Valladolid

Columbus's final resting

Valladolid is a city in northwestern Spain, capital of Castile and León.

It served as the capital of Spain during parts of the 16th and 17th centuries and is where Christopher Columbus died in 1506.

The name also belongs to a city in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula, founded by Spanish colonists.

historical

Christopher Columbus

Navigator who found the Americas

Cervantes

architecture

cathedral

Bishop's principal church

courtyards · arcades · columns · arches · bell towers · ornamentation · balustrades · dome · vaults

Mexican-city

Yucatán

Mexican state and peninsula

  • cenotesWater-filled limestone cavities
  • MayaAncient Mesoamerican people
  • colonialOf occupied territories

haciendas

university

campus

Institutional grounds and buildings

research · lectures · enrollment · alumni · rector · medical school · law school · engineering

Spanish-city

tapas

Spanish appetizer assortment

Opposites
Spanish capital status

ValladolidMadrid

Spain's governmental seat

Toledo · Burgos · seat of government

Spanish urban hierarchy

ValladolidBarcelona

Catalan capital city

Madrid · global city · Valencia · Bilbao · Málaga

Spanish regional identity

ValladolidBarcelona

Catalan capital city

Bilbao · Catalonia · Basque Country · Galicia · Pamplona

Family

Castilian

Familiarity
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Profile
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