During the lecture titled “Toledo: kings and queens of a dream,” Carlos Velázquez emphasised the importance of having “a passionate advocate for Toledo and its history.” He highlighted that the cycle allows for the continued discovery and dissemination of the city’s rich historical and cultural heritage in unique heritage settings.
The Mayor of Toledo, Carlos Velázquez, introduced historian and communicator Daniel Gómez Aragonés at a recent event in the third historical novel cycle “Toledo, Light of Europe.” The event took place at the Museum of Councils and Visigothic Culture, drawing a full house of attendees.
Under the title “Toledo: kings and queens of a dream,” Gómez Aragonés presented a lecture dedicated to the Visigothic past of the city, in a venue closely linked to this pivotal period in Toledo's history. During his speech, Velázquez noted the special nature of this event, as it featured a local speaker for the second time in this edition, following the participation of Carmen Vaquero. He expressed gratitude to the historian for his commitment to education and his passion for Toledo, its history, and Spain's cultural legacy.
Velázquez described Gómez Aragonés as a “true Visigoth, a passionate historian and advocate for the city.” He also acknowledged the involvement of all individuals and institutions that make this cycle possible, particularly the Cultural Department of the Toledo City Council and the organising team, “for continuing to bring history closer to citizens in the city’s own heritage venues,” he stated.
The presentation also featured Paco Rodríguez, director of La Tribuna, who took over from the cycle's director, Antonio Pérez Henares, who was absent. Rodríguez praised Gómez Aragonés’s career, his ability to communicate, and his expertise in the Visigothic era, describing him as a prolific author who “makes history accessible to the general public in an engaging, rigorous, and passionate manner.”
All attendees noted the extraordinary response from the public, with a full house at the Museum of Councils, providing an opportunity to learn about history in the very settings that were once its stage. The third historical novel cycle “Toledo, Light of Europe,” organised by the Toledo City Council and the Association of Writers with History, continues to bring citizens and visitors closer to key episodes and figures from the past, alongside renowned writers and historians in emblematic spaces of Toledo's heritage.
