The Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela

The Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela owes its fame to the apostle St James, one of the closest disciples of Jesus Christ, whose body was buried on the site where the city would later rise.

It was in the 9th century, during the period of Muslim rule in Spain, that the tomb was rediscovered. King Alfonso II of Asturias, quickly informed, travelled to the site. He would become the very first pilgrim to Santiago de Compostela, the first of many pilgrims.