Comillas
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Comillas is a small township and municipality
in the northern reaches of Spain
, in the autonomous community of Cantabria
. The Marquisate of Comillas, a fiefdom
of Spanish nobility
, holds ceremonial office in the seat of power at a small castle which overlooks the town.
, was born in Comillas in 1817. Antonio López y López was given the title in 1878.
The current Marquis of Comillas is Don Alfonso Güell y Martos.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the northern reaches of Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, in the autonomous community of Cantabria
Cantabria
Cantabria is a Spanish historical region and autonomous community with Santander as its capital city. It is bordered on the east by the Basque Autonomous Community , on the south by Castile and León , on the west by the Principality of Asturias, and on the north by the Cantabrian Sea.Cantabria...
. The Marquisate of Comillas, a fiefdom
Fiefdom
A fee was the central element of feudalism and consisted of heritable lands granted under one of several varieties of feudal tenure by an overlord to a vassal who held it in fealty in return for a form of feudal allegiance and service, usually given by the...
of Spanish nobility
Spanish nobility
Spanish nobles are persons who possess the legal status of hereditary nobility according to the laws and traditions of the Spanish monarchy. A system of titles and honours of Spain and of the former kingdoms that constitute it comprise the Spanish nobility...
, holds ceremonial office in the seat of power at a small castle which overlooks the town.
Marquis of Comillas
The first Marquis of Comillas was Antonio López y López (died 1883). Founder and owner of the Compañía Transatlántica EspañolaCompañía Transatlántica Española
Compañía Transatlántica Española , also known as Spanish Line in documents in English, is a passenger ocean line that has largely ceased operations although it still exists as a company...
, was born in Comillas in 1817. Antonio López y López was given the title in 1878.
The current Marquis of Comillas is Don Alfonso Güell y Martos.
External links
- Ayuntamiento de Comillas
- Comillas - Cantabria 102 Municipios
- Pictures of Comillas