[Gocamino] Spanish names; the new book

[Javier Martin]

Hi Rosina.

Mrs. Rey Castelao is not a medieval history but a modern history professor
at  the University of Santiago. See the next link:

http://www.peregrinosasantiago.com/foro/php/read.php?f=1&i=31247&t=31224#reply_31247

In any spanish associations (as the mine) there´s pilgrins that think this
book contains any accuracies about history, towns born along the Camino,
etc.

Best regards,

Javier Martín
Madrid, Spain



On 11/18/06, blaroli at aol.com <blaroli at aol.com> wrote:
>
> Hello you all,
> In Spanish, someone's  personal name is followed by the father's name
> first and then by the mother's name. As a rule, both names are used.
> Thus, the author of the new book "Myths of Santiago" whose name is Ofelia
> Rey Castelao may be found in Spanish catalogues under her father's name,
> "Rey", whereas, I expect, in English sources she may appear under her
> mother's name, "Castelao".
> This prolific author has unleashed a veritable polemics storm with the
> presentation last week of her new book "Mitos del Apostol Santiago" (Myths
> of the apostle James).  The book,  introduced to the public last Tuesday  at
> the Reyes Catolicos parador in Santiago, follows a new approach to Xacobean
> themes by studying the metamorphosis of myths into readily believed
> historical facts.
> Among many provocative assertions contained in the book, the author claims
> that ancient pilgrims used to go to Toulousse first to venerate the relics
> of Saint James believed to be there. Another is the author's belief that
> Francisco Franco actively promoted the image of Santiago Matamoros to
> reinforce his own projection as a crusader fighting those infidel
> non-believers, during the Spanish Civil War, that went around burning
> churches all over the place.
> The main point of contention, however,  seems to be the same question that
> has floated around for the past 10 centuries: "Are the remains of Saint
> James really in the Santiago Cathedral Crypt?"
> While an extensive scientific investigation conducted by Spanish, U.S.,
> English and French scientists recently concluded that Christopher Columbus
> is, in fact, buried in the Cathedral of Seville, and traces his genealogy to
> a family from Catalonia, with extant descendents in Barcelona  (an
> impressive video of the opening of the tomb and the handling of the remains
> for DNA identification was shown on the Discovery Channel and is available
> for purchase), a similar investigation cannot be conducted of the remains in
> the crypt of the Santiago Cathedral because a Papal Bull prohibits
> intrusions into the tombs of saints.
> Reportedly the book is not anti-Santiago, but rather a study of the
> phenomenon that propels so many thousands of us to Santiago, and an
> earnest  search for whatever verifiable historical facts may exist.
> Ms. Rey Castelao is a medieval history professor at the University of
> Santiago de Compostela; she has been involved in the study of the Camino
> since she earned her PhD with a dissertation about it thirty years ago.
> As soon as I get the book and read it I'll know more.  The information
> above comes from the, quite a few,  articles that have been published in the
> Galician newspapers since the introduction of the book.
> Hugs!
> Rosina
> p.s. There are 217 (two hundred and seventeen) mini-videos about  the
> "Camino de Santiago" listed in YouTube!
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