Capilla Panteón de Sobrellano

The Sobrellano Chapel-Pantheon is a funerary chapel with the function of a family pantheon, integrated in the monumental complex of the Sobrellano Palace in Comillas, Cantabria. It was conceived as a "small-scale cathedral", with religious and funerary use, and is one of the most important heritage landmarks of the town because of its connection with the I Marquis of Comillas, Antonio López López. Its construction is dated between 1878 and 1881, being previous to the palace. The project was the work of Joan Martorell and the building was consecrated on August 28, 1881, during the visit of Alfonso XII and Queen Maria Cristina to Comillas. Due to its chronology and formal solution, it is ascribed to the neo-Gothic style, with references to English and Central European Perpendicular Gothic. Among its patrimonial features are the ambulatory, which reinforces its character as a "miniature cathedral", and the sepulchral space destined to the lineage of the Marquises of Comillas. The municipal record of Comillas also mentions furniture by Antoni Gaudí and sculpture by Llimona and Vallmitjana, which underlines the artistic interest of the interior. The building is part of the Sobrellano complex and responds to the representative and devotional program of the López family, in the context of the Indian boom and the historicist architecture of the late 19th century in Cantabria.