Every year, more historians and scholars in related humanities disciplines are using Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and mapping technology in their research. The field of spatial history/spatial humanities is growing. Yet, many scholars are still unaware of the potential of using mapping technology to interpret the past and further their academic research. Mapping helps us to see the movement of people and ideas over time and thereby raises new research questions. This article seeks to introduce readers to the field of spatial history and to illustrate the potential of GIS by examining the medieval pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. In particular, the article uses spatial analysis to add further evidence that Aimeric Picaud, the author of the twelfth-century Pilgrim’s Guide to Santiago de Compostela, likely did not make the trip as described in his text.

每年，越来越多的相关人文学科的历史学家和学者在他们的研究中使用地理信息系统（GIS）和地图技术。空间历史/空间人文学科领域正在增长。但是，许多学者仍然不知道使用地图技术解释过去并进一步进行学术研究的潜力。映射帮助我们了解人和思想随时间的变化，从而引发新的研究问题。本文旨在通过向中世纪的圣地亚哥德孔波斯特拉朝圣之旅，向读者介绍空间历史领域，并说明GIS的潜力。特别是，该文章使用空间分析来补充更多证据，证明十二世纪的作者艾美·皮考德（Aimeric Picaud）朝圣者的圣地亚哥德孔波斯特拉指南（Pilgrim's Guide to Santiago de Compostela）可能没有按照他的文字所述进行旅行。