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It was briefly the capital of Habsburg Spain between 1601 and 1606. The city then declined until the arrival of the railway in the 19th century, and with its industrialisation into the 20th century.
In the early 19th century Valladolid was invaded by the French. In the 20 th century, after the Spanish civil war, the city experienced spectacular growth thanks to industrial development, especially in the car industry. Valladolid is currently a modern city with a population of around 400,000.
5 days ago · Valladolid was the capital of Spain from 1601 to 1606 during the reign of King Philip III, making it a city of great political importance in the past. Birthplace of Cervantes Miguel de Cervantes, one of Spain’s most celebrated writers and the author of Don Quixote, was born in Valladolid in 1547.
Pop. (2007 est.) 521,661. Valladolid, provincia (province) in the comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of Castile-León, northwestern Spain. It is bordered by the provinces of León and Palencia to the north, Burgos and Segovia to the east, Segovia, Ávila, and Salamanca to the south, and Zamora to the west. It is a great.
Valladolid (Spanish: [baʎaðoˈlið] ) 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 .
Under Ansúrez, Valladolid grew into a city of considerable importance. From the reign of Alfonso VII (12th century) to that of Philip II (and again from 1600 to 1606 under Philip III), it was the seat of the Castilian and then of the Spanish court. The Ansúrez lordship was ended in 1208 when Alfonso VIII incorporated Valladolid with the crown ...
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Valladolid is the capital of the province of the same name, and is part of the region of Castile and Leon. Valladolid is a reasonably large industrial city to the northwest of Madrid. It is one of the major regional centre in Castile-Leon. The city has an older core with some interesting buildings.
