when gonzález y soto finished his education he returned to spain and became director of the family business. from the 1870s the second generation gonzález family members were in charge of the company, led by manuel críspulo and his brother pedro nolasco. under their oversight the company expanded further, including to the production of brandy and liqueurs. a logo for the label tío pepe was also created. apart from his work at gonzález byass, manuel críspulo gonzález y soto was member of the organizing commission of the second region of the somatén, a civil watch, instituted by miguel primo de rivera in the 1920s.