Philanthropist and mining engineer born in Mungia. He died in Bilbao on December 13, 1926.
He contributed to the creation of the Museum of Fine Arts, which opened on October 5, 1908, and donated important and valuable works of art. He was, in fact, its first effective president. His private art collection, bequeathed in 1927, is particularly noteworthy.
He established the Jado Schools Foundation in Erandio in 1923, designed by architect Casto de Zabala. The center was run by a board composed of the mayor of Bilbao, the deputy mayor of the district of Erandio, the parish priest of the church of San Agustín, and the two largest taxpayers in terms of real estate. In the field of education, it is also worth noting the school built in his hometown and the legacy of the La Compasión house-school made to the Erandio town hall.
That same year, houses were built on land belonging to the engineer. The project was designed by the municipal architect of Erandio, Ángel Líbano. These were neo-Basque style buildings, inhabited mainly by workers linked to the La Naval shipyard in Sestao.
Laureano Jado was also a benefactor of the Sanatorio Marino de Gorliz, the first building in the country to be constructed entirely of reinforced concrete. In fact, there is a bust dedicated to Jado in the center, sculpted by Moisés Huerta in 1929.
The sports world also benefited from the help of this Biscayan patron. In fact, he donated land he owned for the construction of the Campo de Ategorri, at the of the Sociedad Deportiva Erandio Club.
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- HERCE Y PÉREZ-CABALLERO, Luis. "Historia de las calles de Bilbao". Bilbao, 1957, pp. 82 y 109.