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SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA.
In the early 9th century, Bishop Teodomiro of Iria, discovered the
tomb of the Apostle Saint James. Kings Alphonso II and Alphonso III
built churches and founded the Antealtares and Pinario Monasteries.
The worship of St James made the Moorish chief Al-Mansur distrustful,
so he set fire and razed Compostela, taking the bells to Cordova.
Later on, the pilgrimage reached its peak and Alphonso VI commenced
work on the Romanesque Cathedral in 1075. Some years later, Count
Raman de Borgoiia and Diego Gelmirez promoted the work on this and
other churches. The city grew and the population even revolted against
Queen Urraca and Gelmirez in 1117. In spite of everything, the "Calixtine
Codex" refers to the city as "the Apostle's sublime city,
filled with every kind of charm so it is regarded as the happiest
and most distinguished of the Spanish cities". In 1211 Master
Mateo arid his school finished the Cathedral. The Middle Ages, not
always peaceful, were coming to an end.
The Renaissance arrived with the reign of the Catholic Monarchs and
one of the first works of this period is the Royal Hospital, today
a splendid hotel. Moreover, Archbishops of the Fonseca family left
an indelibletrace by founding the University, paying for the Cathedral's
splendid cloister and building Fonseca College.
The Baroque period restored the historical city, the cathedral, churches
and monasteries, and left them almost exactly as they are now. The
century-old tradition and Santiago's contribution to the formation
of Europe have lately brought the city international recognition.
Thus Santiago has been declared World Heritage, and the Road to Santiago
has been ackowledged as the First European Cultural Route and a World
Heritage site. The calls for European unity coming from Santiago give
clear proof of its trascendental role. All this, and the fact that
it is the capital of the region, predict a promising future for Santiago.
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