​SANTA TECLA, or NUEVA SAN SALVADOR, a city of the Republic of Salvador, 8 miles S. W. of the capital, San Salvador. It is a handsome town, with modern buildings, wide plazas, hospital, schools, and interesting churches. It is in the center of a picturesque valley, being within view of the volcano of the same name, and represents an attempt to establish a new capital after the destruction of San Salvador city by an earthquake in 1854. Pop. (1920) 23,291.