Toledo steel Struggle to Keep Age-Old Tradition Alive.” NU Journalism AbroadSpain 2015, 19 June 2015 ,nujournalism2015.wordpress.com/2015/06/18/the-toledo-sword-last-remaining-craftsmen-struggle-to-keep-age-old-tradition-alive/. 5.<nowiki>https://www.researchgate.net/publication/235886833_A_Metallographic_Examination_of_a_Toledo_Steel_Sword</nowiki> Toledo steel Toledo steel, known historically as unusually hard, is from Toledo, Spain, which has been a traditional sword-making, steel-working center since about 500 BCE, and came to the attention of Rome when used by Hannibal in the Punic Wars. Soon, it became a standard source of weaponry for Roman legions. Toledo steel was famed for its high quality alloy, whereas Damascus steel, a competitor from the Middle Ages onward, was famed for a specific metal-working technique. History The origin of Toledo steel comes from
Alcázar of Toledo Alcázar of Toledo The Alcázar of Toledo (, ) is a stone fortification located in the highest part of Toledo, Spain. Once used as a Roman palace in the 3rd century, it was restored under Charles I (Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor) and his son Philip II of Spain in the 1540s. In 1521, Hernán Cortés was received by Charles I at the Alcázar, following Cortes' conquest of the Aztecs. Most of the alcázar was rebuilt, or restored, between 1939 and 1957 after the Siege of the Alcázar of the Spanish Civil War. During the Spanish Civil War, Colonel José