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Santiago de Compostela is
a city of about 90,000 people in Galicia, northwestern Spain.
Santiago's name and fame both derive from Saint James the Apostle (Sant
Iago), whose holy relics are believed to be enshrined under the
cathedral's altar. Santiago became a major pilgrimage destination.
Devout pilgrims traveled long distances along the Camino de Santiago
("Route of St. James"), a series of pilgrimage roads throughout
France and Spain, to pray at the tomb of St. James and gain
religious merit. |
