Installed
2001
Sculptor
José Cobo Calderón
Depicts
Raqueros (street kids diving for coins)
Location
Paseo Pereda, Santander bay
Era Depicted
Early 20th century poverty
19. and 20. in the centuries, on the shores of Santander, children was diving into the sea to take precious things from the sunken or the ships. As the city was a port city, too many ships were approaching the coast every day. People who knew and saw these children diving very well were throwing coins which was called “perra” to the sea to watch their dives and see their money in their mouths. It turned into a show. The word ‘raquero’ comes from the word shipwrecker in English.
“19. and 20. in the centuries, on the shores of Santander, children was diving into the sea to take precious things from the sunken or the ships.”
Müge Ayma
