'A City of the Three Cultures' is one of the unofficial names of Toledo as Christians, Islamic and Jewish cultures have been living there together for many centuries. This communion has certainly reflected on many aspects of life of the town and one of them is architecture.
The history of Toledo is long and rich with events. First it was conquered by Rome 190 B.C. (and got its name) and became a significant town of that period that continued until the fall of the Roman Empire the King of the Visigoths founded his Court in Toledo and the town became a the political and religious capital of Hispania. In 712 A.D. it was captured by the Moors which ruling continued for more than 300 years.
When the city passed to Alfonso VI many of the Muslims made up their minds not to leave the territory but to stay there together with Christians and Jews.
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