Timeline of Toledo, Spain
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 .
- 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 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.
- 1390 – Puente de San Martín 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 – built.
- 1808 – Battalion of University Volunteers from the Royal University of Toledo formed.
- 1842 – Population: 13,580.
- 1857 – Population: 17,275.
- 1878 – Teatro Rojas opens.
- 1887 – Alcázar of Toledo burns down.
- 1900 – Population: 23,317.
20th century
- 1919 – Toledo railway station built.
- 1928 – CD Toledo formed.
- 1930 – Population: 27,443.
- 1931 – established.
- 1936 – Siege of the Alcázar.
- 1940 – Historic city area designated a Conjunto histórico.
- 1950 – Population: 40,243.
- 1973 – Estadio Salto del Caballo 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 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.
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