The legend regarding Peter’s missionaries to Spain appeared in the fifth century, but it was not as influential as that of James’ visit to the country, which originated three centuries later. According to this tradition, James proclaimed the Gospel, without much success, in Galicia and Saragossa. On his way back, the Virgin appeared to him standing on a pillar, and gave him words of encouragement—this is the origin of the “Virgen del Pilar,”
