Toledo (Spain) - Places, People, Other

39°50N 4°02W, pop (2000e) 61 000. Capital of Toledo province, Castilla-La Mancha, C Spain; on R Tagus, 71 km/44 mi SW of Madrid; former capital of Visigothic kingdom of Castile and of Spain; railway; tourism, metalwork, silk, artwork, confectionery; noted for its swords and knives; Moorish citadel, cathedral (13th–17th-c), El Greco's house, Churches of St Thomas and St Romanus, Santa Cruz museum; archbishop is primate of Roman Catholic province of Spain; old city is a world heritage site; Fiesta of Olivio (Apr–May), fiesta and fair (Aug).

Most notably, it refers to two cities of the world:

Toledo, Spain, the original city named Toledo, World Heritage Site, capital of Castile-La Mancha and one of the former capitals of the Spanish Empire Toledo, Ohio, United States, the largest city named Toledo in the U.S.

Places

Belize: Toledo District Toledo Settlement Brazil: Pedro de Toledo, São Paulo Toledo, Paraná Philippines: Toledo City, Cebu Spain: Toledo (province) United States: Toledo, Illinois Toledo, Iowa Toledo, Ohio Toledo, Oregon Toledo, Washington

People

Francisco de Toledo, Count of Oropesa (1515–1584), 16th-century Spanish viceroy of Peru Alejandro Toledo (b. 1940), contemporary Mexican artist

Other

Mettler Toledo, a manufacturer of scales and instruments Toledo, a version of the AMD Athlon 64 X2 CPU SEAT Toledo, a compact automobile Triumph Toledo, a (defunct) compact automobile USS Toledo (SSN-769), a U.S. Navy submarine USS Toledo (CA-133), a U.S. Navy heavy cruiser Toledo (K.U.