Valladolid

Valladolid? / I [ baʎaðoli (ð ) ] is a city in central Spain on the river Pisuerga. It is the capital of the province of Valladolid and of the seat of government of the autonomous community of Castile and León. Valladolid has 309 714 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013). Colloquially, the city is also called " Pucela ".

  • 4.1 Sons and daughters of the town

Geography

The city is located south of the Montes de Torozos and the plateau Tierra de Campos on the north bank of the Duero in central Spain. In the southwest of the city the mouth of the Pisuerga lies in the Duero. To the north lies Palencia, east of Aranda de Duero, south of Medina del Campo, Zamora further west and northwest of Medina de Rioseco. After Madrid ( south ) there are about 180 km.

Climate

Due to its high altitude, at 665 m above sea level and continental climate in the summer Valladolid are hot and dry, winters but much colder than in the cities on the Mediterranean. The average annual temperature is 12 ° C. In January, the average monthly temperature is 4 ° C ( the coldest month), July is the average monthly temperature 21.4 ° C ( the warmest month ). The annual rainfall is 451 mm, with December as the niederschlagreichstem month (55 mm) with June and August as driest months ( every 19 mm).

History

In the 10th century Valladolid was conquered by the Arabs. In the late 11th century the Count Pedro Ansúrez had chosen the largely depopulated city as his residence, they significantly expanded and repopulated, which is why he is regarded as the true founder of the city. In the 15th century it became the capital of the Kingdom of Castile, to Philip II moved his dominion center in 1561 in the newly built monastery residence Real Sitio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial near Madrid. However, Valladolid was briefly 1600-1606 capital again.

On May 20, 1506 died Christopher Columbus.

1550-1551, the city was the scene of the famous dispute of Valladolid, the first great moral debate about the proper treatment and enslavement of the native Indians of America.

Despite its grandiose past few historical buildings have been preserved, including the unfinished cathedral " Nuestra Señora de la Asunción ', which was designed by Juan de Herrera, architect of El Escorial. The Plaza Mayor is considered a model of the same places in Madrid and the rest of the Spanish-speaking world. The National Museum of Sculpture has Spain 's largest collection of multicolored wooden sculptures.

Valladolid has a university, which is among the oldest in Europe. As a founding date is the year 1346.

Next to it is the very well-known in Spain Renault plant, which was formerly FASA - Renault plant, which has a great importance for the region around Valladolid.

The large international film festival in the city, the Semana Internacional de Cine de Valladolid, was first held in 1956.

Coat of arms

Description: The coat of arms in red with the same color board has provided eight golden castles around the fünfflammigen golden coat of arms cut from the right flank. On the coat of arms rests a golden crown. Two sides tipped and crossed silver bars behind the shield are two accompanying to the sides of green branches.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Henry I (1204-1217), King of Castile
  • Juan de Torquemada (1388-1468), theologian
  • Tomás de Torquemada (1420-1498), Dominican, confessor of Isabella of Castile
  • Fernando Vázquez de Menchaca (1512-1569), lawyer and humanist
  • Philip II (1527-1598), son of Charles V.
  • Esteban Daza (1537-1591), guitarist and composer
  • Don Carlos (1545-1568), Prince of Asturias
  • Juan Pantoja de la Cruz (1553-1608), painter
  • Luis de la Puente (1554-1624), Jesuit priest and author of ascetic writings
  • Anne of Austria (1601-1666), Infanta, Archduchess of Austria and Regent of France
  • Philip IV (1605-1665), King of Spain
  • Antonio Pereda (1611-1678), painter
  • Evaristo Pérez de Castro Brito (1778-1848), politician and Prime Minister of Spain
  • José Zorrilla y Moral (1817-1893), poet and playwright
  • Jorge Guillén (1893-1984), poet
  • Pink Chacel (1898-1994), writer
  • Antonio Tovar (1911-1984), philologist, linguist and historian
  • Julián Marías Aguilera (1914-2005), philosopher, student and friend of José Ortega y Gasset
  • Antonio Palenzuela Velázquez (1919-2003), Bishop of Segovia
  • Miguel Delibes (1920-2010), writer
  • Fernando Arias Salgado ( born 1938 ), diplomat
  • Pilar Mateos (* 1942), author of children 's books
  • Julio Cardeñosa ( b. 1949 ), football player and coach
  • José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero ( born 1960 ), Prime Minister of Spain
  • Juan Carlos Pastor ( b. 1968 ), handball coach
  • Inés Sastre (born 1973 ), fashion model, model and actress
  • Rubén Baraja ( b. 1975 ), football player
  • Mayte Martínez (born 1976 ), athlete
  • Ricardo Serrano ( b. 1978 ), cyclist
  • Patricia Conde ( b. 1979 ), humorist, Mannequin, show host and actress
  • Juan José Abril ( born 1980 ), cyclist
  • Javier Baraja Vegas ( born 1980 ), football player
  • Fernando Hernández ( b. 1983 ), handball players
  • Roldán Rodríguez ( born 1984 ), race car driver
  • Sergio Escudero Palomo (* 1989), football player

Twinning

  • Florence, Italy
  • Lille, France
  • Morelia, Mexico
  • Orlando, United States

Sports

The biggest sports clubs in the city include the football club Real Valladolid, the basketball club CB Valladolid and of the Handball Club BM Valladolid. The Rugby Club VARC and CR El Salvador have many fans.

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