The Voice of Silence
We have recovered a brief but intense Toledan legend for years attributed to Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, which reflects magnificently well the atmosphere of the streets of Toledo. * We take note and appreciate the comment …
The eyes of Doña Luz
The harsh summer sun plummets over the streets of Toledo. Don Pedro Moraleda pushes the door of the Mesón del Sevillano, fleeing from the treacherous rays that devastate the paved area of Toledo. He sits …
The Christ of the Knives
De capa y espada” we could call the following legend that we offer in these pages, El Cristo de las Cuchilladas (The Christ of the Knives). A very well known and loved by the Toledans, …
The burial of the Count of Orgaz (El Greco)
The most famous of all the paintings painted by El Greco, “The burial of the Lord of Orgaz “is in the Toledo church of Santo Tomé, being visited daily by numerous tourists. A masterpiece of …
What happened to a dean from Santiago with don Illán, the magician from Toledo
It is not a legend, in the exact sense of the term, but the XI Cuento narrated by Don Juan Manuel in “El Conde Lucanor” should be of interest to the Toledans, as it indicates …
El Prado de los Ahorcados (The Hanging Meadow)
In the already dark afternoon-night our character hastened to shelter under the Arch of Blood. It was commented by the city that it was as fast with the feather as it was skillful with the …
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
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 …
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 …
The Mysterious Fountain of Toledo
During the War of Independence, in 1809, we located this mysterious legend, about the mysterious fountain of Toledo located in the current “Paseo de la Rosa”, very close to the AVE train station. Toledo was …
The House of the Diamondist
Situated at the end of a natural watercourse on Toledano hill, next to a well-known Tagus wharf, the house belonged to Don José Navarro, author of the crown of Isabel II. There is also a …
The Bloody Hand
Many streets in Toledo have their own legend. This is the case of the “Calle de la Mano”, as we can read in this text: Pedro Suárez, Mayor of Toledo in 1385 dies in the …
The Zapatero and the Cardinal
In these times, in which some see themselves as possessors of supreme reason, in which the arrogance and confrontation they provoke are not precisely qualities of men of faith, and in which the supposed defense …
The Architect’s wife (Legend of the Bridge of San MartÃn)
More than thirty years had passed since the bridge was badly damaged during the disputes between Pedro el Cruel and Enrique de Trastámara, when Archbishop Tenorio decided to undertake an ambitious reform of the work …