Courtyard of the Maidens, Real Alcázar

The Patio de las Doncellas, or Courtyard of the Maidens, in name recalls the tale that the Spanish Moors demanded 100 virgins every year as tribute from Iberian Christian kingdoms. In reality, the lower level of the courtyard was built for King Peter I, a Catholic and womanizer.

Welch, Claude Emerson

State University of New York at Buffalo

2006-06

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Spain 2006

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Spanish

Seville, Spain

2011-04-26

Welch-Ludwig Collection

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