Timeline of Toledo, Spain
# 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 Visigothic Kingdom of Toledo [es] (approximate date).
* 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 (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 [es] established.
* 1561 – Court of Philip II of Spain relocated from Toledo to Madrid. Population: 60,000
* 1576 – Artist El Greco moves to Toledo.
* 1703 – Casa consistorial de Toledo [es] (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 [es] (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 [es] 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 [es] and Castile-La Mancha parliamentary election, 2015 held.
   * Milagros Tolón [es] becomes mayor.
