Santiago de CompostelaSantiago de Com‧po‧stel‧a /sæntiˌɑːɡəʊ də kɒmpɒˈstelə $ -də kɑːmpə-/a city in northwest Spain, where the body of St James, one of Jesus Christ's disciples, is supposed to be buried. It is famous as a place which pilgrims (=people making a religious journey) have visited for hundreds of years.