Pronunciation
Many people mistakenly pronounce the town's name as ah-VEE-lah given the name's Spanish origin. However, the correct Spanish pronunciation is AH-vee-luh. Ordinarily, the penultimate syllable of Spanish words is stressed, except when indicated by an accent over a different syllable. In Spanish, Avila is actually spelled "Ávila" thus indicating that the first syllable, not the second, is stressed.
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