Being robbed in a strange country can be one of the most traumatic experience, to lose enough to cancel one's pilgrimage is even worse and as victims of thieves ourselves we sympathise with you. My wife was pickpocketed before we arrived in Santander, lost our walking poles and a bag on the flight into Santander, and I was pickpocketed in Madrid in spite of being extra careful.
A lesson to be learnt is to distribute the valuables in different pockets/bags so that the loss of one will not have catastrophic consequences, we placed our credit and ATM card in different pockets so we could still pay our way, we lost the cash currency though. The rigmarole of reporting to the Police, finding the Police Station was difficult, calling the card centres to report the loss and get a replacement, was a chore. Remember firstly the proper number to call, we had to pay toll charges as we did not have the toll free number at hand. Remember and record all details of the valuables in a different place, also where you can pick up replacement cards. We had to our surprise and relief the replacement credit card delivered to us within 24 hours. Lastly, have a travel insurance as not everyone on the Camino is a God-fearing saint on a sacred journey
The albergue in Santander is within a row of busy shops on the High Street, on a steep narrow cobbled street and not designed for anyone with a handicap. The rooms are clean but small, one has a flight of steep stairs to get to the office, it is however compensated by a wonderfully friendly non-English speaking hospitalero. He issued us with the first sello, with a big smile, on the folder which he issued for E1.00. There is no space to put a dog, with no park nearby for it to run and evacuate itself. He gave us a glossy fully illustrated Spanish brochure on the Camino between Burgos and Leon, he did not ask for payment but there are lots of books and pamphlets which you can buy at the albergue. There is a message board, and a lovely detailed map pinned on the wall of the destinations.
We did not stay in the albergue but in a nearby E30/night hotel with bath, there are lots of rooms available near the albergue if one does not wish to stay in the albergue. I hope that information I write above will be helpful, and to hope that this robbery will inspire you to complete what was cruelly taken away from you.