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Traditionally, the metallurgical industry has been the economic basis of Toledo, mostly by making their very famous swords and knives.

Toledo

Toledo is known as the “Imperial City” for being the main headquarters of the Court of Carlos I and also as “The City of Three Cultures”, for being populated for centuries by Christians, Jews, and Muslims.

The history of the city dates back to the Bronze Age. It was an important carpetano center until the Roman conquest in the 193b.C. There are various remains of Roman activity in the city, such as the aqueduct or the circus. In the year 711, Toledo is conquered without little opposition from Muslims being conquered back by Alonso VI in 1085. Traditionally, the metallurgical industry has been the economic basis, mostly by making their very famous swords and knives.

During the early modern period the city highlight as the headquarters of the Catholic Monarchs and their participation in the war of the communities of Castilla. In contemporary times, Toledo and more specifically, its Alcazar became a symbol of the civil war during his long “Siege of the Alcazar. In 1983 it became a capital of Castilla – La Mancha.

Toledo has numerous places of interest and is World Heritage since 1987. They include the Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes, Gothic isabelline of the VX century and the Cathedral of Santa Maria, the XIII century of Gothic style as well. Toledo was also place of birth or residence of artists such as Garcilaso de la Vega and El Greco.

The Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes was built for the Franciscan Order under the patronage of Queen Isabella I of Castile. Which she intended to make it a royal mausoleum in commemoration of the Battle of Toro (1476) and the birth of Prince Juan . This monastery is one of the most valuable examples of Elizabethan Gothic style in Spain and the most important building erected by the Catholic Kings.

The Cathedral of Santa Maria de Toledo, called also Catedral Primada de Toledo and headquarters of the Archdiocese of Toledo, is a building of Gothic architecture and it is considered the “magnum opus” of the Gothic in Spain. Its construction began in 1226 during the reign of Fernando III, El Santo, and the latest contributions Gothic occurred in 1493, in times of the of the Catholic Kings.

Toledo is undoubtedly must place to visit to learn about the history and culture of the ancient region of Castilla – La Mancha.

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