Like the other Christian knightly orders, the Knights of Santiago owe their origins to offering shelter and safe passage to pilgrims. However, unlike the other orders, a Knights of Santiago Minor Chapter House is not found on the roads to the Holy Lands, but along the pilgrim’s path to Compostella, the most important pilgrimage centre in all Western Europe.
領事館為氣勢非凡的石製建築,西班牙領事在此辦公,負責關注和處理新大陸諸般事宜。位於哈瓦納的西班牙領事館,所有決策均從王國利益出發,包括開拓美洲疆土以及向王國輸送黃金和貿易物資,並且向征服者部隊下達各項重要指令。 |