Castilian Kingdom of Toledo Castilian Kingdom of Toledo The Kingdom of Toledo (Spanish: "Reino de Toledo") was a realm in the central Iberian Peninsula, created after Alfonso VI of León's capture of Toledo in 1085. It continued in existence until 1833; its region currently is within Spain. In April 1065 Emir Al-Muqtadir of Zaragoza besieged Barbastro, aided by 500 Sevillian knights. The governor, Count Ermengol III of Urgel, was killed in a sortie, and a few days later the city fell, whereupon the Spanish and French garrison was put to the sword, thus bringing an end to Pope Alexander II's crusade against the Moors
Madrid–Toledo high-speed rail line Madrid–Toledo high-speed rail line The LAV Madrid-Toledo is a Spanish high-speed rail line that connects the cities of Madrid and Toledo, a distance of approximately . The service was inaugurated in 2005. The route shares the first with the Madrid–Seville high-speed rail line. From La Sagra trains for Toledo travel on a dedicated branch line of to the terminus in Toledo. The trip takes thirty minutes. The new portion of the line was designed to support maximum speeds of 270 km/h, which is also the maximum speed allowed by "the common core" shared with the LAV Madrid-Sevilla/Málaga. Like all Spanish