alcazar

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Landing at Barcelona, Francis was taken to Madrid and lodged in the alcazar, under the most vigilant guard.

From Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume VII by Morris, Charles

The convent of Santiago, or of Santa F�, or of Las monjas santiagistas, or Las cavalleras, occupies the portion of the ancient Moorish alcazar, remaining from the site of the two last-mentioned buildings.

From The Picturesque Antiquities of Spain Described in a series of letters, with illustrations representing Moorish palaces, cathedrals, and other monuments of art, contained in the cities of Burgos, Valladolid, Toledo, and Seville. by Wells, Nathaniel Armstrong

A fortress first, the original structure was turned by Peter the Cruel, a lover of fine architecture, into a royal castle, or alcazar, as it was then called, the word being borrowed from the Arabic.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 28, July, 1873 by Various

The alcazar, thus improved, became a fitting residence for the sovereign of Spain.

From History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 by Prescott, William Hickling

But few vestiges are now left of this once splendid alcazar.

From Tales from the Lands of Nuts and Grapes Spanish and Portuguese Folklore by Various