The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Toledo, Spain.
Prior to 20th century
193 CE – Settlement becomes part of the Roman Empire. 250-300 – Roman Catholic diocese of Toledo established. Population: 15,000 397-400 – Religious Council of Toledo held. 554 – Toledo becomes capital of the (approximate date). 589 – Religious Council of Toledo held. Population: 10,000 712 – Muslims in power; city renamed "Tolaitola." 999 – Bib Mardum Mosque built. 1085 – Christian Alfonso VI of León and Castile takes Toledo. 1088 – Toledo archbishop becomes Primate of Spain. 1102 – Puerta del Cambrón (gate) built. 1180 – Santa María la Blanca synagogue built. 1209 – Rodrigo Jiménez de Rada becomes archbishop. 1227 – Toledo Cathedral construction begins. 1366 – Synagogue of El Transito built. 1380 – Public clock installed (approximate date). 1390 – Puente de San Martín (bridge) rebuilt. 1484 – Printing press in use. 1493 – Toledo Cathedral construction completed. 1520 – established. 1561 – Court of Philip II of Spain relocated from Toledo to Madrid. Population: 60,000 1576 – Artist El Greco moves to Toledo. 1703 – (town hall) built. 1808 – Battalion of University Volunteers from the Royal University of Toledo formed. 1842 – Population: 13,580. 1857 – Population: 17,275. 1878 – Teatro Rojas (theatre) opens. 1887 – Alcázar of Toledo burns down. 1900 – Population: 23,317.
20th century
1919 – Toledo railway station built. 1928 – CD Toledo (football club) formed. 1930 – Population: 27,443. 1931 – (provincial archives) established. 1936 – Siege of the Alcázar. 1940 – Historic city area designated a Conjunto histórico (national heritage site). 1950 – Population: 40,243. 1973 – Estadio Salto del Caballo (stadium) opens. 1979 – becomes mayor. 1981 – Population: 57,769. 1986 – Historic city area designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 1987 – El Día de Toledo newspaper begins publication. 1998 – Biblioteca de Castilla-La Mancha (library) opens.
21st century
2001 – Population: 68,382. 2009 – Gente Toledo newspaper begins publication. 2011 – Population:83,872. 2015 24 May: and Castile-La Mancha parliamentary election, 2015 held. Milagros Tolón becomes mayor.
See also Toledo, Spain history History of Toledo, Spain List of bishops and archbishops of Toledo List of mayors since 1979
References
This article incorporates information from the Spanish Wikipedia.
Bibliography
in English
***Please note that a wikilink to the article on [Toledo, Spain] in [EB1911] is not available***
in Spanish
External links
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