Geography of Valladolid
Valladolid, Spain, the capital of Valladolid province. The city lies on a fertile plain in northwestern Spain. Flowing through it is the Pisuerga River. Chief products include cotton and leather goods, pottery, flour, sugar, wine, chemicals, and railway equipment.
Valladolid attracts tourists as one of Spain's most historic cities. It was founded in Roman times, seized by the Goths in the 7th century and by Moors in the 8th, and recovered by Spaniards in the 10th century. The university was founded in 1346. In the 15th century Valladolid was the capital of Castile and Leon. Ferdinand and Isabella were married in its cathedral. Christopher Columbus spent his last two years in near poverty in Valladolid. The house where he died in 1506 is a museum. The shabby, vine-covered house where Cervantes worked on the novel Don Quixoteis open to the public.
Population: 328,365.