In contemporary literature, this discovery is called inventio, which means a completely unexpected and wonderful encounter, incredible. The king built a small church on the cemetery, which was soon expanded into a rectangular church. The town of Santiago de Compostela developed around the cemetery. Later, it became a powerful symbol of Spanish Christians, so that the victory of the Christian army in clavijo in 844 was also attributed to the direct intervention of St James. In 1997, the town was looted by Almansur, rebuilt by 1 1.65438, and the Romanesque cathedral was built from 1.075 to 1.6544.

It is difficult to say the exact time of the first pilgrimage to Compostela. The above-mentioned record of Alfonso II is the first written testimony of this kind of pilgrimage. Shortly thereafter, believers began to flock to Compostela from the northern provinces of Spain, forming a steady stream of pilgrims, which has continued to this day. According to records, the first person to make a pilgrimage from abroad was the Bishop of Lepi, Skaler. He made a pilgrimage to Compostela in Alfonso II 100 and went with his entourage.

Since then, most pilgrims have been foreigners. In the past, people traveled from all over Europe along the road to Rome. Soon, they determined the specific route, which gradually became known as the San Diego Road.

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