Where'd you like to go?
Enter
My Profile
Edit your profile
Close session
Write an opinion
Publish

Monument to the Raqueros

+73
942 224 391 ‎
942 224 391 ‎
Phone number

34 reviews of Monument to the Raqueros

Icon of Santander

This monument consists of four bronze figures located close to the marina between Embarcadero Palace and the Santander Marina.

The sculptures are of 4 children, one standing looking out to sea, two sitting, and one jumping into the sea. They’re accompanied by a commemorative plaque on the ground. In Santander, these "Raqueros" ("wreckers") are typical folk characters, poor or homeless children mainly, who made their living gathering coins thrown by tourists into the sea.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the activities of the Raqueros became something of a spectacle and groups gathered around to watch them retrieve the coins.

Read more
+5

Monument to the Raqueros

These sculptures are located on the seafront, near to the Paseo de Pereda. Their creator was José María de Pereda. During the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, people tried to recreate them by diving in the waters of the Bay of Biscay to collect coins that people who roamed the area had missed.

Great
+3
See original

Great
+7
See original

Great
See original

+4
See original

+2
See original

See original

See original

Excellent
See original

See original

Excellent
See original

Excellent
See original

Excellent
+4
See original

See original
Have you been here?
Add your opinion and photos and help other travelers discover

Information about Monument to the Raqueros