ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ðə sˈɪɾi ænd pɹˈɑːvɪns kˈaʊnsəl ʌv sˈæntændɚ ɡˈeɪv ðə ɡɹˈaʊndz ʌv lˌɑːs lˈɑːməz ɪnðə sˈɪɾi ʌv sˈæntændɚ tə kɹiːˈeɪt ɐ kˈæmpəs ʌv sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ skwˈɛɹ mˈiːɾɚz fɚðə nˈuː jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi.
In 1970 the City and Province Council of Santander gave the grounds of Las Llamas in the city of Santander to create a campus of 600,000 square meters for the new university.