“I believe I understand  the work of the writer very well and, in particular, that of the journalist. Their work represents the greatest check on the abuse of political or economic power,” he declared to journalist Fernando González Urbaneja ² , who forever coined the nickname “the Florentine banker” in reference to Luis Valls. At the end of this interview, he clarified his passion: “I have always had great respect for writers. Perhaps because I am the son of a writer, I have taken great care, since I have been at the bank, with every letter, report, or note that has had to passed through my hands.” In his texts, one can perceive a fondness for choosing the precise word, the correct phrase, the idea always well articulated and with as many explanations as necessary to avoid any misunderstanding. With a style that was not overly minimalist and often imbued with sarcasm, his writing was cultured, careful, precise, and absolutely passionate at the time. He gladly responded to media directors when they requested his contributions for anniversaries or obituaries, but above all, he enjoyed writing about economics and politics. He was so adept at it that, as a financial economist, he became a finalist in the Aznar Journalism Prize in the late seventies.