Although it was going to be built in Santander, it was finally raised in the Marquis's hometown. It was based on the idea of a column mounted on the shape of ship's keel from Cristóbal Cascante's project. The maritime décor motifs and the allegories of The Antilles and The Philippines refer to the maritime business of this indiano.		Place:   Comillas. Period of art:   Modernism. Date:   1889-1890. Author:   Cristóbal Cascante y Colom and Luis Doménech y Montaner.