Talk:Valladolid

message: Perhaps the discussion on the "purity of the language" should be justified.
It is a strong assertion to say that the way a language is spoken or written by some group is "purer" than another.  
Any good references for that?  --Anonymous
The perfect Castilian is spoken in the nearby cities of Palencia and Burgos.
The perfect Castillian is considered to be spoken in Castillia, that is: Burgos, Segovia, Soria and Avila. To this region you may add Valladolid and Palencia(sometimes are in Leon and sometimes in Castilla:-)). Anyway the difference between Palencia and Valladolid way of speaking is really small(I live next to both cities). Pter
I think there is a mistake here. The inhabitants of Castile do not speak the best Spanish in gramatical terms, they speak the best Spanish in pronounciation terms. As an example they have the leismo problem (considered gratamical) but in the other hand they pronounce correctly the last d in Valladolid, instead Valladoliz as it is done in the rest of Spain. An exception is the mentioned yeismo. 
Why do the Valladolianos call their town so differently ("Pucela")? --Menchi 12:32 13 Jul 2003 (UTC)
:No sé. - Montréalais
:We don't know it.
Apparently, there's no written document that solves that question; it is only an oral tradition. There are several theories about this fact; the most "historical" one says that in the 15th century people from Valladolid (called Vallisoletanos), were convinced partisans of Joan of Arc, from Orleans, France, who was known as pucelle in french, pucela in old spanish (both from latin pullicella; therefore, the name Pucelanos given to the soldiers from this town that went to the war, and Pucela to the town. 
Other theories consider this name as coming from a particular element of the town, such as a small well (pozuela), or a ceramic industry called pozuelana. As said, none of these theories has been proved by means of written historical documents. See: Almuiña, Celso. "El nombre de Valladolid". "Historia de Valladolid a través de sus personajes".
edu18875 9 Jan 2005
"Vallisoletanos (or pucelanos) are reputed to speak the purest Castilian of all of Spain, a reputation similar to that of Tours or Aberdeen, Scotland."
The relation to Tours and Aberdeen should be clarified, I think. It just seems to be hanging there as it is. --User:Jenmoa 01:56, 20 Feb 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dialect 

message: There are several theories about the name of Valladolid, I don't speak english very well, but next links explains the origin of the name of Valladolid, anybody who write english better than me should write a short description of the origin of the name of Valladolid into this article:
* Nombre de Pucela
* Origen del nombre de Valladolid (toónimo)
--Rapomon 11:58, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Origin of the name of Valladolid 

message: In this year, 2006, the Christopher Columbus' House has been redesign. A new building ship-shaped has been added and wheelchair users will find it very easy the access to the house. It is 500 years since he died in this house of Valladolid, so the entrance will be free untill October.
Please note the artical states "Christopher Columbus died in Valladolid in 1506 in a house which is now a Museum dedicated to him."  However the Museum link states it was contructed in 1968. Can someone clarify the discrepency?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.192.96.14 (talk) 14:59, 7 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Christopher Columbus House 

message: There is an English Seminary in Valladolid called "Real y Pontifico Colegio de los Nobles Ingleses y de San Albano" which houses the famous status "Our Lady Vulnerata" (La Virgen/Nuestra Senora Vulnerata). I think this should be included but I am biased because English College Valladolid is my alma mater. The College was founded in 1589 and has 16 students who have been beatified or canonised, and one venerable. Former students include numerous senior clergy and bishops. The College website is www.valladolid.org, I hope someone feels that they can write a NPOV entry? 80.44.115.66 14:09, 17 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I should add that the above entry was made by me, so please direct any comments to my talk page. Apologies for the oversight on my part. Oliver Keenan 15:48, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  English College Valladolid 

message: This article reads like a travel guide, but wikipedia is not a travel guide.  Please clean up. :) Calliopejen1 18:13, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: No, I find this article good writen.--Newuser0077 (talk) 19:01, 14 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Inappropriate tone tag 

message: I never heard of Valladolid until the past year when The Irish Times ran a story about a Franciscan monastery there being the burial place of no less than Aodh Rua Ó Dónaill, the joint leader of the native Irish during the Nine Years War. 400 years later, given the man's incredible stature in the Irish fight against the British conquest of Ireland and the centuries of persecution which followed, his burial in this city should be recorded here. 109.77.125.55 (talk) 15:29, 10 March 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Burial place of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Roe_O%27Donnell#Flight_to_Spain_and_death Aodh Rua Ó Dónaill]

message: "Fish like red bream and hake are a major part of Valladolid's cuisine."
Do, they indeed? Well, I have restructured this part to remove the reference to the Cantabrian sea, as it would seem that red bream is found anywhere but there. Common bream, if that was meant, is a freshwater fish. Kelisi (talk) 01:36, 1 November 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fish 

message: Valladolid is not the capital of the autonomous region of Castile and León  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.220.217.78 (talk) 12:26, 10 October 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Valladolid is not the capital of Castilla y León Region 

message: Valladolid is from Arabic بلد الوليد (Balad al-Walid) 'City of Al-Walid' and from Latin Valdoletum and from Latin Vallisoletum. Derwydd74 (talk) 05:03, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Etymology of Valladolid