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Timeline of Toledo, Spain

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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Toledo, Spain.

Contents

Prior to 20th century

  • 193 CE - Settlement becomes part of the Roman Empire.
  • 250-300 - Roman Catholic diocese of Toledo established.
  • 397-400 - Religious Council of Toledo held.
  • 554 - Toledo becomes capital of the Visigothic Kingdom of Toledo (approximate date).
  • 589 - Religious Council of Toledo held.
  • 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 - Real Universidad de Toledo established.
  • 1561 - Court of Philip II of Spain relocated from Toledo to Madrid.
  • 1576 - Artist El Greco moves to Toledo.
  • 1703 - Casa consistorial de Toledo (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 - Archivo Histórico Provincial de Toledo (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 - Juan Ignacio de Mesa becomes mayor.
  • 1981 - Population: 57,769.
  • 1986 - Historic city area designated an 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: Province of Toledo municipal election, 2015 and Castile-La Mancha parliamentary election, 2015 held.
  • Milagros Tolón becomes mayor.

    • References

    Timeline of Toledo, Spain Wikipedia
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