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Plaza Mayor and City Hall, Valladolid

Bandera valladolid.svg

is a city in Spain, with a population of 316,564. It is the capital of Castile and León, and one of the historical capitals of the Spanish Kingdom.

On 19 October, 1469, Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile married secretely in the Palacio de los Vivero. Also, Christopher Columbus died in the city on 20 May, 1506.

The river that runs through the city is known as the Pisuerga. Valladolid has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa in the Köppen climate classification).

Images for kids

Satellite view of Valladolid
Winter in the city gardens of Campo Grande.
Historicist early 20th century mural painting by Eugenio Oliva depicting a meeting of Ansúrez, Eylo and other people in Valladolid
Vallisoletum, 1574, by Braun and Hogenberg.
The Paseo de Zorrilla in the 1970s.
The façace of the City Hall at the Plaza Mayor
The Palacio de Santa Cruz houses the UVA's rectorate.
UEMC University
Avant train stationed at Valladolid-Campo Grande.
Holy Week procession in the city
The Pabellón Polideportivo Pisuerga, home of CBC Valladolid
Calderón Theatre is the festival headquarters

See also

In Spanish: Valladolid para niños

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