A few shots of the Alcazar building which stands at the highest point in Toledo.
While here, I sensed that this building must've had some interesting history down the line.
And after a quick Internet search, I've just discovered that during the Spanish Civil War, there was a famous Siege of the Alcazar where Colonel Jose Moscardo Ituarte held the building against overwhelming numbers of forces from the Republican regime. Also just read that in revenge for the Colonel refusing to end his defence, the Republican regime forces murdered his 16-year-old son, Luis, who they had been holding hostage.
After the end of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), the severely damaged Alcazar was rebuilt, and now houses a library and museum.
Was very curious about what the statue below signified, and I've just discovered that it's a monument dedicated to Colonel Moscardo Ituarte's defence of the Alcazar:
Nice shot of the Alcazar from a different angle below:
And the Marian religious imagery on part of its wall added to the grandeur of the place:
And of course, having just read about Colonel Moscardo Ituarte, I had to find a picture of him on the Internet:
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