Santiago de Compostela is the capital of the autonomous community of , .
Santiago de Compostela,commonly known asSantiago, is thecapitalof theautonomous communityofGaliciain northwesternSpain.The city has its origin in the shrine ofSaint James the Great, nowthe city's cathedral, as destination of theWay of St. James, a leading Catholicpilgrimageroute originated in the9th century. In 1985 the city's Old Town was designated aUNESCOWorld Heritage Site.