1 / 6

Santiago de Compostela

Santiago de Compostela. By: Brady Schneider & Leah Backo. The City. Located in the northwest region of Spain in the province of A Coruña. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia. The “European city of culture” for the year 2000. The Legend, The Myth, The Man: Saint James.

dsweet
Download Presentation

Santiago de Compostela

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Santiago de Compostela By: Brady Schneider & Leah Backo

  2. The City • Located in the northwest region of Spain in the province of A Coruña. • It is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia. • The “European city of culture” for the year 2000.

  3. The Legend, The Myth, The Man: Saint James • The name “Santiago” come from the Apostle James, who came to preach Christianity. • Saint James then traveled to Palestine only to be tortured and killed. • Herod Agrippa I forbid Saint James to be buried there, so his body was stolen by Jacob’s disciples and buried secretly in the Spanish coast.

  4. The Legend, The Myth, The Man: Saint James (Cont’d) • The body of Saint James was found by bishop Teodomiro, who built a chapel at the place. • It is reported that Saint James did several miracles (i.e., fighting side to side with King Ramiro I in the battle against the Moors). • The original chapel became the cathedral of the new settlement, Santiago de Compostela.

  5. Food • Some well-known foods are: • Tarta Compostelana – tart of almonds. • Pulpo a la Gallega – cuttlefish prepared with paprika. • Empanada Gallega – a pie of fish, meat or vegatables. • Wines are of great reputation, especially Ribeiro.

  6. Sight Seeing and Festivities • The Cathedral was constructed in 1075. • Santiago is town populated with many college students. • Feria del Ganado is a culinary festival in which many folkloristic groups perform. • Festival of the Apostle takes place in July where there is a spectacular firework show.

More Related