▁lot ▁of ▁poss essions ▁throughout ▁the ▁Gu adal qu iv ir ▁valley , ▁especially ▁around ▁Qu es ada ▁and ▁received ▁further ▁gener ous ▁don ations ▁from ▁k ings ▁and ▁l ords . ▁ ▁As ▁arch bishop ▁of ▁To led o , ▁he ▁promoted ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁the ▁c athedral ▁and ▁placed ▁the ▁first ▁stone ▁in ▁ 1 2 2 6 ▁( it ▁was ▁not ▁completed ▁until ▁ 1 4 9 3 ), ▁restored ▁the ▁dioc eses ▁of ▁B ae za ▁and ▁C ór dob a ▁after ▁the ▁Christian ▁con quest ▁of ▁those ▁cities ▁and ▁def ended ▁the ▁prim acy ▁of ▁his ▁see ▁in ▁Spain ▁against ▁the ▁pret ensions ▁of ▁B rag a ▁and ▁Santiago . ▁ ▁He ▁promoted ▁the ▁cultural ▁life ▁of ▁To led o , ▁a ▁city ▁that ▁was ▁the ▁cultural ▁entre p ôt ▁of ▁Christian ▁and ▁Muslim ▁civil izations ▁during ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges . ▁He ▁ordered ▁the ▁translation ▁of ▁the ▁Kor an ▁to ▁Latin ▁and ▁composed ▁a ▁wide ▁histor i ographic ▁work . ▁His ▁De ▁re bus ▁His p ania e , ▁a ▁general ▁history ▁of ▁Spain , ▁was ▁very ▁soon ▁translated ▁into ▁Spanish ▁and ▁was ▁very ▁influ ential ▁on ▁the ▁General ▁History ▁of ▁Alfonso ▁X . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁near ▁Ly ons ▁while ▁returning ▁from ▁a ▁visit ▁to ▁the ▁po pe , ▁and ▁is ▁inter red ▁in ▁the ▁monaster y ▁of ▁Saint ▁Mary ▁of ▁Hu erta . ▁ ▁Writ ings ▁De ▁re bus ▁His p ania e ▁H unn orum , ▁V andal orum ▁et ▁Sil ing orum ▁Historia