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Puerta del Cambrón

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Puerta del Cambrón in Spain
Photo: Daderot · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Puerta del Cambrón ranks #4,695 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #197 of the 606 mapped in Spain. 13 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Toledo, 1 km away. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.

The Puerta del Cambrón is a gate located in the west sector of the Spanish city of Toledo, in Castile-La Mancha. Also called previously "Gate of the Jews" or "Gate of Saint Leocadia", has been speculated The possibility that the name of the gate, del Cambrón, had its origin in the growth of a thorn bush or plant at the top of the ruins of one of the towers, before the last reconstruction of the gate, In 1576. It has the cataloging of Bien de Interés Cultural.

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