Who was the first person to do the Camino de Santiago?

King Alfonso II of Asturias, with the discovery of the tomb of the apostle in the early 9th century, is considered the first pilgrim of the Camino de Santiago, although there is no documentary evidence of his journey. In the year 930, a German cleric claimed to have been cured after his pilgrimage, and around 950-951, Godescalco, bishop of Le Puy, was the first documented pilgrim.

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