The Puerta del Cambrón is a gate located in the west sector of the

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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

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style, has two pairs of towers and two arches, being built of stone and brick. It underwent two renovations in the early-1570s and in 1576. Hernán González, Diego de Velasco and Juan Bautista Monegro would sculpt a figure of

Leocadia Saint Leocadia (french: Sainte Léocadie; es, Santa Leocadia) is a Spanish saint. She is thought to have suffered martyrdom and died on December 9, ca. 304, in the Diocletianic Persecution. The feast day for St. Leocadia of Toledo appears und ...

in the gate. The gate was little damaged during the

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. File:Puerta del Cambrón (Toledo). Exterior.jpg, Northwest facade File:Aviso en puerta del Cambrón.JPG, Inscription Toledo - Puerta del Cambrón 1906

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