El Puente del Arzobispo

El Puente del Arzobispo is a municipality of Spain located in the province of Toledo, Castilla–La Mancha.

[2] The municipality spans across a total area of 0.98 km2 and, as of 1 January 2020, it has a registered population of 1,225.

[2] Together with neighbouring Talavera de la Reina, El Puente del Arzobispo was a producing centre of Maiolica pottery in Early-Modern Spain.

[3] Initiated towards 1380 or 1383 under the oversight of Archbishop of Toledo Pedro Tenorio, the bridge over the Tagus was already built by 1388.

[6] The archbishop granted rights for the collection of the tithe and the bridge toll to the newly-born town, that otherwise also prospered thanks to the construction of gristmills.