Compostela
Britishnoun
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The shell was also a widely recognized symbol associated with pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 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
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
Compostela had become a populous city, but a city of inns, hospitals, and all variety of conventual and religious establishments.
From Spanish Highways and Byways by Katharine Lee Bates
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