 Some of these masons achieved "hidalgo" status with their own heraldic arms granted by the king, and even occupying public charges sometimes.Another one of the traditional jobs of Cantabria and above all of the "comarca" of Trasmiera is the altarpiece-making; to conceive and compose an altarpiece, to come up with and arrange its design.Woodworking was very highly regarded during the Middle Ages and Renaissance.