Santiago de Compostela

British  

/ de kɔmpɔsˈtela /

noun

1. Latin name: Campus Stellae. a city in NW Spain: place of pilgrimage since the 9th century and the most visited (after Jerusalem and Rome) in the Middle Ages; cathedral built over the tomb of the apostle St James. Pop: 92 339 (2003 est)

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Santiago de Compostela

Alonso, a professor of Biopharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology at the University of Santiago de Compostela, said she used to rehearse conference speeches with her young niece.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Then, at the end of May, after 26 days and 500 miles of walking, I reached Santiago de Compostela.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 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

Alonso Alonso would be in his very element in Santiago de Compostela.

From Spanish Highways and Byways by Katharine Lee Bates

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