Laredo highlights its Jacobean history with a conference on the Northern Roads
The village of Laredo will host an interesting cultural event dedicated to Camino de Santiago and the historical importance that the Jacobean routes have had on the Cantabrian coast. Within the program of the Casado Soto Chair, organized by JOIN, the president of the Association of Friends of the Caminos de Santiago, Valeriano Teja, will offer a conference under the title «The Northern Roads and their layout through Laredo».
The talk will take place next Thursday, June 11, at 6:00 p.m., at the headquarters of UNATE Laredo, located on San Francisco Street, number 23. The entrance will be free until full capacity, becoming a magnificent opportunity for pilgrims, neighbors and history lovers to discover the relevance that this town has had in the development of the North Road.
Laredo has been, for centuries, one of the most prominent enclaves on the Cantabrian coast. Its strategic position and its commercial and seafaring activity made it a point of passage and welcome for numerous pilgrims who traveled along the coast in the direction of Santiago de Compostela. Precisely, this historical legacy will be one of the central axes of the conference, which will address how the Jacobean phenomenon contributed to the social, economic and cultural development of the region.
Valeriano Teja, renowned disseminator of Jacobean heritage in Cantabria, will take a tour of the evolution of the Northern Roads, explaining how these routes were configured and what role was played by towns like Laredo in the transit of travelers and pilgrims over the centuries. In addition, it will highlight the need to preserve and disseminate this heritage that today continues to attract thousands of people from all over the world.
At a time when the cultural tourism, he religious tourism and the hiking trails They are experiencing an important boom, initiatives like this help to understand that the Camino de Santiago is much more than a sporting or spiritual experience. It is also an authentic route of cultural exchange, a source of wealth for the territories it passes through and a tool to keep alive the historical memory of our people.
The conference is therefore presented as an excellent opportunity to delve deeper into the history of North Road, declared UNESCO World Heritage, and to learn first-hand some of the most significant episodes related to the passage of pilgrims through Cantabria.
From Pilgrims through Cantabria encourage all people interested in Camino de Santiago, he historical heritage, the Cantabrian culture and the Jacobean traditions to attend this meeting, which promises to become an enriching afternoon of learning and reflection.
The appointment will be Thursday, June 11 at 6:00 p.m. at UNATE Laredo, with free access until the available capacity is reached. An open invitation to discover why the Caminos del Norte continue to be, today more than ever, an essential part of the cultural identity of northern Spain.
