Compostela

My dad was a Gallego, and we grew up about 80 kilometers (49 miles) from the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela.

There were several severe engagements with slaughter on both sides, notably at Monte Súdlon and Compostela.

St. James is represented in pilgrim garb because of the fame of his shrine at Santiago Compostela.

Santiago de Compostela, for example, is a very nest of religious foundations.

In Compostela the devout worshipers actually carried sand from the river and spread it on the ground around the building.

Maggugans, who seldom or never visited Compostela, might be found performing their religious services there.