Santiago,or St. James as he is known in english,was one of Jesus' apostles, and after the crucifiction,he left Judea for Spain to spread the gospel. Herod had him beheaded in ad44 in jerusalem,making him the first apostle to be martyred.Santiago's friends managed to sneak (I love this!)his body from under Herod's nose,and put him on a stone boat headed for nw Spain without oars,sails or crew.After a week long journey, the body arrived in Padron on the Galician coast,where his disciples were waiting.They buried Santiago 20km inland form Compestela.After that the local queen witnessed a series of miracles and converted to christianity.Poor Santiago laid forgotten for centuries,while Spain became Christians.He was,many years later (813),declared the parton saint of Spain.It is said that visions of Santiago were seen everywhere.The most famous was at the battle of Clavijo,where he rode a white charger and personally scythed his way through tens of thousands of moors. This earned him the dubious honor of Santiago the moor slayer.Just a little history for all our followers.Fortuneately for us the trip will have no bloodshed and will be peaceful.Let's hope!! Lisa