Editing Santiago de Compostela

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* Santiagan
* {{nowrap|''santiagués'', ''-guesa'' &nbsp;([[Galician language|gl]] / [[Spanish language|es]])}}
* ''compostelán'', ''-á'' &nbsp;([[Galician language|gl]])
* ''compostelano'', ''-na'' &nbsp;([[Spanish language|es]]) <!-- Informal: ''picheleiro'', ''-ra'' -->
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'''Santiago de Compostela''',{{efn|Pronunciation:
* {{IPAc-en|lang|ˌ|s|æ|n|t|i|ˈ|ɑː|ɡ|oʊ|_|d|ə|_|ˌ|k|ɒ|m|p|ə|ˈ|s|t|ɛ|l|ə}}<ref>{{Dictionary.com|Santiago}}</ref>
* {{IPA|es|sanˈtjaɣo ðe komposˈtela|lang|Pronunciation of Santiago de Compostela in Spanish.ogg}}
* {{IPA|gl|santiˈaɣʊ ðɪ komposˈtɛlɐ|lang}}}} simply '''Santiago''', or '''Compostela''',<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lopez Alsina |first1=Fernando |title=La ciudad de Santiago de Compostela en la Alta Edad Media |date=2013 |publisher=Consorcio de Santiago |location=Santiago de Compostela |isbn=9788415876694 |edition=2. corr}}</ref> in the province of [[Province of A Coruña|A Coruña]], is the capital of the [[autonomous communities of Spain|autonomous community]] of [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]], in northwestern [[Spain]]. The city has its origin in the shrine of [[Saint James the Great]], now the [[Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela]], as the destination of the [[Way of St. James]], a leading Catholic [[pilgrimage]] route since the 9th century.{{sfnp|Encyclopaedia Britannica|1823|p=500}} In 1985, the city's Old Town was designated a [[UNESCO World Heritage Site]].

Santiago de Compostela has a very mild climate for its latitude with heavy winter rainfall courtesy of its relative proximity to the prevailing winds from [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] [[low-pressure system]]s.

==Toponym==
According to [[Richard A. Fletcher]], scholars now agree that the origin of the name Compostela comes from the Latin ''compositum tella'', meaning a well-ordered burial ground, possibly referring to an ancient burial ground on the site of the Church of Santiago de Compostela that pre-dates the Christian building.{{sfnp|Fletcher|1984|p=[https://archive.org/details/saintjamesscatap0000flet/page/58/mode/2up 59]}}

{{lang|gl|Santiago}} is the local Galician evolution of [[Vulgar Latin]] ''Sanctus Iacobus'' "[[James the Great|Saint James]]". According to folk etymology ''Compostela'' derives from the {{langx|la|Campus Stellae}} ('field of the star').

==City==
{{see also|Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela}}
According to a medieval legend, the remains of the apostle [[James, son of Zebedee]] were brought to Galicia for burial, where they were lost. Eight hundred years later the light of a bright star guided a shepherd, [[Pelagius the Hermit]], who was watching his flock at night to the burial site in Santiago de Compostela.<ref name="stokstad">{{cite book |last1=Stokstad |first1=Marilyn |title=Santiago de Compostela in the age of the great pilgrimages |date=1978 |publisher=University of Oklahoma Press |pages=6−8 |location=Norman |isbn=978-0806114545}}</ref> This site was originally called Mount {{Interlanguage link|Libredon|gl|Libredón}} and its physical topography leads prevalent seaborne winds to clear the cloud deck immediately overhead.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fundacionxacobea.com/the-route/|title=THE WAY &#124; Fundación Arousa. Foundation Arousa. Año Santo Compostelano. Año Jacobeo. Xacobeo 2021. The Route of the sea of Arousa and river Ulla}}</ref> The shepherd quickly reported his discovery to the bishop of Iria, [[Theodemir of Iria|Theodemir]].<ref name="stokstad"/> The bishop declared that the remains were those of the apostle James and immediately notified King Alfonso II in [[Oviedo]].<ref name="stokstad"/> To honour St. James, the cathedral was built on the spot where his remains were said to have been found. The [[legend]], which included numerous miraculous events, enabled the Catholic faithful to bolster support for their stronghold in northern Spain during the Christian crusades against the Moors, but also led to the growth and development of the city.<ref name="stokstad"/>

Along the western side of the ''Praza do Obradoiro'' is the elegant 18th-century Pazo de Raxoi, now the city hall. Across the square is the Pazo de Raxoi (Raxoi's Palace), the town hall, and on the right from the cathedral steps is the [[Hostal dos Reis Católicos]], founded in 1492 by the [[Catholic Monarchs]], [[Isabella of Castille]] and [[Ferdinand II of Aragon]], as a pilgrims' hospice (now a [[Paradores|Parador]]). The Obradoiro façade of the cathedral, the best known, is depicted on the [[Spanish euro coins]] of 1 cent, 2 cents, and 5 cents (€0.01, €0.02, and €0.05).

Santiago is the site of the [[University of Santiago de Compostela]], established in the early 16th century. The main campus can be seen best from an alcove in the large municipal park in the centre of the city.

Within the old town there are many narrow winding streets full of historic buildings. The new town all around it has less character though some of the older parts of the new town have some big flats in them.

Santiago de Compostela has a substantial nightlife. Both in the new town ({{lang|gl|a zona nova}} in [[Galician language|Galician]], {{lang|es|la zona nueva}} in Spanish or {{lang|es|ensanche}}) and the old town ({{langx|gl|a zona vella}}, {{langx|es|la zona vieja}}, trade-branded as ''zona monumental''), a mix of middle-aged residents and younger students maintain a lively presence until the early hours of the morning. Radiating from the centre of the city, the historic cathedral is surrounded by paved granite streets, tucked away in the old town, and separated from the newer part of the city by the largest of many parks throughout the city, {{lang|gl|Parque da Alameda}}.

Santiago gives its name to one of the four military orders of Spain: [[Order of Santiago|Santiago]], [[Order of Calatrava|Calatrava]], [[Order of Alcantara|Alcántara]] and [[Order of Montesa|Montesa]].

One of the most important economic centres in Galicia, Santiago is the seat for organisations like [[Association for Equal and Fair Trade Pangaea]].

===Climate===
Under the [[Köppen climate classification]], Santiago de Compostela has a temperate [[oceanic climate]] (''Cfb'') with mild to warm and somewhat dry summers and mild, wet winters. The prevailing winds from the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] and the surrounding mountains combine to give Santiago some of Spain's highest rainfall: about {{convert|1800|mm|in|1}} annually. The winters are mild, despite being far inland and at an altitude of {{convert|370|m|ft}} frosts are only common in December, January and February, with an average of just 13 days per year. Snow is uncommon, with 2-3 snowy days per year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aemet.es/en/serviciosclimaticos/datosclimatologicos/valoresclimatologicos?l=1428&k=undefined|title = Santiago de Compostela Aeropuerto: Santiago de Compostela Aeropuerto - State Meteorological Agency - AEMET - Spanish Government}}</ref> Temperatures above {{convert|35|C|F}} are very exceptional.{{Weather box
| location = Santiago de Compostela (1991–2020) (Provisional Normals)
| width = auto
| metric first = yes
| single line = yes
| Jan record high C = 20.3
| Feb record high C = 23.2
| Mar record high C = 27.6
| Apr record high C = 30.2
| May record high C = 34.0
| Jun record high C = 37.8
| Jul record high C = 39.4
| Aug record high C = 39.0
| Sep record high C = 39.0
| Oct record high C = 30.4
| Nov record high C = 24.2
| Dec record high C = 23.4
| year record high C = 
| Jan high C = 12.3
| Feb high C = 13.4
| Mar high C = 16.0
| Apr high C = 17.3
| May high C = 19.8
| Jun high C = 22.8
| Jul high C = 24.8
| Aug high C = 25.0
| Sep high C = 23.2
| Oct high C = 19.6
| Nov high C = 14.8
| Dec high C = 12.9
| year high C = 
| Jan mean C = 8.9
| Feb mean C = 9.5
| Mar mean C = 11.3
| Apr mean C = 12.5
| May mean C = 15.0
| Jun mean C = 17.8
| Jul mean C = 19.6
| Aug mean C = 19.9
| Sep mean C = 18.2
| Oct mean C = 15.3
| Nov mean C = 11.2
| Dec mean C = 9.4
| year mean C = 
| Jan low C = 5.4
| Feb low C = 5.6
| Mar low C = 6.5
| Apr low C = 7.7
| May low C = 10.1
| Jun low C = 12.6
| Jul low C = 14.4
| Aug low C = 14.6
| Sep low C = 13.1
| Oct low C = 10.9
| Nov low C = 7.5
| Dec low C = 5.9
| year low C = 
| Jan record low C = -7.0
| Feb record low C = -9.0
| Mar record low C = -5.6
| Apr record low C = -3.0
| May record low C = -2.0
| Jun record low C = 3.4
| Jul record low C = 3.4
| Aug record low C = 1.0
| Sep record low C = 3.0
| Oct record low C = -1.6
| Nov record low C = -3.2
| Dec record low C = -6.5
| year record low C = 
| Jan rain mm = 195.8
| Feb rain mm = 151.0
| Mar rain mm = 139.9
| Apr rain mm = 130.0
| May rain mm = 109.2
| Jun rain mm = 44.3
| Jul rain mm = 30.6
| Aug rain mm = 45.2
| Sep rain mm = 88.6
| Oct rain mm = 214.0
| Nov rain mm = 193.6
| Dec rain mm = 184.4
| year rain mm = 
| rain colour = green
| source 1 = [[Agencia Estatal de Meteorología]]<ref>{{cite web
| url= https://www.aemet.es/es/datos_abiertos/AEMET_OpenData|title=AEMET OpenData|publisher=Agencia Estatal de Meteorologia|access-date=2024-05-14}}</ref><ref name="aemet.es">{{cite web
| url= http://www.aemet.es/en/serviciosclimaticos/datosclimatologicos/efemerides_extremos*?w=0&k=gal&l=1428&datos=det&x=1428&m=13&v=todos
| title = Extreme values. Santiago de Compostela Aeropuerto}}</ref>
| date = July 2021
| source = 
}}{{Weather box
| location = [[Santiago de Compostela Airport]] (1981–2010) altitude {{convert|370|m|ft}} [[Metres above sea level|m.a.s.l.]] Extremes 1944−2021
| width = 100%
| metric first = yes
| single line = yes
| Jan record high C = 20.3
| Feb record high C = 23.2
| Mar record high C = 27.6
| Apr record high C = 30.2
| May record high C = 34.0
| Jun record high C = 37.8
| Jul record high C = 39.4
| Aug record high C = 39.0
| Sep record high C = 39.0
| Oct record high C = 30.4
| Nov record high C = 24.2
| Dec record high C = 23.4
| year record high C = 39.4
| Jan high C = 11.2
| Feb high C = 12.5
| Mar high C = 15.0
| Apr high C = 16.1
| May high C = 18.6
| Jun high C = 22.2
| Jul high C = 24.3
| Aug high C = 24.7
| Sep high C = 22.8
| Oct high C = 18.1
| Nov high C = 14.1
| Dec high C = 11.9
| year high C = 17.6
| Jan mean C = 7.7
| Feb mean C = 8.3
| Mar mean C = 10.2
| Apr mean C = 11.2
| May mean C = 13.6
| Jun mean C = 16.8
| Jul mean C = 18.6
| Aug mean C = 19.0
| Sep mean C = 17.4
| Oct mean C = 13.8
| Nov mean C = 10.4
| Dec mean C = 8.5
| year mean C = 13.0
| Jan low C = 4.1
| Feb low C = 4.1
| Mar low C = 5.4
| Apr low C = 6.2
| May low C = 8.5
| Jun low C = 11.3
| Jul low C = 13.0
| Aug low C = 13.3
| Sep low C = 11.9
| Oct low C = 9.5
| Nov low C = 6.7
| Dec low C = 5.0
| year low C = 8.3
| Jan record low C = -7.0
| Feb record low C = -9.0
| Mar record low C = -5.6
| Apr record low C = -3.0
| May record low C = -2.0
| Jun record low C = 3.4
| Jul record low C = 3.4
| Aug record low C = 1.0
| Sep record low C = 3.0
| Oct record low C = -1.6
| Nov record low C = -3.2
| Dec record low C = -6.5
| year record low C = -9.0
| Jan rain mm = 210
| Feb rain mm = 167
| Mar rain mm = 146
| Apr rain mm = 146
| May rain mm = 135
| Jun rain mm = 72
| Jul rain mm = 43
| Aug rain mm = 57
| Sep rain mm = 107
| Oct rain mm = 226
| Nov rain mm = 217
| Dec rain mm = 261
| year rain mm = 1787
| rain colour = green
| Jan precipitation days = 15.2
| Feb precipitation days = 12.6
| Mar precipitation days = 12.8
| Apr precipitation days = 14.4
| May precipitation days = 12.7
| Jun precipitation days = 7.6
| Jul precipitation days = 5.7
| Aug precipitation days = 5.5
| Sep precipitation days = 8.4
| Oct precipitation days = 14.0
| Nov precipitation days = 14.9
| Dec precipitation days = 15.9
| year precipitation days = 139.5
| unit precipitation days = 1&nbsp;mm
| Jan snow days = 1.0
| Feb snow days = 0.7
| Mar snow days = 0.2
| Apr snow days = 0.3
| May snow days = 0
| Jun snow days = 0
| Jul snow days = 0
| Aug snow days = 0
| Sep snow days = 0
| Oct snow days = 0
| Nov snow days = 0.1
| Dec snow days = 0.3
| year snow days = 2.7
| Jan sun = 93
| Feb sun = 114
| Mar sun = 151
| Apr sun = 165
| May sun = 187
| Jun sun = 225
| Jul sun = 243
| Aug sun = 237
| Sep sun = 184
| Oct sun = 132
| Nov sun = 95
| Dec sun = 85
| year sun = 1911
| Jan humidity = 84
| Feb humidity = 79
| Mar humidity = 75
| Apr humidity = 76
| May humidity = 76
| Jun humidity = 74
| Jul humidity = 74
| Aug humidity = 74
| Sep humidity = 75
| Oct humidity = 82
| Nov humidity = 86
| Dec humidity = 85
| year humidity = 78
| source 1 = [[Agencia Estatal de Meteorología]]<ref>{{cite web
| url= http://www.aemet.es/en/serviciosclimaticos/datosclimatologicos/valoresclimatologicos?l=1428&k=undefined
| title = Standard climate values. Santiago de Compostela Aeropuerto}}</ref><ref name="aemet.es">{{cite web
| url= http://www.aemet.es/en/serviciosclimaticos/datosclimatologicos/efemerides_extremos*?w=0&k=gal&l=1428&datos=det&x=1428&m=13&v=todos
| title = Extreme values. Santiago de Compostela Aeropuerto}}</ref>
| date = July 2021
| source = 
}}

{{wide image|Nevada en Compostela (Panoramica).jpg|1200px|Compostela under the snow}}

{{Infobox UNESCO World Heritage Site
| WHS         = [[Old Town of Santiago de Compostela|Santiago de Compostela (Old Town)]]
| Image       = Santiago cathedral 2021.jpg
| Caption     = The Obradoiro façade of the grand Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela
| Criteria    = Cultural: i, ii, vi
| ID          = 347
| Year        = 1985
| Area        = 107.59 ha
| Buffer_zone = 216.88 ha 
}}

==Administration==
The city is governed by a [[Mayor–council government|mayor–council form of government]]. Following the [[2023 Spanish local elections]] the [[alcalde|mayor]] of Santiago is [[Goretti Sanmartín]], of [[Bloque Nacionalista Galego|BNG]].

===2015 city council elections results===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:right; font-size:100%; margin-bottom:0"
| colspan="7"| 
|-
! align="left" rowspan="2" colspan="2" width="500" | Party
! colspan="3" | Vote
! colspan="2" | Seats
|-
! width="80" | Votes
! width="50" | %
! width="50" | ±[[Percentage point|pp]]
! width="40" | Won
! width="40" | +/−
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Compostela Aberta}}" |
| align="left" | [[Compostela Aberta]] (CA)<ref>Results compared with the combined results of [[United Left (Galicia)|United Left]] and Candidatura do Povo in 2011.</ref>
| 16,327 || 34.58 || [[File:Green Arrow Up Darker.svg|10px]]29.36
| 10 || [[File:Green Arrow Up Darker.svg|10px]]10
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|People's Party of Galicia}}" |
| align="left" | [[People's Party of Galicia|People's Party]] (PP)
| 15,869 || 33.61 || [[File:Red Arrow Down.svg|10px]]9.61
| 9 || [[File:Red Arrow Down.svg|10px]]4
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}" |
| align="left" | [[Socialists' Party of Galicia]]-[[Spanish Socialist Workers' Party]] (PSdeG-PSOE)
| 6,919 || 14.65 || [[File:Red Arrow Down.svg|10px]]16.31
| 4 || [[File:Red Arrow Down.svg|10px]]5
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Galician Nationalist Bloc}}" |
| align="left" | [[Galician Nationalist Bloc]]-Open Assemblies (BNG)
| 3,277 || 6.94 || [[File:Red Arrow Down.svg|10px]]6.94
| 2 || [[File:Red Arrow Down.svg|10px]]1
|-
| colspan="7" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| 
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Citizens (Spanish political party)}}" |
| align="left" | [[Citizens (Spanish political party)|Citizens]]
| 2,285 || 4.84 || ''New''
| 0 || ±0
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Commitment to Galicia}}" |
| align="left" | [[Commitment to Galicia]]-Transparent Municipalities (CxG-CCTT)
| 1,112 || 2.35 || ''New''
| 0 || ±0
|-
| bgcolor="lightgreen" |
| align="left" | Solidarity and Internationalist Self-management (SAIn)
| 301 || 0.64 || [[File:Red Arrow Down.svg|10px]]0.23
| 0 || ±0
|-
| bgcolor="yellow" |
| align="left" | [[Converxencia XXI]] (C21)
| 139 || 0.29 || [[File:Red Arrow Down.svg|10px]]0.29
| 0 || ±0
|}
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:right; margin-top:-1px"
| bgcolor="white" width=1|
| align="left" width=487| Blank ballots 
|width=80| 991 ||width=50| 2.10 ||width=50|[[File:Red Arrow Down.svg|10px]]1.73
| bgcolor="#E9E9E9" colspan="2" |
|-
| colspan="7" bgcolor="#E9E9E9" | 
|- style="font-weight:bold;"
| align="left" colspan="2" | Total
| 47,220 || 100.00 || bgcolor="#E9E9E9" |
|width=40|25 ||width=40|±0
|-
| colspan="7" bgcolor="#E9E9E9" | 
|-
| align="left" colspan="2" | Valid votes 
| 47,220 || 98.46 || [[File:Green Arrow Up.svg|10px]]
| bgcolor="#E9E9E9" colspan="2" rowspan="5" |
|-
| align="left" colspan="2" | Invalid votes 
| 738 || 1.54 || [[File:Red Arrow Down.svg|10px]]
|- style="font-weight:bold;"
| align="left" colspan="2" | Votes cast / turnout
| 47,958 || 61.13 || [[File:Red Arrow Down.svg|10px]]1.31
|-
| align="left" colspan="2" | Abstentions
| 30,492 || 38.87 || [[File:Green Arrow Up Darker.svg|10px]]1.31
|- style="font-weight:bold;"
| align="left" colspan="2" | Registered voters
| 78,450 || bgcolor="#E9E9E9" colspan="2" |
|-
| colspan="7" bgcolor="#E9E9E9" | 
|-
| align="left" colspan="7" | Source: [http://www.infoelectoral.mir.es/infoelectoral/min/busquedaAvanzadaAction.html?vuelta=1&codTipoEleccion=4&codPeriodo=201505&codEstado=99&codComunidad=11&codProvincia=15&codMunicipio=78&codDistrito=0&codSeccion=0&codMesa=0 Ministry of the Interior]
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==Population==
{{Historical populations|1842|22749|1857|26938|1877|23629|1887|22574|1900|24317|1910|24660|1920|27341|1930|39620|1940|43815|1950|52675|1960|57173|1970|65270|1981|82404|1991|87807|2001|90188|2011|95397|2021|97798|source=[[National Statistics Institute (Spain)|National Statistics Institute]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Changes in the municipalities in the population census since 1842|url=https://www.ine.es/intercensal/inicio.do|publisher=[[National Institute of Statistics (Spain)|National Statistics Institute]]|language=es}}</ref>}}The population of the city in 2019 was 96,260 inhabitants, while the metropolitan area reaches 178,695.

In 2010 there were 4,111 foreigners living in the city, representing 4.3% of the total population. The main nationalities are [[Brazilians]] (11%), [[Portuguese people|Portuguese]] (8%) and [[Colombian diaspora|Colombians]] (7%).

By language, according to 2008 data, 21.17% of the population always speak in [[Galician language|Galician]], 15% always speak in Spanish, 31% mostly in [[Galician language|Galician]] and the 32.17% mostly in Spanish.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.ige.eu/web/mostrar_actividade_estatistica.jsp?idioma=gl&codigo=0206004| title = Instituto Galego de Estatística – 2008 – Uso da lingua nos grandes concellos – Santiago de Compostela}}</ref> According to a [[Xunta de Galicia]] 2010 study the 38.5% of the city primary and secondary education students had [[Galician language|Galician]] as their [[mother tongue]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://praza.gal/movementos-sociais/13273/os-datos-secretos-do-galego-asi-responderon-as-familias-a-consulta-linguistica-da-xunta/|title='Os datos secretos do galego': Así responderon as familias á consulta lingüística da Xunta|date=15 December 2016}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Catedral, Santiago de Compostela, España, 2015-09-22, DD 12.jpg|thumb|upright|Interior of the cathedral.]]
[[File:Picaportes eue.jpg|thumb|left|Knockers in the city's old quarter]]
[[File:065 Santiago (da Compostela) Die Bibliothek und der Capitelsaal neben der Kathedrale.jpg|left|upright|thumb|The Library and the Chapter at the cathedral, Collotype 1889]]
[[File:Monasterio de San Francisco, Santiago de Compostela, España, 2015-09-22, DD 02.jpg|thumbnail|upright|left|Calvary of St Franciscus church.]]
[[File:Interior Catedral Santiago de Compostela.jpg|thumb|''Pórtico da Gloria'', old façade of the [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]] cathedral, 12th century]]
[[File:Tomb of Afonso VIII de Galicia León (Capela das Reliquias da catedral de Santiago de Compostela).jpg|thumb|Sepulcher of king [[Ferdinand II of León|Ferdinand II]] (d. 1187), in the Royal Pantheon of the [[Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela|cathedral]]]]

The area of Santiago de Compostela was a Roman cemetery by the 4th century{{sfnp|Fletcher|1984|pp=57–59}} and was occupied by the [[Suebi]] in the early 5th century, when they settled in Galicia and Portugal during the initial [[Migration Period|collapse of the Roman Empire]]. The area was later attributed to the [[bishopric]] of [[Iria Flavia]] in the 6th century, in the partition usually known as Parochiale Suevorum, ordered by King [[Theodemir (Suebian king)|Theodemar]]. In 585, the settlement was annexed along with the rest of [[Suebi Kingdom]] by [[Liuvigild|Leovigild]] as the sixth province of the [[Visigothic Kingdom]].

Possibly raided from 711 to 739 by the [[Arabs]],{{sfnp|Gallichan|1912|pp=36−37}}{{sfnp|Encyclopaedia Britannica|1823|p=496}} the bishopric of Iria was incorporated into the [[Kingdom of Asturias]] {{Circa|750}}.{{sfnp|Gallichan|1912|pp=26−27}}<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/AtlasOfMedievalHistoryColinMcEvedyPenguinBooks1961_201712|title=Atlas of Medieval History Colin Mc Evedy (Penguin Books) [1961]|pages=[https://archive.org/details/AtlasOfMedievalHistoryColinMcEvedyPenguinBooks1961_201712/page/n47 46]|language=en}}</ref>{{sfnp|Encyclopaedia Britannica|1823|p=499}} At some point between 818 and 842,{{sfnp|Fletcher|1984}} during the reign of [[Alfonso II of Asturias]],{{sfnp|Gallichan|1912|pp=26−25}}<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/stream/almanachdegoth1828goth#page/28/mode/2up|title=Almanach de Gotha |trans-title=Almanac of Gotha|date=1828|location=Gotha, Germany |publisher=Justus Perthes|id=From the collections of the Getty Research Institute|pages=28–29|oclc=600124268|language=fr}} (Published annually from 1764 to 1944)</ref> bishop [[Theodemar of Iria]] (d. 847) claimed to have found some remains which were attributed to [[Saint James the Greater]]. This discovery was accepted in part because [[Pope Leo III]]{{sfnp|Gallichan|1912|pp=24−25}} and [[Charlemagne]]—who had died in 814—had acknowledged Asturias as a kingdom and Alfonso II as king, and had also crafted close political and ecclesiastic ties.{{sfnp|Collins|1983|p=232}} Around the place of the discovery a new settlement and centre of pilgrimage emerged, which was known to the author [[Usuard]] in 865{{sfnp|Fletcher|1984|p=56}} and which was called ''Compostella'' by the 10th century.

The devotion to Saint James of Compostela was just one of many arising throughout northern Iberia during the 10th and 11th centuries, as rulers encouraged their own region-specific devotions, such as [[Eulalia of Mérida|Saint Eulalia]] in Oviedo and [[Emilian of Cogolla|Saint Aemilian]] in Castile.{{sfnp|Collins|1983|p=238}} After the centre of Asturian political power moved from Oviedo to León in 910, Compostela became more politically relevant, and several [[list of monarchs of Galicia|kings of Galicia]] and [[List of Leonese monarchs|of León]] were acclaimed by the Galician noblemen and crowned and anointed by the local bishop at the cathedral, among them [[Ordoño IV of León|Ordoño IV]] in 958,<ref>{{cite book|last=Portela Silva|first=Ermelindo|title=García II de Galicia, el rey y el reino (1065–1090)|year=2001|publisher=La Olmeda|location=Burgos|isbn=84-89915-16-4|pages=165}}</ref> [[Bermudo II of León|Bermudo II]] in 982, and [[Alfonso VII of León|Alfonso VII]] in 1111, by which time Compostela had become capital of the [[Kingdom of Galicia]]. Later, 12th-century kings were also sepulchered in the cathedral, namely [[Fernando II of León|Fernando II]] and [[Alfonso IX]], last of the Kings of León and Galicia before both kingdoms were united with the [[Kingdom of Castile]].

During this same 10th century and in the first years of the 11th century [[Viking]] raiders tried to assault the town{{sfnp|Fletcher|1984|p=23}}—Galicia is known in the Nordic sagas as ''Jackobsland'' or ''Gallizaland''—and bishop Sisenand II, who was killed in battle against them in 968,<ref>{{cite book|last=Morales Romero|first=Eduardo|title=Os viquingos en Galicia|year=1997|publisher=USC|location=Santiago de Compostela|isbn=84-8121-661-5|pages=125}}</ref> ordered the construction of a walled fortress to protect the sacred place. In 997 Compostela was assaulted and partially destroyed by [[Almanzor|Ibn Abi Aamir]] (known as al-Mansur), Andalusian leader accompanied in his raid by Christian lords, who all received a share of the booty.{{sfnp|Collins|1983|p=199}}<ref>{{A fictionalized account of Almanzor's raid on Compostela is part of the plot of the historical novel [[The Long Ships]]}}</ref> However, the Andalusian commander showed no interest in the alleged relics of St James. In response to these challenges bishop [[Cresconio]], in the mid-11th century, fortified the entire town, building walls and defensive towers.

According to some authors, by the middle years of the 11th century the site had already become a pan-European "place of peregrination",{{sfnp|Fletcher|1984|p=53}} while others maintain that the devotion to Saint James was before 11-12th centuries an essentially Galician affair, supported by Asturian and Leonese kings to win over faltering Galician loyalties.{{sfnp|Collins|1983|p=238}} Santiago would become in the course of the following century a main Catholic shrine second only to Rome and [[Jerusalem]]. In the 12th century, under the impulse of bishop [[Diego Gelmírez]], Compostela became an archbishopric, attracting a large and multinational population. Under the rule of this [[prelate]], the townspeople rebelled, headed by the local council, beginning a secular tradition of confrontation by the people of the city—who fought for self-government—against the local bishop, the secular and jurisdictional lord of the city and of its fief, the semi-independent {{lang|es|Terra de Santiago}} ("land of Saint James"). The culminating moment in this confrontation was reached in the 14th century, when the new prelate, the Frenchman [[Bérenger de Landore]], treacherously executed the counselors of the city in his castle of ''A Rocha Forte'' ("the strong rock, castle"), after inviting them for talks.

Santiago de Compostela was captured and sacked by the French during the [[Napoleonic Wars]]; as a result, the remains attributed to the apostle were lost for near a century, hidden inside a [[cist]] in the [[crypt]]s of the cathedral of the city.

The excavations conducted in the cathedral during the 19th and 20th centuries uncovered a Roman ''cella memoriae'' or [[Martyrium (architecture)|martyrium]], around which grew a small cemetery in Roman and [[Suebi|Suevi]] times which was later abandoned. This ''martyrium'', which proves the existence of an old Christian [[Holy places#Christianity|holy place]], has been sometimes attributed to [[Priscillian]], although without further proof.{{sfnp|Fletcher|1984|pp=59–60}}

==Economy==
Santiago's economy, although still heavily dependent on public administration (i.e. being the headquarters of the autonomous government of Galicia), cultural tourism, industry, and higher education through its [[University of Santiago de Compostela|university]], is becoming increasingly diversified. New industries such as timber transformation (FINSA), the automotive industry ([[UROVESA]]), and telecommunications and electronics (Blusens and Televés) have been established. Banco Gallego, a banking institution owned by [[Novacaixagalicia]], has its headquarters in downtown ''rúa do Hórreo''.

Tourism is very important thanks to the [[Way of St. James]], particularly in Holy Compostelan Years (when the [[Feast of Saint James]] falls on a Sunday). Following the Xunta's considerable investment and hugely successful advertising campaign for the Holy Year of 1993, the number of pilgrims completing the route has been steadily rising. More than 272,000 pilgrims made the trip during the course of the Holy Year of 2010. Following 2010, the next Holy Year will not be for another 11 years when St James feast day again falls on a Sunday. Outside of Holy Years, the city still receives a remarkable number of pilgrims. In 2013, 215,880 people completed the pilgrimage. In 2014, there were 237,983 persons. In 2015, there were 262,513 persons and in 2016, there were 277,854 persons.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.caminoadventures.com/camino-de-santiago-statistics/|title=Camino de Santiago Statistics End 2016 Pilgrim Numbers Walking Camino|date=8 August 2017|website=caminoadventures.com|access-date=21 November 2017}}</ref>

Editorial Compostela owns daily newspaper ''El Correo Gallego'', a local TV, and a radio station. Galician-language online news portal ''Galicia Hoxe'' is also based in the city. [[Televisión de Galicia]], the [[public broadcaster]] corporation of Galicia, has its headquarters in Santiago.

==Way of St. James==
[[File:Stjacquescompostelle1.png|thumb|Way of St. James]]
[[File:Santiago de Compostela view.jpg|thumb|A partial view of Santiago de Compostela, with the ''Pico Sacro'' in the background]]
[[File:Codex Calixtinus.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Depiction of Saint James in the 12th century [[Codex Calixtinus]]]]
During medieval times, the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage emerged as one of the most significant Christian journeys in Europe, attracting thousands of pilgrims seeking spiritual redemption and fulfillment. Believed to be the final resting place of Saint James the Apostle, the pilgrimage route traversed many countries and scenic locations.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Melczer |first1=William |title=The pilgrim's guide to Santiago de Compostela: first English translation, with introduction, commentaries, and notes |last2=Melczer |first2=William |date=1993 |publisher=Italica Press |isbn=978-0-934977-25-8 |location=New York}}</ref> The pilgrimage not only fostered spiritual growth but also facilitated cultural exchange, as towns along the route thrived with the influx of visitors, leading to the construction of churches,<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Bell |first1=Adrian R. |last2=Dale |first2=Richard S. |date=2011 |title=The Medieval Pilgrimage Business |url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/23701445 |journal=Enterprise & Society |volume=12 |issue=3 |pages=601–627 |doi=10.1093/es/khr014 |jstor=23701445 |issn=1467-2227}}</ref> and further development of the towns. This sacred journey symbolized a profound devotion to faith, enduring trials, and the hope of divine grace. A symbol of the Pilgrimage is the scallop shell, as seen in a sculpture, depicted below, in Santo Domingo de Silos, in which Jesus is shown as a pilgrim with a satchel that is embroidered with the scallop shell. The Scallop shell comes from a legend about St. James’s arrival: he frightened a horse, scaring it into the sea, and the horse reemerged with the shell covering itself.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Fitzpatrick |first=Martin |date=2010 |title=Pilgrimage to Santiago De Compostela |url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/40961787 |journal=Archaeology Ireland |volume=24 |issue=4 |pages=14–17 |jstor=40961787 |issn=0790-892X}}</ref>
[[File:Santo Domingo de Silos Relief 2077.jpg|thumb|'''A carving in the wall of Santo Domingo De Silos showing Jesus with a scallop shell satchell''']]
Santiago de Compostela’s pilgrimage, known as the Camino de Santiago, is one of the world's most significant and historical Christian pilgrimages.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rudolph |first=Conrad |title=Pilgrimage to the end of the world: the road to Santiago de Compostela |date=2004 |publisher=University of Chicago Press |isbn=978-0-226-73125-4 |location=Chicago}}</ref> This sacred journey leads to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in the Galicia region of northwest Spain, where the remains of Saint James the Apostle are believed to be buried. The pilgrimage dates back to the Middle Ages and continues to draw thousands of pilgrims annually from all corners of the globe. Participants embark on various routes, the most popular being the Camino Francés,<ref>{{Citation |title=French Way |date=2024-10-28 |work=Wikipedia |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Way |access-date=2024-11-06 |language=en}}</ref> traversing hundreds of kilometers on foot, by bicycle, or even on horseback. The journey is not just a physical challenge but also a profound spiritual and introspective experience, offering a sense of community, personal reflection, and fulfillment. Along the way, pilgrims pass through diverse landscapes and historic towns and encounter symbols of faith and support.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Graham |first1=Brian |last2=Murray |first2=Michael |date=1997 |title=The spiritual and the profane: the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela |url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/44251953 |journal=Ecumene |volume=4 |issue=4 |pages=389–409 |doi=10.1177/147447409700400402 |jstor=44251953 |issn=0967-4608}}</ref> 

The legend that St. James found his way to the [[Iberian Peninsula]] and had preached there is one of a number of early traditions concerning the missionary activities and final resting places of the apostles of Jesus. Although the 1884 [[Papal bull|Bull]] of [[Pope Leo XIII]] ''Omnipotens Deus'' accepted the authenticity of the relics at Compostela, the [[Holy See|Vatican]] remains uncommitted as to whether the relics are those of [[Saint James the Greater]], while continuing to promote the more general benefits of pilgrimage to the site. Pope Benedict XVI undertook a ceremonial pilgrimage to the site on his visit to Spain in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/speeches/2010/november/documents/hf_ben-xvi_spe_20101106_welcome-compostela.html|title=Apostolic Journey to Santiago de Compostela and Barcelona: Welcoming ceremony at the International Airport of Santiago de Compostela (November 6, 2010) – BENEDICT XVI|website=w2.vatican.va}}</ref>

===Establishment of the shrine===
[[File:Spain Leon - Santiago Shell.jpg|thumb|upright|The Scallop Shell, emblem of [[James, son of Zebedee|St James]], worn by pilgrims]]

The 1,000-year-old pilgrimage to the shrine of St. James in the [[Santiago de Compostela Cathedral]] is known in English as the [[Way of St. James]] and in Spanish as the {{lang|es|Camino de Santiago}}. Over 200,000 pilgrims travel to the city each year from points all over Europe and other parts of the world. The pilgrimage has been the subject of many books, television programmes, and films, notably [[Brian Sewell]]'s ''[[The Naked Pilgrim]]'' produced for the British television channel [[Channel 5 (UK)|Channel 5]] and the [[Martin Sheen]]/[[Emilio Estevez]] collaboration ''[[The Way (2010 film)|The Way]]''.
===Legends===
According to a tradition that can be traced back at least to the 12th century, when it was recorded in the ''[[Codex Calixtinus]]'', Saint James decided to return to the [[Holy Land]] after preaching in Galicia. There he was beheaded, but his disciples got his body to [[Jaffa]], where they found a marvelous [[stone ship]] which miraculously conducted them and the apostle's body to [[Iria Flavia]], back in Galicia. There, the disciples asked the local pagan queen ''Loba'' ('She-wolf') for permission to bury the body; she, annoyed, decided to deceive them, sending them to pick a pair of oxen she allegedly had by the ''Pico Sacro'', a local sacred mountain where a [[dragon]] dwelt, hoping that the dragon would kill the Christians, but as soon as the beast attacked the disciples, at the sight of the cross, the dragon exploded. Then the disciples marched to collect the oxen, which were actually wild bulls which the queen used to punish her enemies; but again, at the sight of the Christian's cross, the bulls calmed down, and after being subjected to a yoke they carried the apostle's body to the place where now Compostela is. The legend was again referred with minor changes by the [[Czech people|Czech]] traveller [[Jaroslav Lev of Rožmitál]], in the 15th century.<ref>{{cite book|last=Garrido Bugarín|first=Gustavo A.|title=Aventureiros e curiosos : relatos de viaxeiros estranxeiros por Galicia, séculos XV – XX|year=1994|publisher=Ed. Galaxia|location=Vigo|isbn=84-7154-909-3|pages=35–37}}</ref>

The relics were said to have been later rediscovered in the 9th century by a hermit named Pelagius, who after observing strange lights in a local forest went for help after the local bishop, [[Theodemar of Iria]], in the west of Galicia. The legend affirms that Theodemar was then guided to the spot by a star, drawing upon a familiar myth-element, hence "Compostela" was given an [[etymology]] as a corruption of Campus Stellae, "Field of Stars."

In the 15th century, the red banner which guided the Galician armies to battle, was still preserved in the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, in the centre Saint James riding a white horse and wearing a white cloak, sword in hand:<ref>{{cite book|last=Garrido Bugarín|first=Gustavo A.|title=Aventureiros e curiosos : relatos de viaxeiros estranxeiros por Galicia, séculos XV – XX|year=1994|publisher=Ed. Galaxia|location=Vigo|isbn=84-7154-909-3|pages=40}}</ref> The legend of the miraculous armed intervention of Saint James, disguised as a white knight to help the Christians when battling the Muslims, was a recurrent myth during the High Middle Ages.

===Pre-Christian legends===
As the lowest-lying land on that stretch of coast, the city's site took on added significance. Legends supposed of [[celtic mythology|Celtic]] origin made it the place where the [[Soul (spirit)|soul]]s of the dead gathered to follow the sun across the sea. Those unworthy of going to the Land of the Dead haunted Galicia as the ''[[Santa Compaña]]'' or ''Estadea''.

===In popular culture===
{{unreferenced section|date=August 2018}}
Santiago de Compostela is featured prominently in the 1988 historical fiction novel ''[[Sharpe's Rifles (novel)|Sharpe's Rifles]]'', by [[Bernard Cornwell]], which takes place during the French Invasion of Galicia, January 1809, during the Napoleonic Wars.

The music video for ''[[Una Cerveza]]'', by [[Ráfaga]], is set in the historic part of Santiago de Compostela.

A pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela provides the narrative framework of the [[Luis Buñuel]] film [[The Milky Way (1969 film)|La Voie lactée (The Milky Way)]].

A mystic pilgrimage was portrayed in the autobiography and romance [[The Pilgrimage]] ("O Diário de um Mago") of Brazilian writer [[Paulo Coelho]], published in 1987.

==Main sights==
* [[Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela]]
* [[University of Santiago de Compostela]]
* [[Pazo de Raxoi]] – city hall and office of the [[President of the Xunta of Galicia]]
* 12th century [[Church of Santa María a Real do Sar|Colexiata de Santa María do Sar]]
* 16th century [[Baroque architecture|Baroque]] [[Monasterio de San Martín Pinario|Abbey of San Martín Pinario]]
* 17th century Convent and Church of San Francisco
* Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea (Galician Center for Contemporary Art), designed by [[Alvaro Siza Vieira]]
* [[City of Culture of Galicia]], designed by [[Peter Eisenman]] 
* [[Muralla de Santiago de Compostela]]
* Parque da Alameda (Alameda Park)
* Parque de Carlomagno (Carlomagno Park)
* Parque de San Domingos de Bonaval, redesigned by [[Eduardo Chillida]] and [[Alvaro Siza Vieira]]

==Transport==
[[File:Stazione ferroviaria di Santiago di Compostela.JPG|thumb|[[Santiago de Compostela railway station]]]]
Santiago de Compostela is served by [[Santiago de Compostela Airport]] and a [[Renfe]] rail service.

===Airport===
[[Santiago de Compostela Airport]] is the [[List of the busiest airports in Spain|2nd busiest airport]] in [[Green Spain|northern Spain]] after [[Bilbao Airport]]. The airport is located in the parish of Lavacolla, 12&nbsp;km from the city center and handled 2,903,427 passengers in 2019.

===Railway===
[[Santiago de Compostela railway station]] is linked to the [[AVE|Spanish High Speed Railway Network]]. [[Madrid]] is reached in 3 hours.

[[Porto]] can also be reached in less than 5 hours changing to the [[Celta train]] in [[Vigo]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.travelinho.com/en/travel/from-porto-to-santiago-de-compostela#train|title=Porto to Santiago de Compostela by train}}</ref>

On 24 July 2013 there was a [[Santiago de Compostela derailment|serious rail accident]] near the city in which 79 people died and at least 130 were injured when a train derailed on a bend as it approached Compostela station.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-23465992 Spain train crash: Driver formally detained], ''[[BBC News]]'' 26 July 2013</ref>

==Sports teams==
* [[SD Compostela]] ([[association football|football]]) - {{small|{{small|4 seasons in [[La Liga]]}}}}
* [[Obradoiro CAB]] ([[basketball]]) - {{small|{{small|11 seasons in [[Liga ACB]]}}}}
* [[Santiago Futsal]] ([[futsal]]) - 
{{small|{{small|15 seasons in [[Primera División de Futsal|LNFS]]}}}}
* [[Santiago Black Ravens]] ([[American football]]) - {{small|{{small|2 seasons in [[Liga Nacional de Fútbol Americano|LNFA]] and 2 seasons in [[Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Americano|LPFA]]}}}}
* [[Arteal Tenis de Mesa]] ([[table tennis]]) - {{small|{{small|12 seasons in [[SuperDivisión Tenis de Mesa|SDTM]]}}}}
* [[Escudería Compostela]] ([[motorsport]]) - {{small|{{small|[[Rally Botafumeiro]] organizer}}}}
* [[Santiago Rugby Club]] ([[rugby union]])
* [[Estrela Vermelha FG]] ([[Gaelic football]])

==Notable people==
{{see also|:Category:People from Santiago de Compostela}}
[[File:Rosalía Castro de Murguía por Luis Sellier.jpg|thumb|[[Rosalía de Castro]]]]
[[File:Carmen Babiano2.jpg|thumb|[[Carmen Babiano]]]]
[[File:Ana Romero Masiá Culleredo 2012 2.JPG|thumb|[[Ana Romero Masiá]] 2012]]
* [[Bernal de Bonaval]], 13th-century [[troubadour]] in the [[Kingdom of Galicia]] who wrote in the [[Galician-Portuguese]] language
* [[Sancho de Andrade de Figueroa]] (1632–1702), Roman Catholic prelate, [[Bishop of Quito]] (1688–1702) and [[Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga]] (1679–1688)
* [[Juan Antonio García de Bouzas]] (c.1680–1755), Baroque painter, his principal works are in the churches at Santiago
* [[Eugenio Montero Ríos]] (1832–1914), politician, served briefly as [[Prime Minister of Spain]] in [[List of Prime Ministers of Spain|1905]]
* [[Rosalía de Castro]] (1837–1885), romanticist writer and poet<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HqyQLd1nxO8C&pg=PA81 |title=Actas do Congreso Internacional de Estudios sobre Rosalía de Castro e o Seu Tempo |date=20 July 1985 |volume=1 |author=Consello da Cultura Galega |publisher=[[University of Santiago de Compostela|Univ Santiago de Compostela]] |page=81|isbn=9788471914002 }}</ref>
* Antonio Machado Álvarez (1848–1893) known as [[Demófilo]], writer, anthropologist and Spanish folklorist
* [[Narcisa Pérez Reoyo]] (1849–1876), writer
* [[Modesto Brocos]] (1852–1936), Brazilian painter, designer and engraver
* [[Carmen Babiano Méndez-Núñez]] (1852–1914), painter and a pioneer in feminine art
* [[Manuel Maria Puga y Parga]] aka "Picadillo" (1874–1918), culinary writer and gastronome, popularized traditional Galician cooking
* [[José Robles]] (1897–1937), academic, left-wing activist, born to an aristocratic family, went into exile in the USA
* [[Maruxa and Coralia Fandiño Ricart]] (1898–1980; 1914–1983), local public figures
* [[Juan Sáenz-Díez García]] (1904–1990), entrepreneur and [[Carlist]] politician
* [[Xerardo Fernández Albor]] (1917–2018), physician and politician, [[President of the Xunta of Galicia|president of Galicia]] from 1981 to 1987
* [[Isaac Díaz Pardo]] (1920–2012), intellectual, painter, ceramist, and businessman
* [[Xohana Torres]] (1931–2017), writer, poet, playwright, and member of the [[Royal Galician Academy]]
* [[Adela Akers]] (born 1933), textile and fiber artist, raised in Peru and Cuba, now lives in [[Guerneville, California]]
* [[Xosé Manuel Beiras]] (born 1936), politician, economist, writer and intellectual
* [[Roberto Vidal Bolaño]] (1950–2002), playwright and actor, celebrated by [[Galician Literature Day]] in 2013
* [[Ana Romero Masiá]] (born 1952), historian, archaeologist and academic
* [[Mariano Rajoy]] (born 1955), politician, [[Prime Minister of Spain]] from 2011 to 2018
* [[Suso de Toro]] (born 1956), writer of more than twenty novels and plays in Galician 
* [[Carlos Ferrás Sexto]] (born 1965), geographer and academic
* [[Eugenia Tenenbaum]] (born 1996), art historian
* [[Octavio Vázquez]] (born 1972), composer of classical music
* [[Yolanda Castaño]] (born 1977), painter, literary critic and poet
* [[Roi Méndez]] (born 1993), singer and guitarist<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/informacion/2017/10/19/miriam-luis-roi-concursantes-gallegos-operacion-triunfo-2017/00031508435951410533396.htm |title=Miriam, Luis y Roi, así son los concursantes gallegos de "Operación Triunfo 2017" |first=C. |last=Aldegunde |date=23 October 2017 |access-date=8 December 2018 |newspaper=[[La Voz de Galicia]] |language=es}}</ref>

===Sport===
{{see also|:Category:Sportspeople from Santiago de Compostela}}
[[File:Vero Boquete Euro 2013b.jpg|thumb|[[Vero Boquete]], 2013]]
* Andrés Domínguez Candal (1918–1978) aka [[Pierita]], footballer
* [[Carlos Gil Pérez]] (1931–2009), athletics coach
* [[José Luis Veloso]] (1937–2019), footballer, 278 pro appearances
* [[Tomás Reñones]] (born 1960) known as Tomás, footballer, nearly 500 pro appearances
* [[Moncho Fernández]] (born 1969), basketball manager and coach 
* [[Emilio José Viqueira]] (born 1974), footballer who made 454 pro appearances
* [[Manuel Castiñeiras]] (born 1979), footballer, over 300 pro appearances 
* [[Rubén González Rocha]] (born 1982), known as Rubén, football central defender
* [[Borja Golan]] (born 1983), professional squash player who represents Spain
* [[Iván Carril]] (born 1985), footballer 
* [[Verónica Boquete]] (born 1987), footballer
* [[José Ángel Antelo]] (born 1987), basketball player
* [[Alberto Manuel Domínguez Rivas]] (born 1988) known as Alberto, football goalkeeper
* [[Borja Iglesias]] (born 1993), footballer for [[Real Betis]]

==International relations==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Spain}}

===Twin towns/Sister cities===
Santiago de Compostela is [[Twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with:<ref>{{cite web |title=Todos los Santiagos se hermanan|url=https://www.elcorreogallego.es/hemeroteca/todos-santiagos-hermanan-IMCG912318|publisher=El Correo Gallego|language=es|date=2015-01-23|access-date=2023-11-15}}</ref>
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*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Assisi]], Italy (2008)<ref>{{cite web |title=Documento Unico di Programmazione 2016-2021 – DUP|url=http://www.comune.assisi.pg.it/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/DUP_versione_definitiva_DEFINITIVO.pdf|publisher=Assisi|page=63,78|language=it|date=October 2016|access-date=2023-11-13}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Barcelona]], Spain<ref>{{cite web |title=Concello de Santiago: Proyecto de red de ciudades hermanadas Santiago-Une|url=https://www.culturaydeporte.gob.es/eu/dam/jcr:bce2a4de-cedd-482a-9cc4-225c317b0f0b/santiago-une-oviedo2010.pdf|publisher=culturaydeporte.gob.es|language=es|access-date=2023-11-14}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|POR}} [[Braga]], Portugal<ref>{{cite web |title=Inícianse os trámites para o irmandamento de Compostela coa cidade portuguesa de Braga|url=http://www.santiagodecompostela.gal/hoxe/nova.php?id_nova=19101&lg=ing|publisher=Council of Santiago de Compostela|language=gl|access-date=2023-11-14}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Buenos Aires]], Argentina (1980s)<ref>{{cite web |title=Convenios Internacionales|url=https://buenosaires.gob.ar/convenios-internacionales|publisher=City of Buenos Aires|language=es|access-date=2023-11-14}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Cáceres, Spain|Cáceres]], Spain<ref>{{cite web |title=Se cumplen 50 años desde que Cáceres y Santiago de Compostela son hermanas|date=15 October 2023 |url=https://www.hoy.es/caceres/cumplen-anos-caceres-santiago-compostela-hermanas-20231015081001-nt.html|publisher=Hoy|language=es|access-date=2023-11-15}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|VEN}} [[Caracas]], Venezuela<ref>{{cite web |title=Os irmandamentos en Galicia: Globalización, redes e goberno local|url=https://www.igadi.gal/wp-content/uploads/texturasinternacionais7.pdf|publisher=IGADI|language=gl|access-date=2023-11-15}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|POR}} [[Coimbra]], Portugal (1994)<ref>{{cite web |title=Cidades Geminadas e Acordos de Cooperação|url=https://www.cm-coimbra.pt/areas/viver/relacoes-institucionais-e-internacionais/cidades-geminadas-e-acordos-de-cooperacao|publisher=Coimbra|language=pt|access-date=2023-11-13}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Córdoba, Spain|Córdoba]], Spain<ref name=cordoba>{{cite web |title=Las 12 hermanas de Córdoba|url=https://www.diariocordoba.com/noticias/cordobalocal/12-ciudades-hermanadas-cordoba_1353134.html|publisher=Diario Córdoba|language=es|date=2020-02-10|access-date=2020-02-14}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Mashhad]], Iran<ref>{{cite web |title=Town Twinning|url=https://en.mashhad.ir/portal_content/782528-Town-Twinning.html|publisher=Mashhad|access-date=2020-06-18}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|URU}} [[Las Piedras, Uruguay|Las Piedras]], Uruguay (2010)
*{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Le Puy-en-Velay]], France<ref name="La Voz de Galicia">{{cite web |title=Tres calles de San Marcos recibirán el nombre de ciudades hermanadas con Compostela|date=16 December 2008 |url=https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/santiago/santiago/2008/12/16/tres-calles-san-marcos-recibiran-nombre-ciudades-hermanadas-compostela/0003_7398929.htm|publisher=La Voz de Galicia|language=es|access-date=2023-11-14}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Oviedo]], Spain<ref>{{cite web |title=Oviedo se hermanará con la ciudad portuguesa de Sintra en San Mateo|url=https://www.elcomercio.es/oviedo/oviedo-hermanara-ciudad-20180520005421-ntvo.html|publisher=El Comercio|language=es|date=2018-05-20|access-date=2019-12-31}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Pisa]], Italy (2010)<ref>{{cite web |title=Gemellaggi|url=https://www.comune.pisa.it/it/ufficio/gemellaggi|publisher=Pisa|language=it|access-date=2023-11-13}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Qom]], Iran<ref>{{cite web |title=Qom|url=https://www.toiran.com/en/city-qom|publisher=Toiran.com|access-date=2023-11-13}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Qufu]], People's Republic of China<ref>{{cite web |title=QuFu (China) y Santiago de Compostela preparan un acuerdo de hermanamiento|date=22 June 2006 |url=https://www.europapress.es/internacional/noticia-china-qufu-china-santiago-compostela-preparan-acuerdo-hermanamiento-20060622180230.html|publisher=Europa Press|language=es|access-date=2023-11-15}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Rennes]], France (2010)<ref>{{cite web |title=Compostela se hermana con la ciudad francesa de Rennes, adonde lleva la muestra "Santiago Une"|date=19 June 2010 |url=https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/deza/2010/06/19/compostela-hermana-ciudad-francesa-rennes-adonde-lleva-muestra-santiago-une/0003_8559924.htm|publisher=La Voz de Galicia|language=es|access-date=2023-11-15}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|CHL}} [[Santiago]], Chile
*{{flagicon|COL}} [[Santiago de Cali]], Colombia
*{{flagicon|CUB}} [[Santiago de Cuba]], Cuba
*{{flagicon|CUB}} [[Santiago de las Vegas]], Cuba
*{{flagicon|DOM}} [[Santiago de los Caballeros]], Dominican Republic (2004)
*{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Santiago de Querétaro]], Mexico (2005)<ref>{{cite web |title=Santiago de Compostela y de Querétaro, hermanadas|date=11 March 2017 |url=https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/santiago/santiago/2017/03/11/santiago-compostela-queretaro-hermanadas/0003_201703S11C109913.htm|publisher=La Voz de Galicia|language=es|access-date=2023-11-15}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|PAN}} [[Santiago de Veraguas]], Panama
*{{flagicon|POR}} [[Santiago do Cacém]], Portugal (1980s)<ref name="La Voz de Galicia"/>
*{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Santiago Tuxtla]], Mexico
*{{flagicon|BRA}} [[São Paulo]], Brazil<ref>{{cite web |title=Cidades-Irmãs de São Paulo|url=https://www.prefeitura.sp.gov.br/cidade/secretarias/relacoes_internacionais/assuntos_internacionais/index.php?p=146728|publisher=São Paulo|language=pt|access-date=2022-11-26}}</ref>
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==See also==
*[[Auditorio Monte do Gozo]]
*[[Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela]]
*[[Camino de Santiago]]
*''[[Música en Compostela]]''
*[[Order of Santiago]]
*[[Santiago de Compostela derailment]]
*[[As Orfas]]
*[[Klaus Schäfer (catholic theologian)|Klaus Schäfer]], [http://www.4sdc.de/ Various routes to Santiago de Compostela]
*[[Coat of arms of Santiago de Compostela]]
*[[List of municipalities in A Coruña]]
*[[Superoito]]

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Sources==
{{EB1911|wstitle=Santiago de Compostela|volume=24|pages=191–192|ref=none}}
* {{cite book |last=Collins |first=Roger| date=1983 |title=Early Medieval Spain |publisher=St. Martin's Press |location=New York |isbn= 0-312-22464-8}}
* {{Cite encyclopedia |title=Spain |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1NInAAAAMAAJ&q=718|encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica, or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature |date=1823 |edition=Sixth|publisher=Archibald Constable|location=Edinburgh |pages=482−544 |language=en|volume=19 |ref={{SfnRef|Encyclopaedia Britannica|1823}} }}
*{{cite book |last=Fletcher |first=Richard A. |author-link=Richard A. Fletcher |title=Saint James's Catapult: The Life and Times of Diego Gelmírez of Santiago de Compostela |publisher=Clarendon |publication-place=Oxford |year=1984 |isbn=978-0-19-822581-2 |oclc=563022412 |page=[https://archive.org/details/saintjamesscatap0000flet/page/58/mode/2up 59] |url=http://libro.uca.edu/sjc/sjc.htm}}
* {{cite book |last1=Gallichan |first1=Catherine Gasquoine |title=The story of Santiago de Compostela; |date=1912 |publisher=Dent |location=London |url=https://archive.org/details/storyofsantiagod00galluoft}}

==Further reading==
* Meakin, Annette M. B. (1909). [https://archive.org/stream/galiciaswitzerla00meakuoft#page/n7/mode/2up ''Galicia. The Switzerland of Spain'']. London: Methuen & Co.

==External links==
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*[http://www.santiagodecompostela.org/english.php?lg=ing City Council of Santiago de Compostela]
*[http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20110122034637/http%3A//www.santiagoturismo.com/ Santiago Tourism]

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