Islamic Toledo Spain
711-1085 The Visigoths stayed in Toledo from the Fifth Century A.D. until 711, when the Muslims, with their vast armies, strange new religion, and potent weapons obliterated them. Though some of these Visigoth Christians …
711-1085 The Visigoths stayed in Toledo from the Fifth Century A.D. until 711, when the Muslims, with their vast armies, strange new religion, and potent weapons obliterated them. Though some of these Visigoth Christians …
Centuries I-V When the Romans arrived in Toledo in the First Century A.D., they found a "very well-defended city," situated on a mountain and surrounded by a river. The Romans built a massive wall that kept Toledo safe from invasions for cen …
1085-Present The Cathedral of Toledo Toledo Cathedral - ranked among the greatest Gothic structures in Europe. The Christian presence in Toledo is most easy to see because it is still there today. Certainly the most visible produc …
Toledo is a city in central Spain, the capital of the province of Toledo and of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. Toledo served as the capital city of Visigothic Spain. The old city is located on a mountaintop and contains many …