TORO  , a See also:

• TOWN

town of See also:

• SPAIN
• SPAIN (Espana)

Spain, in the See also:

• PROVINCE
• PROVINCE (Lat. provincia; perhaps a contraction of providentia)

province of See also:

• ZAMORA

Zamora, on the right See also:

• BANK

bank of the See also:

• RIVER

river Duero (See also:

• DOURO (Span. Duero, Port. Douro, anc. Durius)

Douro), and on the Zamora-See also:

• MEDINA
• MEDINA, JOSE TORIBIO (1852- )

Medina del Campo railway . Pop . (1900), 8379 . Toro is an See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

ancient fortified town, with picturesque narrow streets, among which are many See also:

• MEDIEVAL

medieval churches, convents and palaces, besides See also:

• MODERN

modern See also:

• SCHOOLS

schools and public buildings . A See also:

• FINE

fine See also:

• BRIDGE

bridge of twenty-two See also:

• ARCHES, COURT OF

arches spans the river . The See also:

• CATHEDRAL

cathedral See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

church is Romanesque; it See also:

• DATES

dates from the 12th See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century but has been partially restored . The See also:

• PALACE (Lat. Palatium, the name given by Augustus to his residence on the Palatine Hill)

palace of the niarquesses of See also:

• SANTA

Santa Cruz was the See also:

• MEETING (from " to meet," to come together, assemble, 0. Eng. metals ; cf. Du. moeten, Swed. mota, Goth. gamotjan, &c., derivatives of the Teut. word for a meeting, seen in O. Eng. Wit, moot, an assembly of the people; cf. witanagemot)

meeting See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place of the See also:

• CORTES
• CORTES, HERNAN

Cortes of 1371, 1442 and 1505, which made Toro and its See also:

• CODE (Lat. codex)

code of See also:

• LAWS

laws celebrated . Toro is first mentioned in documents of the loth century . It played an important See also:

• PART

part in the development of the kingdoms of See also:

• LEON
• LEON, LUIS PONCE DE (1527-1591)
• LEON, MOSES BEN SI
• LEON, or LEON DE LAS ALDAMAS

Leon and See also:

• CASTILE, or CASTILLE (Castilla)

Castile and in the reconquest of Spain from the See also:

• MOORS (Lat. Mauri; Gr. Mavpot, dark men)
• MOORS, KABYLES, MZABITES

Moors .