Originally Posted by Drew Hause
In addition, Toledo, Spain was the traditional sword-making center since the Roman period. El Cid used Toledo swords; Tizona and Colada.
The steel acero toledano was pattern welded low carbon (for flexibility) steel for the interior and high carbon (for strength and sharpness) steel for the exterior.
https://www.battlemerchant.com/en/b...res-and-swords-damascus-and-toledo-steel

The sword known as Tizona, today, was demonstrated to have been cast in Cordoba, and had steel produced in Damascus in it.

We have the swords today, but, nobody can document exactly whose swords they were.

Best,
Ted