Romana Acosta Bañuelos, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Romana Acosta Bañuelos

Treasurer of the United States

Date of Birth: 20-Mar-1925

Place of Birth: Miami, Arizona, United States

Date of Death: 15-Jan-2018

Profession: businessperson, banker

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Romana Acosta Bañuelos (March 20, 1925 – January 15, 2018) was the thirty-fourth Treasurer of the United States.
Appointed by President Richard Nixon on September 20, 1971, she served from December 17, 1971 to February 14, 1974. Born into a poor family of Mexican-Americans, Acosta became the first Hispanic treasurer of the United States (1971–1974) and owner of a multimillion-dollar business, Ramona's Mexican Food Products, Inc.
headquartered in Gardena, California.
She also co-founded the Pan American National Bank in East Los Angeles.