Claudio López, 2nd Marquess of Comillas
Claudio López y Bru, 2nd Marquess of Comillas, GE (1853 in Barcelona – 1925 in Madrid), was a Spanish peer, businessman, and immensely rich shipping magnate and landowner. He inherited the companies his father Antonio López y López had founded.
The Most Excellent Servant of God The Marquess of Comillas | |
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Oil on canvas, by Francisco Godoy | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 May 1853 Barcelona |
| Died | 18 April 1925 (aged 71) Madrid |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Spouse | María Gayón Barrie |
For thirty years, from 1895 to 1925, the Marquess of Comillas dominated Catholic policy-making on labour relations.
Comillas sponsored Antoni Gaudí's trip to Tangier and Tétouan in 1892, where the architect was inspired by Franciscan José María Lerchundi to design a complex for Catholic Missions in Tangier. The project was never realized but was a source of inspiration for Gaudí's lifelong endeavor the Sagrada Família.
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