Toledo, having been declared National Monument by the Spanish state and World Heritage site by UNESCO, is considered, nowadays, the Capital of Castilla-La Mancha, and has revived with its old cultural and economic energy. In the 13th century, Toledo was a major cultural center under the guidance of Alfonso X, called "El Sabio" ("the Wise") for his love of learning. The Toledo school of translators rendered available great academic and philosophical works in Arabic and Hebrew by translating them into Latin, bringing vast stores of knowledge to Europe for the first time. Toledo was famed for its religious tolerance and had large communities of Jews and Muslims until they were expelled from Spain in 1492; until then it was known as the city of three cultures and has important religious monuments like the Synagogue of Santa Maria la Blanca, the Synagogue of El Transito, and the Mosque of Cristo de la Luz. It became capital of the Spanish Kingdom with the Austrias until Felipe II moved the royal court from Toledo to Madrid in 1561, when the old city went into a slow decline from which it never recovered. In spite of this Toledo still payed a relevant part in religion and arts, being home to El Greco for the latter part of his life, and is the subject of some of his most famous paintings, including The Burial of the Count of Orgaz, exhibited in the Church of Santo Tomé. Toledo was famed for its production of steeland especially of swords and the city is still a center for the manufacture of knives and other steel implements. With teh arrival of the democracy to Spain, Toledo acquires a new and important political role as it is declared Capital of the autonomous comunity of Castilla-La Mancha. In this web page you will find information on climatology, contact telephones numbers, educational centres... General Information - General Information - General Information | 
