#Moorish rule

• Alcazar — The name given to fortified palaces or castles in Spain, built during the Moorish rule (8th–15th centuries) or erected later in the Mudejar or Gothic style on the sites of old Arabic fortresses. These monumental edifices combine defensive military architecture with highly refined interior decorative details of Oriental style (such as those in Seville, Toledo, or Segovia).
• Almanzor — The historical era name and military title borne by the famous Muslim political and military leader of Al-Andalus (Al-Mansur, c. 938–1002), de facto regent of the Caliphate of Cordoba, renowned for his victorious campaigns against the Christian kingdoms of northern Spain. In geography, the term designates the highest mountain peak in the Sierra de Gredos landmass (Pico Almanzor, 2,592 m) in central Spain, named in his honor according to local legends.