Wayfarer of History. The Vía de la Plata was a Roman road that linked Mérida, the capital of the Roman Hispania Lusitania, and Astorga, the headquarters of the Romans in the Cantabrian wars. It was the axis that communicated the north and south of the Peninsula. A military road by which the legions reached Lusitania. One of the oldest roads in Europe.
What of At payment It has nothing to do with mines or metals, but with the paving they used to make this road, a large slab that in late Latin was called embezzled, the Arabs turned into bal’latta and the Christians, in de la Plata.
In the times of Tiberio, Trajano and Adriano, the Vía de la Plata stretched to Cádiz, passing through Seville. Later, the Christians of Al Ándalus used the Vía de la Plata to make their pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. Since then it has been known as Mozarabic Way of Santiago.
Today Álvaro Velasco, comedian, journalist, history walker and friend, goes up in History with us, and this is the plan. In History on the Road We propose a trip through one of the arteries of the Roman Empire, through various places that are World Heritage Sites, through medieval legends, exploits and betrayals, with a touch of poetry, art and adventure.
We set off to tour the Vía de la Plata. If you want to join us … get on History!
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