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Toledo (UK: / t ɒ ˈ l eɪ d oʊ / tol-AY-doh, Spanish: ⓘ) is a city and municipality of Spain, the capital of the province of Toledo and the de jure seat of the government and parliament of the autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha.
20 November 1833. Preceded by. Succeeded by. Taifa of Toledo. New Castile (Spain) Today part of. Spain. The Kingdom of Toledo ( Spanish: Reino de Toledo) was a realm in the central Iberian Peninsula, created after the capture of Toledo by Alfonso VI of León in 1085.
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Toledo, city, capital of Toledo provincia (province), in the comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of Castile–La Mancha, south-central Spain. It is situated on a rugged promontory washed on three sides by the Tagus River, 42 miles (67 km) south-southwest of Madrid.
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1 day ago · In 1085, Alfonso VI of León and Castile captured Toledo from the Moors, and the Alcazar became a key stronghold of the Christian kingdoms.[^3] Under Alfonso X "The Wise" in the 13th century, it was extensively renovated and expanded, becoming a lavish palace as well as a fortification. Later kings left their mark on the Alcazar as well.
The Kingdom of Castile (/ k æ ˈ s t iː l /; Spanish: Reino de Castilla: Latin: Regnum Castellae) was a polity in the Iberian Peninsula during the Middle Ages. It traces its origins to the 9th-century County of Castile (Spanish: Condado de Castilla, Latin: Comitatus Castellæ), as an eastern frontier lordship of the Kingdom of Asturias ...
Aerial view of Toledo, Castile-La Mancha. Looking towards the south, on the upper banks of the Tagus River, you can see the Cigarrales mansions, the old recreational estates of Toledo's bourgeoisie, many of which have been transformed into luxury accommodation.
Toledo. The spiritual capital of Castile, Toledo sits atop a rocky mount surrounded on three sides by the Río Tajo (Tagus River). When the Romans arrived here in 192 BC, they built their...
