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| Building of Pontificial University of Comillas. | |||
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| Coordinates: | |||
| Country | Spain | ||
| Autonomous community | Cantabria | ||
| Province | Cantabria | ||
| Comarca | Western coast of Cantabria | ||
| Judicial district | San Vicente de la Barquera | ||
| Capital | Comillas | ||
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| • 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) | ||
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| 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.
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.