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

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

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

We arrived in Spain in late July and walked through a scorching August to Santiago de Compostela.

From New York Times ● May 17, 2023

In leisurely fashion he strolled through southern Spain and Portugal, presently reaching Santiago de Compostela.

From The Whirligig of Time by Williams, Wayland Wells