Proper noun
Compostela
Synonym of Santiago de Compostela, a city in Galicia, Spain, a major Christian pilgrimage site.
According to legend, Compostela derives from the Latin Campus Stellae (i. Source: Internet
Almanzor waged several campaigns attacking and sacking Burgos, León, Pamplona, Barcelona, and Santiago de Compostela before his death in 1002. Source: Internet
Additional roads under construction include Autovía A-54 from Santiago de Compostela to Lugo, and Autovía A-56 from Lugo to Ourense. Source: Internet
A study of 3,000 family members over 16 generations by the University of Santiago de Compostela suggests that inbreeding directly led to their extinction. Source: Internet
Early Spanish exploration Only 48 years after Columbus discovered the Americas for Europe, Francisco Vázquez de Coronado set out from Compostela, New Spain on February 23, 1540, at the head of a large expedition. Source: Internet
Burgos was a major stop for pilgrims on their way to Santiago de Compostela The Camino de Santiago passed directly through the city, where an urban section of it was called the "French Road" (Ruiz 1977:13). Source: Internet