Compostela
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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A derailment near Santiago de Compostela in 2013 that killed 80 people was not part of the AVE network, although that train was travelling at high speed.
From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026
The crash late on Sunday is Spain's deadliest train accident since 2013, when 80 people died after a train veered off a curved section of track outside the northwestern city of Santiago de Compostela.
From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026
And it’s nothing new — think the Christian pilgrimages to Santiago de Compostela, Jerusalem and Rome of the Middle Ages, for starters.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2024
In addition to the University of Exeter, the research team included scientists from the University of Vigo and the University of Santiago de Compostela.
From Science Daily • Oct. 5, 2023
The region subdued by Guzmán was named Nueva Galicia, of which the conqueror became governor and Compostela the capital.
From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Bolton, Herbert Eugene
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