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Santa Tecla

American  
[san-tuh tek-luh, sahn-tah te-klah] / ˈsæn tə ˈtɛk lə, ˈsɑn tɑ ˈtɛ klɑ /

noun

  1. a city in SW El Salvador, just SW of San Salvador.


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Santa Tecla Mayor Henry Flores said the crews had destroyed nearly 80 tombstones in the municipal cemetery and erased gang-related graffiti.

From Seattle Times Nov. 2, 2022

María’s son, José Luis, was one of those detained at random, while he and his mother were at their home in Santa Tecla, near San Salvador, the capital.

From New York Times Mar. 28, 2022

A barber works at Sevilla Barber Shop where Bitcoin is accepted as a payment method, in Santa Tecla, El Salvador September 6, 2021.

From Reuters Sep. 7, 2021

He held my daughter in his arms when he visited Santa Tecla.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 14, 2018

These again are flanked on the west by the chapel churches of Santa Tecla, Santa Anna, and the Presentacion, as well as by a number of other smaller, vaulted compartments.

From Cathedrals of Spain by John A.

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