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Announcement · 17 September 2026

# Anthropic opens its first Spanish headquarters in Madrid

Original title, in Spanish: “Anthropic abre en Madrid la primera sede en el Estado”

**Publication**

El Nacional.cat (Spain)

**Author**

[Aleix Ramírez](https://www.elnacional.cat/oneconomia/es/autores/aleix-ramirez_2931_115.html)

**Published on**

17 September 2026 · read in the page structured data · updated on 17 September 2026

## Summary

Anthropic has announced the opening of its first office in Spain, in Madrid, headed by Cristina Pitarch, formerly EMEA General Manager of Google Cloud Security. The US company justifies the choice by strong local demand and a Claude adoption rate 2.7 times higher than expected given Spain's population, according to its Índice Económico. Anthropic already counts large Spanish companies among its customers: Santander, CaixaBank, BBVA, Telefónica, Konecta, Amadeus, Ferrovial and Indra. Telefónica uses Claude and Claude Code to speed up software development and detect cybersecurity vulnerabilities, Ferrovial to design complex civil engineering projects, and Amadeus to make travel information easier to access. The opening comes with a partnership with ISDI Business School to support a developer ambassador programme.

Summary based on the full text of the article.

[Read the article on El Nacional.cat →](https://www.elnacional.cat/oneconomia/es/on-ia/anthropic-abre-en-madrid-primera-sede-en-estado_1696510_102.html)

## Figures cited

-   2.7 ratio (times higher than expected)
    
    Claude adoption rate in Spain relative to population
    
    Spain, according to Anthropic's Índice Económico
    
    > « La compañía ha destacado que el país presenta una tasa de adopción de Claude 2,7 veces superior a la esperada en función del volumen de población, según los datos de su Índice Económico. »
    
    Source: Anthropic Economic Index
    

## Classification

**Country**

Spain

**Company size**

Large companies

**Industries**

Banking, insurance, asset management, finance departments · Software vendors, IT services companies, telecoms · Construction, civil engineering, real estate · Tourism, hospitality, catering

**Companies**

ISDI Business School (cited), Indra (deploys AI), Amadeus (deploys AI), Telefónica (deploys AI), Santander (deploys AI), Konecta (deploys AI), CaixaBank (deploys AI), BBVA (deploys AI), OpenAI (cited), Anthropic (supplier), Ferrovial (deploys AI)

**Keywords**

anthropic, claude, AI adoption, Spain, banking industry, cybersecurity

Entry written by Marsanne Studio from the cited article, with the help of an AI model (claude-sonnet-5). The rights to the article and its illustrations belong to El Nacional.cat and its author. Entry translated from French by Claude Sonnet 5.5.