The Puerta del Cambrón

After the climb from the Puente de San Martín, you arrive at the Puerta del Cambrón, one of the historic entrances to the city of Toledo. Before continuing, look to your right. On the floor you will find a small bronze plaque with a very special symbol. It is the emblem of the Network of Jewish Quarters of Spain – Caminos de Sefarad, an association that brings together Spanish cities that preserve an important Jewish legacy. Its design represents the silhouette of the Iberian Peninsula formed by the four Hebrew letters that make up the word Sefarad, the name with which Jews have traditionally identified the Iberian Peninsula. Now he looks up at the door. Its name, Puerta del Cambrón, comes from the cambroneras, thorny bushes that formerly grew in its surroundings. But if we go back several centuries, to Muslim times, we find here the Bab al-Yahud, the Gate of the Jews, one of the entrances to the Jewish quarter. Let's now go through the first arch. Once inside, look at the stone plaque located on your right. It can still be read: “The residents of Toledo and its mountains are free from portezgo.” And what was the gate? It was a tax that had to be paid by those who entered the city with goods to trade in its markets, shops or taverns. It was here, next to the gates of Toledo, where access was controlled and this tribute was collected.…

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