Resulting in taverns becoming very unique "spaces", as they are today. the specialist tresa de castro has carried out a great deal of research into these small details of history, placing importance on something as basic as food in the olden days, while us normal people are only taught about the main events during the capture of a city or the family tree of some royal dynasty.

So, after the reconquista, or "reconquest", taverns became spaces which we would describe today as "multi-disciplinary", where financial exchanges were made, social meetings were held, and people drank. During this period, there were three types of taberneros, or tavern-owners, although the observant reader would realise that today only two remain. The first type referred to any local who sold wine produced locally to the public. Remember, at that time in northern parts of Toledo you could find the viñuelas, or vines, around Bab al-Saqra. Then there was the public, or official, tabernero, who was in charge of supplying and looking after the places managed by the council. This person was assigned the role through a sort of auction, and had to meet a series of requirements set out by the authorities beforehand. The third and final type of tabernero was known as the cosario, and was only allowed to sell wine made by others, receiving a commission set by the authorities. This last group was also regulated by the producers, and, having finished the wine from around Toledo, and having waited in the alhondigas (external markets of no fixed venue) for at least three days, could sell this wine in fixed venues. Interestingly, there used to be an alhóndiga in today's Arrabal de Santiago el Mayor (current Alfonso V gate, formerly Bab Saqra Gate), and there is now one near to a fixed wine tavern.

It is important to remember that taverns were the property of the municipal council or the church. This control over the taverns was claimed as it had "fallen into their hands" because the King has given it to them, or because of the "appropriation of donated assets", or Muslim or Moorish taxes such as hagüelas, which were applied to taverns and shops in general.

The taverns were located in specific streets and their interiors were strictly regulated. They each had to have a space for selling wine, with instruments for measuring (cuartillas) and straining the wine, etc… close to the large earthenware jars which were laid out for all to see, as well as the list of prices for each of the wines available to the public. In another area, they had to have tables and benches where the clientele could drink, eat and play. They also had a kitchen and other areas at the back, and some even had beds.

Curiously, these taverns were opened from sunrise to sunset. On Sundays and public holidays they could not be opened until High Mass had finished, although an exception could be made if a traveller or somebody from outside the town had to leave after they had rested at the tavern.