Habsburg and Bourbon Spain

Santander

Today: Spain

Years: 1492–1833
Role: Seaport town, a city from 1755 and capital of the province from 1833

Santander, a seaport town, suffered in 1497 the plague that the Flanders fleet brought when it landed Margaret of Austria, and about 6,000 people died out of a population of 8,000. In 1754 the diocese was created and the collegiate church became a cathedral; in 1755 Fernando VI granted it the title of city, in 1783 its Consulado de Mar y Tierra was created and in 1833 it became capital of the province. Still standing from the period are the cathedral, the church of the Anunciación and the convent of Santa Cruz.

What to see today

Iglesia de la Anunciación (Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús): Church, c. 1607 to 1700
Convento de las Madres Clarisas de Santa Cruz (Convento de Santa Cruz): Monastery, 1641 to 1656
Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción (Colegiata de los Cuerpos Santos, catedral desde 1754): Cathedral, 1622 to 1671

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