Order of Santiago: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Frates de Cáceres • Orden de Santiago
Date	c. 1160 - 1493
Areas Of Involvement	Roman Catholicism • knight
Related People	Ferdinand II

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Map of the Iberian Peninsula highlighting the main pilgrimage routes of the Camino de Santiago across Spain, Portugal, and a portion of southern France. Color-coded lines trace the Finisterre, Frances, Ingles, Norte, Portugues Central, Portugues Coastal, and Via de la Plata routes, all converging toward Santiago de Compostela in northwest Spain. Major cities along the routes, such as Lisbon, Porto, Burgos, Leon, and Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, are labeled.

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