Vigo and Santiago de Compostela

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Vigo and Santiago de Compostela

• Steven Dutch
• University of Wisconsin-Green Bay

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Languages of Iberia
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Flag of Galicia
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My Hovercraft is Full of Eels
Latin Plena anguillis est navis volans mea
Portuguese Meu hovercraft está cheio de enguias
Galician O meu aerodeslizador esta cheo de anguías
Spanish Mi aerodeslizador está lleno de anguilas
Catalan El meu aerolliscador està ple d'anguiles
French Mon aéroglisseur est plein d'anguilles
Basque Nire aerolabangailua aingirez beteta dago
Arabic hawwamti mumtil'ah bi'anqalaysun
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St. James and Spain

• By tradition, St. James (the Elder) preached in
  Spain
• Later Martyred in Jerusalem
• His Remains were Brought Back to Spain
• Tomb Rediscovered in the Ninth Century
• Sanctus Iacobus ? Santiago
• Greek Iacobos ? Iacomos ? James

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Santiago Matamoros

• Tomb of Santiago rediscovered in 813
• Santiago Appeared to a Spanish King and Promised
  Victory in Battle Against the Arabs (Moors)
• A Knight Dressed in White Fought Alongside the
  Spaniards in Battle
• Matar a Moros Kill Moors

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Modern Fallout

• Spanish Troops in Iraq in 2003 wore the Cross of
  Santiago
• This was not Popular

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Cape Finisterre
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Cies Islands
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Vigo
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Citadel of Vigo
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Citadel of Vigo
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Roman Bridge at Pontevedra
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Peregrina Church, Pontevedra
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Way of St. James
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The Pilgrim Route
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Santiago de Compostela
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Santiago de Compostela
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Santiago de Compostela