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History of Toledo, Spain. The city of Toledo as depicted in the Codex Vigilanus in 976. Toledo is the repository of more than 2000 years of history. Successively a Roman municipium, the capital of the Visigothic Kingdom, a major city in Al-Andalus and the Kingdom of Castile.
Toledo is considered most representative of Spanish culture, and its historic centre was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1986. Its rocky site is traversed by narrow, winding streets, with steep gradients and rough surfaces, centring on the Plaza del Zocodover.
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Successively a Roman municipium, the capital of the Visigothic Kingdom, a fortress of the Emirate of Cordoba, an outpost of the Christian kingdoms fighting the Moors and, in the 16th century, the temporary seat of supreme power under Charles V, Toledo is the repository of more than 2,000 years of history. Its masterpieces are the product of ...
Nov 12, 2014 · History of Toledo, Spain. With over 2000 years of history, the city of Toledo has the special designation of being a melting pot, a place where the various cultures and eras of Spain have converged and congregated, and which together comprise a rich model of the country’s history.
• Toledo was the capital of Spain until 1560, when the honour went to Valladolid and then Madrid. • The Alcázar was captured by Nationalist forces during the Civil War, though the city remained Republican. • Doménikos Theotokópoulos, the painter better known as El Greco, died in Toledo in 1614.
Dec 21, 2012 · Just 30 minutes from Madrid by train, Toledo feels like a living museum, its textured history left largely intact through the many violent takeovers of Spain.
