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Comillas
—  Municipality  —

Coat of arms
Location of Comillas
Comillas is located in Spain
Comillas
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 43°23′13″N 4°17′22″W / 43.38694°N 4.28944°W / 43.38694; -4.28944Coordinates: 43°23′13″N 4°17′22″W / 43.38694°N 4.28944°W / 43.38694; -4.28944
Country  Spain
Autonomous community  Cantabria
Province Cantabria
Comarca Western coast of Cantabria
Judicial district San Vicente de la Barquera
Capital Comillas
Government
 - Alcaldesa María Teresa Noceda Llano (2007) (PRC)
Area
 - Total 18.61 km2 (7.2 sq mi)
Elevation 23 m (75 ft)
Highest elevation 210 m (689 ft)
Lowest elevation 0 m (0 ft)
Population (2008)
 - Total 2,483
 - Density 133.4/km2 (345.6/sq mi)
 - Demonym Comillano, na
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code
Official language(s)
Website Official website

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.

[edit] Marquis of Comillas

The first Marquis of Comillas was Antonio López y López (died 1883). Founder and owner of the Compañía Transatlántica Española, 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.

Building of Universidad Pontificia de Comillas
El Capricho, a building by Antoni Gaudí at Comillas
Pipers playing in front of Palacio de Sobrellano.
Fuente de los Tres Caños, in Comillas.

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