Timeline of Toledo, Spain

Last updated July 23, 2023

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.^[1]
250-300 – Roman Catholic diocese of Toledo established.^[2] Population: 15,000
397-400 – Religious Council of Toledo held.^[3]
554 – Toledo becomes capital of the Visigothic Kingdom of Toledo [ es ] (approximate date).^[4]
589 – Religious Council of Toledo held.^[3] Population: 10,000
712 – Muslims in power; city renamed "Tolaitola."^[5]
999 – Bib Mardum Mosque built.^[6]
1085 – Christian Alfonso VI of León and Castile takes Toledo.^[3]
1088 – Toledo archbishop becomes Primate of Spain.^[4]
1102 – Puerta del Cambrón (gate) built.^[3]
1180 – Santa María la Blanca synagogue built.^[6]
1209 – Rodrigo Jiménez de Rada becomes archbishop.
1227 – Toledo Cathedral construction begins.^[3]
1366 – Synagogue of El Transito built.^[6]
1380 – Public clock installed (approximate date).^[7]
1390 – Puente de San Martín (bridge) rebuilt.^[3]
1484 – Printing press in use.^[8]
1493 – Toledo Cathedral construction completed.
1520 – Real Universidad de Toledo [ es ] established.
1561 – Court of Philip II of Spain relocated from Toledo to Madrid.^[9] Population: 60,000
1576 – Artist El Greco moves to Toledo.^[10]
1703 – Casa consistorial de Toledo [ es ] (town hall) built.^[11]
1808 – Battalion of University Volunteers from the Royal University of Toledo formed.
1842 – Population: 13,580.^[12]
1857 – Population: 17,275.^[12]
1878 – Teatro Rojas (theatre) opens.^[13]
1887 – Alcázar of Toledo burns down.^[4]
1900 – Population: 23,317.^[12]

20th century

1919 – Toledo railway station built.
1928 – CD Toledo (football club) formed.
1930 – Population: 27,443.^[12]
1931 – Archivo Histórico Provincial de Toledo [ es ] (provincial archives) established.^[14]
1936 – Siege of the Alcázar.^[15]
1940 – Historic city area designated a Conjunto histórico (national heritage site).
1950 – Population: 40,243.^[12]
1973 – Estadio Salto del Caballo (stadium) opens.
1979 – Juan Ignacio de Mesa [ es ] becomes mayor.^[16]
1981 – Population: 57,769.^[12]
1986 – Historic city area designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site.^[6]
1987 – El Día de Toledo newspaper begins publication.^[17]
1998 – Biblioteca de Castilla-La Mancha (library) opens.^[18]

21st century

2001 – Population: 68,382.^[12]
2009 – Gente Toledo newspaper begins publication.
2011 – Population:83,872.^[12]
2015
- 24 May: Province of Toledo municipal election, 2015 [ es ] and Castile-La Mancha parliamentary election, 2015 held.
- Milagros Tolón [ es ] becomes mayor.^[16]

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↑ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Spain". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo . Retrieved 13 October 2016.
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1 2 3 Haydn 1910.
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↑ Gerhard Dohrn-van Rossum [in German] (1996). History of the Hour: Clocks and Modern Temporal Orders. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-15510-4.
↑ F. J. Norton (1966). Printing in Spain 1501-1520. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-13118-6.
↑ Levi 1995.
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↑ Conde de Cedillo 1890.
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↑ Francisco J. Romero Salvadó (2013). "Chronology". Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Civil War. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-5784-1.
1 2 Archivo Municipal de Toledo. "Galería de alcaldes de Toledo" (in Spanish). Ayuntamiento de Toledo [ es ]. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
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This article incorporates information from the Spanish Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

Josiah Conder (1830), "Toledo", The Modern Traveller, London: J.Duncan
"Spain: Toledo", Cities and Principal Towns of the World, Cabinet Cyclopaedia, London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, & Green, 1830, OCLC 2665202
Hannah Lynch (1898), Toledo, Mediaeval Towns, London: J.M. Dent & Co., OCLC 150311124
"Toledo". Spain and Portugal (3rd ed.). Leipsic: Karl Baedeker. 1908. OCLC 1581249.
Chisholm, Hugh (1910), "Toledo", Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, OCLC 14782424 ***Please note that a wikilink to the article on [Toledo, Spain] in [EB1911] is not available***
Benjamin Vincent (1910), "Toledo", Haydn's Dictionary of Dates (25th ed.), London: Ward, Lock & Co.
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in Spanish

Cristóbal Lozano [in Spanish] (1667). Reyes Nuevos de Toledo (in Spanish) – via Google Books.
"Toledo". Castilla la Nueva. Recuerdos y bellezas de España (in Spanish). Vol. 1. Jose Repullés. 1853. hdl:2027/ucm.5325879622.
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Jerónimo López de Ayala conde de Cedillo [in Spanish] (1890). Toledo: guía artístico-práctica (in Spanish and French). Toledo: Libreria y Encuadernación de Menor Hermanos.

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[FOOTNOTETarver2016-1] Tarver 2016.

[katolsk-2] "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Spain". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo . Retrieved 13 October 2016.

[FOOTNOTEBritannica1910-3] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Britannica 1910.

[FOOTNOTEHaydn1910-4] 1 2 3 Haydn 1910.

[FOOTNOTEHourihane2012-5] Hourihane 2012.

[ICOMOS1986-6] 1 2 3 4 International Council on Monuments and Sites (1986). "World Heritage List No. 379".

[Rossum1996-7] Gerhard Dohrn-van Rossum [in German] (1996). History of the Hour: Clocks and Modern Temporal Orders. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-15510-4.

[Norton2010-8] F. J. Norton (1966). Printing in Spain 1501-1520. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-13118-6.

[FOOTNOTELevi1995-9] Levi 1995.

[MMA-eusi08-10] "Iberian Peninsula, 1400–1600 A.D.: Key Events". Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art . Retrieved 13 October 2016.

[11] "Documento BOE-A-1996-28416", Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish), Ministry of the Presidency, Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado [ es ], 1996

[INE-12] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Alterations to the municipalities in the Population Censuses since 1842: Toledo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain) . Retrieved 13 October 2016.

[FOOTNOTEConde_de_Cedillo1890-13] Conde de Cedillo 1890.

[14] "Archivo Histórico Provincial de Toledo". Censo-Guía de Archivos (in Spanish). Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte . Retrieved 13 October 2016.

[romero2013-15] Francisco J. Romero Salvadó (2013). "Chronology". Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Civil War. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-5784-1.

[Alcaldes-16] 1 2 Archivo Municipal de Toledo. "Galería de alcaldes de Toledo" (in Spanish). Ayuntamiento de Toledo [ es ]. Retrieved 13 October 2016.

[europa2003-17] "Spain". Western Europe. Regional Surveys of the World (5th ed.). Europa Publications. 2003. ISBN 978-1-85743-152-0.

[18] Biblioteca de Castilla-La Mancha. "Quienes somos" (in Spanish). Toledo: Consejería de Educación, Cultura y Deportes de Castilla-La Mancha. Retrieved 13 October 2016.

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