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Camino de Santiago

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    St. James

    St. James
    In 44 AD, St. James was beheaded by King Herod Agrippa after he returned to Jerusalem. After his execution, he became one of the first Christian martyrs.
  • Oct 8, 1211

    Consecration of the Cathedral

    Consecration of the Cathedral
    In 1211, the church-cathedral of Santiago de Compestela was made sacred, assissted to the ceremony of the king of Leon Alfonso XI.

  • Almanzor

    Almanzor
    In 981 through 1002, the Moorish Vizer conducted periodic campaigns, in which he raided and razed León, Santiago, and other cities. In these campaigns, the Christians were forced back into the mountains.

  • Dismantling of Santiago

    Dismantling of Santiago
    The Almanzor destroyed the city of Santiago in 997. He had Christians captured, and forced them to carry the bells of the cathedrals to Córoba. They remained in Córoba in 1236.

  • Origintated

    Origintated
    El Camino de Santiago originated in the 9th century and was the leading Catholic pilgrimage route. It leads to the shrine of St. James the Great, and Santiago's cathedral