Capture of Toledo

1085 CE · military

In the year 1085, the Castilian King Alfonso VI captured Toledo, one of the important cities of the Iberian Peninsula.

This conquest is regarded as one of the notable stages of the Reconquista process, in which the Christian kingdoms expanded toward the south of the peninsula. Toledo also stood out in the subsequent period as a center of science and translation where different cultures interacted.

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What was Capture of Toledo?
In the year 1085, the Castilian King Alfonso VI captured Toledo, one of the important cities of the Iberian Peninsula.
When did Capture of Toledo happen?
1085 CE