The Jewish Devil

The Jewish Devil

The “black legend” that since the Middle Ages has accompanied the February People living in Toledo, even after their expulsion, shows us one more chapter with the text that we adapt below in The Jewish …

The prophecy of the Tagus

The prophecy of the Tagus

Legend has it that it was a Count named Don Julián who betrayed his King (Don Rodrigo, last Visigoth King), allied with the Arabs and facilitated the passage through the Strait of Gibraltar for them …

Activities commemorating the War of Independence

Activities commemorating the War of Independence

Toledo City Council has organised a series of activities for this weekend (4 October 2008) to commemorate the Bicentenary of the War of Independence. {mosgoogle}The deputy mayor and councillor for Culture, Ángel Felpeto, presented today …

The double death of Don Enrique de Villena

The double death of Don Enrique de Villena

Two famous schools had Toledo: that of translators and that of Nigromance, in which wise men from all over the world tried to know the mysteries of the so-called “Ars Toletana”, magic in its purest …

The Alley of Beautiful Children

The Alley of Beautiful Children

A legend ultimately related to the so-called “Puerta del Sol”, one of the oldest accesses to Toledo, well preserved and currently can be visited inside. This door receives its name from the existing representation of …

Medieval knights. Warlords

Medieval knights. Warlords

The way of life of these characters can also be seen in the exhibition through mills to grind grain, tents or kitchen utensils. The reason for this exhibition is very attractive, both for children and …

Toledo Nearest, cultural information about the city

Toledo Nearest, cultural information about the city

” Toledo más cerca” is a free publication edited by Morales Comunicación, in collaboration with Plataforma El Sacacorchos, OTO and Aula Taberna Cátame Despacito. As of July 2008, this publication can be downloaded from these …

Photograph of the week: La Campana Gorda

Photograph of the week: La Campana Gorda

We inaugurate this new section of “La Fotografía de la Semana” with a classic from Toledo: La “Campana Gorda” de la Catedral de Toledo: (Click to enlarge) Photo: Arturo.G.S. Toledo *This article was published in …

Santa Leocadia

Santa Leocadia

The current Mudejar temple of Santa Leocadia rises above the house in which the Toledo virgin lived. Under this church there is still a subterranean, next to the main altar, which was the room where …

History, Myths and Legends of Toledo

History, Myths and Legends of Toledo

The new publication of Don Ángel Santos Vaquero delves into the fusion that we have commented on so many times here between the myths of Toledo and history, rooted in the stones of Toledo. A …

The Confessor Devil

The Confessor Devil

The Devil is not only part of the Toledano Street map. The cathedral also houses among its Gothic walls one of the most “infernal” legends of the city; a recurrent theme in the Toledo legends …