Timeline of Toledo, Spain

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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 a 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]

See also

• Toledo, Spain history
• History of Toledo, Spain
• List of bishops and archbishops of Toledo
• List of mayors since 1979
• List of municipalities in Castilla-La Mancha [it]