Galicia was an independent nation until the XIV century, it is also a place of peligrinnage for Catholics which they come to the capital Santiago de Compostela from all over the world to visit St.James (Santiago) which was buried here after being kill in Palestine around circa 4 AD and brought back to Galicia by his Galician disciples from his previous expeditions and conversions during the Roman period of Galaecia, also the Roman province of Galaecia as it was known then, give to Rome one of his best Legion Leaders; Magnus Maximus which was from Iria Flavia town (city & name still remains today), 50 km from Santiago.
The Interceltic Festivals in Galicia are celebrated along the summer but some of the most relevant are in Ortigueira along July when Irish, Scots, etc they come to Galicia to celebrate ancestry and culture. |
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