Valladolid Cathedral was designed by Juan de Herrera, but his disciples directed most of the 17th-century construction, mainly Diego de Praves. The Town Council decided to build it after Valladolid became an episcopal see. The infobox gives a 1589 groundbreaking and 1668 consecration. The text says construction began when Valladolid was the de facto capital, but also says the capital moved to Madrid by the 1560s, which conflicts with 1589.
The article calls the style Herrerian Renaissance, with a Doric lower facade and an 18th-century upper section by Alberto Churriguera. It was planned as Europe's largest cathedral, but only 40 to 45 percent was built, stopping at the transept with one tower.
A tower damaged in 1753 fell in 1841 and was rebuilt. The cathedral was declared a Cultural Interest in 1931 and is an active Catholic church with a musical archive of about 6,000 works. The article gives no hours.
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