History of the Robbery of the Toledo Cathedral Jewels

"The splendid church-plate, jewels, embroidered vestments, etc., preserved in the Cathedral treasury, were formerly the great glory and boast of Toldeo, and were freely and liberally shown. Now, however, they are shut up and entirely withdrawn from public inspection, and I was informed that this resolution was taken in consequence of serious robberies which had occurred within the last few years. It is true that Toledo has been before this sorely tried by estrangero visitors, and a notable exploit of one arch-robber was related to me many years ago on the spot. Marshal Soult (as is well known) collected, modo suo, Spanish pictures, but it is not so generally known that the Napoleonic army numbered another distinguished virtuoso in its ranks.