Claudio López, 2nd Marquess of Comillas

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is López and the second or maternal family name is Bru.
The Most Excellent
Servant of God
The Marquess of Comillas
GE
Oil on canvas, by Francisco Godoy
Personal details
Born14 May 1853
Barcelona, Spain
Died18 April 1925(1925-04-18) (aged 71)
Madrid, Spain
SpouseMaría Gayón Barrie
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Claudio Bru López, 2nd Marquess of Comillas, GE (14 May 1853 – 18 April 1925), was a Spanish peer, businessman, and immensely rich shipping magnate and landowner. He inherited the companies his father Antonio L. Lopez had founded.

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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