Talabira, the Andalusi city Historical milestone · Talavera de la Reina, Talavera, Toledo Image of Talavera de la Reina, not of the place itself. Arab sources record the stronghold of Talavera de la Reina under the name Talabira as early as the year 713, during the Muslim expansion across the Peninsula. From that period come the rammed-earth walled enclosure and the network of narrow streets that survives beside the river. 713 Photo: normanm (CC BY-SA 4.0) What to see and do in Talavera de la Reina