"Among the 12 disciples of Jesus, perhaps none has inspired more magnificent art--as well as political upheaval--than Saint James the Greater. He was the first apostle to be martyred. He remains the patron saint of pilgrims to the shrine of Santiago de Compostela. His legacy has bequeathed a tradition of Western art over nearly two millennia"--
Saint James the Greater in history, art and culture
Part I. The Old World: 27 CE to 1492. First in apostolic martyrdom (27-410) ; Visigoth Iberia (410-711) ; Asturian uprising (711-813) ; Beginnings of a new cult (813-935) ; Ferdinand El Magno (985-1064) ; Mythologized traditions (1064-1150) ; Waning of the Crusades (1150-1270) ; Experiment in tolerance (1270-1300) ; Black Death and Western schism (1300s) ; Isabella I (1400-1492) -- Part II. The New World: 1492 to present day. Santiago invades the Americas (1492-1542) ; New Holy Roman Empire (1542-1600) ; The end of chivalry (early 1600s) ; Penitents of the Reformation (late 1600s) ; From Iberia to Sonoma (1700s) ; Latin American independence (early 1800s) ; Beyond manifest destiny (late 1800s) ; Negotiated global conflict (1900-1939) ; Model dictatorships (1939-1980s) ; Labor without borders (1990-2014) ; 2016 presidential election and aftermath (2014-present).