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> The Christians marched on the cry of ¡Dios ayuda a Santiago! "God save St. James!". They slew more than 5000 Muslims and James became known as "Matamoros". O
by ASalazarMX 2mo ago
> The Christians marched on the cry of ¡Dios ayuda a Santiago! "God save St. James!". They slew more than 5000 Muslims and James became known as "Matamoros".
OK, I'm going to go out on a tangent, and put this SE topic where they discuss why "James" is the English equivalent of "Santiago", because it didn't seem reasonable.
https://spanish.stackexchange.com/questions/4588/why-is-santiago-the-equivalent-of-james https://spanish.stackexchange.com/questions/4588/why-is-sant...