Valladolid
2 of the 7 encyclopedias on this shelf carry an entry for Valladolid. Both are reproduced below, so you can see where they agree and where they differ.
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
a city of Spain, in Old Castile, capital of the province of the same name (area, 2,922 square miles; pop. about 285,000); on the left bank of the Pisuerga, and on the Irun-Madrid railway, 102 miles N. W. of Madrid. It is a fortress of the first rank and the seat of an archbishop; has a cathedral founded in 1585 by Philip II.; many monasteries; celebrated university a founded in 1346, an institute, an Academy of Fine Arts, a museum containing many beautiful pictures and sculptures, a library, various seminaries and industrial schools, a theater, hospitals, poorhouse, etc. Of its "plazas" the most beautiful are the quadrangular Plaza Mayor, the octagonal El Ochavo, and above all the triangular Campo Grande, where bull fights, autos-da-fé, and other public spectacles used to be held, and where Napoleon is said to have reviewed not fewer than 35,000 men. The manufactures of Valladolid, which have much revived, are chiefly of cloth, iron, and leather. The old Roman town of Pintia is said to have been rebuilt in 625 by the Goths, but the name Valladolid was first applied to it after its recovery from the Moors about 1072. From this time till Charles V. transferred the court to Madrid, Valladolid was a favorite residence of the kings of Leon. It was the birthplace of Philip II. Pop. about 70,000.
Aiton's Encyclopedia (1910)
a city of Spain, the capital of the province of the same name. It is situated in a spacious, fertile plain on a tributary of the Douro 110 miles by rail from Madrid. Valladolid was the capital of Spain before the monarch moved his residence to Madrid. The royal palace still stands. The University of Valladolid, founded in 1346, is attended by over 1,000 students. Among buildings of note is an unfinished cathedral. Ferdinand and Isabella were married here. Columbus died at Valladolid. The house in which he passed away is still shown. Cervantes resided in this city. There are manufactures of iron, cloth, silks, paper, leather, chemicals, and gold and silver wares. The present population is about 70,000.