El Alcázar [SEP] country of origin
El Alcázar
El Alcázar (meaning "The Fortress" in English) was a Spanish language far-right newspaper published in Spain between 1936 and 1988.
History and profile.
"El Alcázar" was established in 1936. The paper was founded as the principal nationalist mouthpiece during the Siege of the Alcázar in homage to the defenders of the Alcázar of Toledo. It mainly focused on military news.
During a short period which spanned from 1966 to 1968, the paper opened itself to the more moderate tendencies of
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Nonetheless, the most persuasive theory for the origin of the floor plan is that it is based on descriptions of the Temple of Solomon by the Judeo-Roman historian, Flavius Josephus: a portico followed by a courtyard