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    Santiago de Compostela, simply Santiago, or Compostela, is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia, in northwestern Spain. The city has its...
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    The Camino de Santiago (Latin: Peregrinatio Compostellana, lit. 'Pilgrimage of Compostela'; Galician: O Camiño de Santiago), or in English the Way of...
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    The Santiago de Compostela Arch cathedral Basilica (Spanish and Galician: Catedral Basilica de Santiago de Compostela) is part of the Metropolitan Archdiocese...
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    The Santiago de Compostela derailment occurred on 24 July 2013, when an Alvia high-speed train traveling from Madrid to Ferrol, in the north-west of Spain...
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    ICAO: LEST), previously named Lavacolla Airport and also known as Santiago de Compostela Airport, is an international airport serving the autonomous community...
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    University of Santiago de Compostela - USC (Galician: Universidade de Santiago de Compostela - USC, Spanish: Universidad de Santiago de Compostela - USC) is...
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    UNESCO designated the Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France as a World Heritage Site in December 1998. The routes pass through the following regions...
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    to stick them in the ground and carry out their daily devotions. Santiago de Compostela, in Galicia, the centre of devotion to this Apostle, is neither...
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    The Routes of Santiago de Compostela: Camino Francés and Routes of Northern Spain is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Spain. It was designated in...
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  • (plundering) of Santiago de Compostela occurred in 968 AD, when a Viking fleet led by Gunrod entered and sacked the city of Santiago de Compostela in northern...
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    Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port on the French side of the Pyrenees to Roncesvalles on the Spanish side before making its way through to Santiago de Compostela through...
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  • affluent Spanish couple from Santiago de Compostela, Galicia. Asunta was the first Chinese child to be adopted in the city of Santiago and one of the first in...
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    The Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela (Latin: Archidioecesis Compostellana) is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Spain. It is the...
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  • Sociedade Deportiva Compostela is a Spanish football team based in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia. They play home matches at San Lázaro, and compete...
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    saint of Spain and, according to tradition, his remains are held in Santiago de Compostela in Galicia. He is also known as James, son of Zebedee, Saint James...
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    Santiago de Compostela. There are smaller populations around the interior cities of Lugo and Ourense. The political capital is Santiago de Compostela...
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  • to as simply "Santiago": Santiago de Compostela, Spain Santiago de Cuba, Cuba Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic Santiago, Isabela, Philippines...
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    French Way (category Camino de Santiago routes)
    (Spanish: Camino de Santiago), the ancient pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, Spain. It runs from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port on the French...
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    The Santiago de Compostela Wall was a medieval defensive wall in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain. It was mostly demolished towards the end of the...
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    Alvia 4155 service from Madrid to Ferrol derailed and crashed near Santiago de Compostela in north-western Spain, killing 79, out of 218 passengers on board...
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  • Compostela may refer to: Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela Compostela (la), a certificate given to those who...
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    Forgiveness (Galician: Porta do Perdón), is located at the rear of the Santiago de Compostela Archcathedral Basilica, in Galicia, Spain, and is opened only during...
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    Torta de Santiago (in Galician) or Tarta de Santiago (in Spanish), literally meaning cake of St. James, is an almond cake or pie from Galicia with its...
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  • A Coruña via Santiago de Compostela. The Atlantic Axis was inaugurated in April 2015 while the section A Coruña–Santiago de Compostela opened in 2009...
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    popular pilgrimage journey is along the Way of St. James to the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, in Galicia, Spain, where the shrine of the apostle James...
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    Santiago de Compostela railway station is the railway station of the Galician capital Santiago de Compostela, Spain. "Casi nueve millones de viajeros usan...
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    The coat of arms of Santiago de Compostela represents Santiago de Compostela, in the province of A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. The coat of arms combines Galician...
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  • Santiago de Chile, Chile Santiago de Compostela Airport, in Santiago de Compostela, Spain Santiago Airport (Brazil), in Santiago, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil...
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    Botafumeiro (category Santiago de Compostela Cathedral)
    The Botafumeiro is a famous thurible used at the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, in Spain. Its name comes from the Galician language, where botar means...
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    religious and cultural centre of the entire region. The University of Santiago de Compostela was the only university in North-western Spain until the arrival...
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