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Originally appearing in Volume V27, Page 52 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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town of See also:Spain, in the See also:province of See also:Zamora, on the right See also:bank of the See also:river Duero (See also:Douro), and on the Zamora-See also:Medina del Campo railway. Pop. (1900), 8379. Toro is an See also:ancient fortified town, with picturesque narrow streets, among which are many See also:medieval churches, convents and palaces, besides See also:modern See also:schools and public buildings. A See also:fine See also:bridge of twenty-two See also:arches spans the river. The See also:cathedral See also:church is Romanesque; it See also:dates from the 12th See also:century but has been partially restored. The See also:palace of the niarquesses of See also:Santa Cruz was the See also:meeting See also:place of the See also:Cortes of 1371, 1442 and 1505, which made Toro and its See also:code of See also:laws celebrated. Toro is first mentioned in documents of the loth century. It played an important See also:part in the development of the kingdoms of See also:Leon and See also:Castile and in the reconquest of Spain from the See also:Moors.

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