Valladolid

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Val·la·do·lid

 (văl′ə-də-lĭd′, bä′lyä-thō-lēth′)
A city of northwest-central Spain northwest of Madrid. It became the chief residence of the Castilian court in the mid-1400s and was the site of the marriage of Ferdinand and Isabella in 1469.
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Valladolid

(Spanish baʎaðoˈlið)
n
1. (Placename) a city in NW Spain: residence of the Spanish court in the 16th century; university (1346). Pop: 321 143 (2003 est)
2. (Placename) the former name (until 1828) of Morelia
3. (Historical Terms) the former name (until 1828) of Morelia
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"There's no doubt of that," replied Sancho, "for I have known many to take their name and title from the place where they were born and call themselves Pedro of Alcala, Juan of Ubeda, and Diego of Valladolid; and it may be that over there in Guinea queens have the same way of taking the names of their kingdoms."
Atletico Madrid 1 Real Valladolid 0 ATLETICO MADRID tightened their grip on second place in La Liga with a scrappy win over struggling Valladolid.
TURIN: Ronaldo, the former Brazil striker and current majority shareholder of Real Valladolid, has said he would be in favour of the club playing La Liga games outside of Spain.
ians Madrid Former Brazil striker Ronaldo on Monday became the majority shareholder in Spanish top-division football club Real Valladolid. Ronaldo, who played for FC Barcelona, Inter Milan and Real Madrid in his glittering career, bought 51 per cent of the shares in the club from Valladolid club president Carlos Suarez at a price of around 30 million euros.
Former Brazil striker Ronaldo has become the majority stakeholder in Spanish La Liga team Real Valladolid after buying 51 percent of the club from president Carlos Suarez.
So when I had a chance to join a tamale-making party, or tamalada, with Mexican cookbook author Marcela Valladolid, I was thrilled.
RANGERS could land Javi Guerra for pounds 2.5million - half of his buy-out price at Real Valladolid.
As a distribution launch pad, Valladolid has always courted upscale talents: Goran Paskaljevic has won three times, Ken Loach twice.
DERBY are in talks to sign Real Valladolid forward Alberto Bueno.
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