The Lonja de Santander welcomed a simple ceremony on the occasion of the placement of the like the Virgen del Carmen in its niche located at the main door of the Lonja.
This figure of approximately one meter carved in marble is the one that presided over the old market and, when demolished, it was guarded by the Fishermen's brotherhood of Santander until they have placed it again at the door of the current lonja.
The president of the Port Authority of Santander, José Joaquín Martínez Sieso; the director of the port, Cristina López Arias; the major pattern of the Fishermen's Brotherhood, Emilio Corona; the secretary of the brotherhood, Agustín Trueba, and the pastor of the fishing neighborhood, Nacho Ortega.
After the blessing of the size, operators raised the sculpture of the Virgin until its new niche.