- Time of past OR future Camino
- Too many and too often!
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Thanks, that's actually an interesting article because it sheds some light on the mystery of the concept of the "officially recognised" Camino de Santiago.article in El Correo Gallego
Interesting detail that the Cathedral seems to recognise a greater number of "official" routes than the Xunta does.Thanks, that's actually an interesting article because it sheds some light on the mystery of the concept of the "officially recognised" Camino de Santiago.
This seems logical, as they have different roles and responsibilities. The Xunta's recognition may mean they are taking on maintenance of those routes.Interesting detail that the Cathedral seems to recognise a greater number of "official" routes than the Xunta does.
The Xunta have announced that they plan to spend 141 million euros in preparation for the next Holy Year in 2027. I imagine that quite a few local groups would like a part of that.The forum has had numerous posts pointing out the huge amounts of money the Xunta spends.
If that were so, they'd need to recognise almost every single pre-1850s road in Galicia.Interesting! It does look like the Xunta is trying to limits its recognition to routes with historical authenticity
Both the Spanish and the Gallego are correct."El Correo Gallego" calls " Camino del Mar" when everybody calls it " Camiño do Mar". I don't know if the official denomination must be in Spanish.
Yes I know that both are correct, but the "official denomination" of a new Camino should be unique (in Spanish or Galego). In the case of "Camiño do Mar" this is the most used and therefore should be the "official" for a newspaper.Both the Spanish and the Gallego are correct.
The Francès is o Camiño Francés in Gallego ... https://www.caminodesantiago.gal/gl/planifica/as-rutas/camino-frances
Of course I don't know whether the "official denomination" of a Camino de Santiago must be unique and/or whether it must be the same in Spanish and Galego. You appear to say that Galicians prefer calling it Camiño do Mar even when they speak Spanish?Yes I know that both are correct, but the "official denomination" of a new Camino should be unique (in Spanish or Galego).
I always call it " Camiño do Mar" no matter the language I'm using but I' m sure that there are Galegos that call it " Camino del Mar".Of course I don't know whether the "official denomination" of a Camino de Santiago must be unique and/or whether it must be the same in Spanish and Galego. You appear to say that Galicians prefer calling it Camiño do Mar even when they speak Spanish?
The spelling of Camino names in the Correo Gallego news article, although written in Spanish, appears not to be consistent: in the map they use Camiño exclusively, in the article they use Camino del Mar but Camiño do Norte. It is perhaps just careless proofreading?
Below is a screenshot as an illustration because not everyone has the time and inclination to click on links: In the online registration form for your application for a Compostela, when you opt for "Via Celtica" as your Camino, you then have 11 possible starting points, ranging from Barizo to Ponte do Porto. These appear to be small towns in Galicia with a harbour or close to a harbour.they have now diverted from this principle because there are many more Caminos in the list that peregrin@s can tick as the Camino that they have walked in Galicia when they wish to obtain a Compostela (see their online registration form).
OK thanks but I don't think that the legal principles and definitions described therein are incorrect -- though in my edited comment, in edits that you may not have seen, I do take note of where the new Law has modified the definition of what a "Camino" is (short local routes from pueblos in Galicia near to Santiago are excluded from the definition, even should they be historic routes -- I would "guess" that a Camino would need to be about 100K or longer for legal or other "official" recognition ?).FWIW: This law is no longer in force. It has been repealed.
So that it would seem that these laws make certain particular routes legally established routes of the Camino rather than "official" per se -- and that additionally, from the legal standpoint, an "officially recognised route" is any route of the Way of Saint James that is historically documented as being such, including both the legally established routes and those not legally established. So that would exclude the more poorly travelled tertiary routes and variants, as well as the network of individual routes from every village at least until they reach a junction with a historic route.
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