From the owner: Desde sus inicios, en el mismo local que permanece ahora y bajo el nombre de Casa Arteaga, se…read morededican a la comercialización de artículos religiosos. Tras fallecer Pablo Arteaga pasa a denominarse Casa Clero. En 1936 se paraliza temporalmente su actividad, D. Maximiliano es fusilado y, sus antiguos empleados, José Santarrufina y Francisco Heras, continúan con la empresa, ya bajo el nombre de Santarrufina. En 1972 pasa a la familia Oriol y finalmente pasa a ser adquirida por la familia Molina Salazar (fabricantes de arte sacro) que es la actual propietaria. Su fachada original se mantiene en perfecto estado, destacando sus vitrinas, realizadas por Matías Melchor. Se realizan proyectos de obra nueva o de restauración de todo tipo: orfebrería, Imaginería, Ornamentos, etc. y continúan elaborándose, entre otros, Vidrieras y Órganos de tubos. Cuentan con innumerables trabajos en Parroquias, Capillas, Oratorios, Monasterios, Cofradías, Conventos, etc., repartidos por todo el mundo.

Álvaro de Bazán (1526-1588) was the first Marquess of Santa Crus de Mudela and served as a Spanish…read moreadmiral. According to sources, he was never defeated in battle. This bronze statue unveiled in 1891 shows the great man dressed in half armor. In his right hand, a general's baton and his left rests on the hilt of his sword. At the foot of the figure is a Turkish helmet, a spear topped with a crescent moon and a captured flag, alluding to the victory against the Ottomans at the Battle of Lepanto. Santa Cruz recognized that England represented a grave threat to Spain's empires and became a zealous advocate of war. He was the chief architect behind the famous Spanish Armada which he was to have commanded but was stuck at Lisbon when Francis Drake burnt the Spanish ships at Cádiz during his 1587 expedition. Since then, several ships of the Spanish Navy were named Álvaro de Bazán in his honor. Currently, a new class of frigates is being built and the lead ship will carry his name. [Review 12527 overall, 2317 of 2019.]