Construction ceased completely during the Spanish Civil War, and the project was abandoned until 1950, when adapted the plans of de Cubas to a baroque exterior to match the grey and white façade of the Palacio Real, which stands directly opposite.
Ko se je prestolnica Španije leta 1561 preselila iz Toleda v Madrid, je sedež Cerkve v Španiji ostal v Toledu in novo glavno mesto ni imelo katedrale.