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The Moorish Alcázar (fortified palace) in Toledo was rebuilt after being damaged during a seige in the Spanish Civil War (1936-39).

Any one of several fortified palaces built by the Moors in Spain. The one in Toledo was defended by the Nationalists against the Republicans for 71 days in 1936 during the Spanish Civil War.


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