The article belongs to a personal investigation that aimed to follow the subject of Immovable Cultural Heritage in the Department of Santander, starting on the formulation of the General Law of Culture in 1997, as part of the work that was developed by the National Council of Monuments, Branch of Santander, and supported the report prepared in May of 2009 for the Santander Governor's Office and the Secretary of Departmental Development.Thus, this investigation tours around several units involved in the planning and management of immovable cultural heritage, actions, projects, regional documents, the existing legislation on the subject, and a review to some potential projects related to the immovable cultural heritage that could be ahead in the Department of Santander.