The plan is a straight-sided grid of blocks following the line of the waterfront. The earlier Ensanche projects are late Baroque, but the predominant style is a very sober neo-classicism, reflecting the taste of the commercial bourgeoisie that lived here.		Place:   Santander Period/Style:   Late Baroque, neo-classical. Date:   Mid 18th to mid 19th centuries. Author:   Llovet, Colosia.