Puente del Arzobispo, El
Toledo · Castilla-La Mancha
El Puente del Arzobispo is a municipality of Spain located in the province of Toledo, Castilla–La Mancha. The municipality spans across a total area of 0.98 km2 and, as of 1 January 2020, it has a registered population of 1,225. Together with neighbouring Talavera de la Reina, El Puente del Arzobispo was a producing centre of Maiolica pottery in Early-Modern Spain.
History
Initiated towards 1380 or 1383 under the oversight of Archbishop of Toledo Pedro Tenorio, the bridge over the Tagus was already built by 1388. Housing developed in the bridge's vicinity. The archbishop granted rights for the collection of the tithe and the bridge toll to the newly born town, that otherwise also prospered thanks to the construction of gristmills.
Over the course of the 15th century and up until the 1492 expulsion, Villafranca de la Puente del Arzobispo (later El Puente del Arzobispo) hosted a small Jewish community. Some of the forcibly exiled Jews (who had moved to Portugal) soon returned as conversos. In 1495 the local synagogue and adjoining communal property were confirmed by the Crown as a grant to Pedro Sánchez de Valdemoro, who had earlier received them from Cardinal Pedro González de Mendoza.
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Festivals
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Street market
Mercadillo semanal: Sábado, de 09:00 a 14:00 · Cañada Real
Trails and hiking
•La Jara (1.8 km)
•Camino Natural del Tajo (GR 113, 1010 km)
•Cañada Real Leonesa Oriental
•Ruta de los Pozos Nuevos y molino de Los Rebollos (PR-TO 27, 6.8 km)
•Camino Real de los Austrias - Etapa 1 (16 km)
Routes passing through Puente del Arzobispo, El
Famous people
•Gregorio Benito, futbolista español
•Demetrio Fernández González, obispo español
•Diego de Villarroel, conquistador español, alcalde de Santiago del Estero y teniente de gobernador general de San Miguel de Tucumán
•Ramón Malluguiza Rodríguez de Moya, Farmacéutico y político español
•Orencio Labrador, político español
Town hall
Alcaldía: Manuel Casillas Brasero
Town hall of Puente del Arzobispo, El
Alcaldía: Manuel Casillas Brasero
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How to get there
- 🚗 122 km from Toledo (about 86 min by car)
- 🚗 157 km from Móstoles (about 111 min by car)
- 🚗 161 km from Fuenlabrada (about 114 min by car)
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- ✈️ 164 km from Salamanca airport (about 116 min by car)
- ✈️ 195 km from Madrid-Barajas airport (about 138 min by car)
Practical info
🅿️ Where to park
- Where to park · 0.8 km away
🏧 Nearest cash machine
- Caja Castilla-La Mancha · 0 km away
- Santander · 0.1 km away
- Caja Rural · 0.1 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- Repsol · 0.6 km away
- Cooperativa Nuestra Señora del Campo · 5.7 km away
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