woman to reach space with NASA.

In the photo shared by the tycoon who owns Salinas Group, you already see it Echazarreta with a smile. The photograph was shared with a short text in which he says he met the Mexican astronaut on Friday, and was surprised his story, his dreams, his youth and his vision. “She is the first Mexican astronaut, she is only 27 years old and she is an inspiration to young Mexicans. Will it be wise for me to travel to space?“, pointed out the businessman, who is considered the third richest person in Mexico, only behind Carlos Slim and German Larrea, with a fortune of 12 thousand 450 million dollarsaccording to the American magazine specializing in financial matters Forbes.

And it is that the astronaut was presented at the Fête des Idées 2023 In the city of puebla. This festival started last Thursday, March 9 and ends this Saturday, March 11 and takes place at Metropolitan Auditorium of the City of Puebla, become the most important forum for Latin America.

In total, this year they will be presented at the event 31 personalities of international stature, like the filmmaker james cameron or the aforementioned scientist Katya Echazarreta.

He Festival of Ideas Pueblait’s a annual event that takes place in this city, in central Mexico. It is a platform for experts, opinion leaders, business people, artists, activists and the general public come together to discuss, share and promote innovative ideas in different fields.

The festival is an initiative of Ricardo B. Salinas Pliego Center and covers topics ranging from politics, economics, education, science and technology, even culture, art and entertainment. It offers a series of lectures, panel discussions, workshops, artistic performances and cultural activities to engage the community and encourage dialogue and the exchange of ideas.

It also aims to inspire and motivate society to think critically, be creative and propose solutions to current and future challenges. In addition, it aims to promote culture and tourism in the city of Puebla, promoting the exchange of knowledge and experiences between participants and visitors from all over the world.

The Mexican Tycoon Ricardo Salinas Pliego, He is one of the richest people in Latin America. However, he failed to achieve this. And it is that the origin of its wealth dates back to the beginning of the 20th century, When Benjamin Ricardo Salinas Westrupthe tycoon’s great-grandfather, set up a company to manufacture metal beds, using scrap rods from the Monterrey foundry, which he shared with his brother-in-law and thus the popular store was born Salinas&Rochawhat could we say it was the commerce by which the wealth of the dynasty began.

For 1930, Hugo Salinas Rocha, son of Don Benjamin, joined the furniture manufacturing business and in 1943 the company fully entered the departmental trade sector in the city ​​of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon.

However, despite the successful growth of the company, Salinas Rocha continued its own adventure by creating Electra in the early 1950s, a company that At first, it was dedicated to the manufacture of transmitters for radio and television.

According to information published by the magazine Expansiongrandfather’s new business Ricardo Salinas Pliego undermined the alliance that had previously been established with the Salinas and Rochas, since it was said that Elektra was overshadowing the Salinas&Rocha chain, given that the two companies continued to operate under the same store format and thus became direct competitors on the furniture and electronics.