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for political prisoners after the war ended, between the years 1939 and 1943. Prisoners who died of disease or who were put to death were buried in an area outside the monastery known as "La Tahona". In
October 1949, the monastery was host to a
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style began in the last quarter of the 16th century. In the 17th century, the work on the courtyard and the main staircase continued, and the west and south wings were finished. In 1735, under the reign of
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A section of wall at the east end of the main facade. It corresponds to a tower that was above of the head of the old church, which was located at the site of the current hall.
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were forced to leave the complex. Though plans existed in the early 20th century for the monastery to become a secondary school, and later a novitiate and college of
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Santiago. Though their names are mistaken in many sources, the guestbooks of the Order that are saved in the
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of 28-10-2003, for which is delimited the environment of the Bien de Interés
Cultural called Monasterio de Santiago Apóstol y Castillo, located in Uclés (Cuenca)
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Plateresque style is so named because its decoration imitates the filigrees that goldsmiths performed on silver. This part of the building was designed by
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has two ships at right angles and its dome is ribbed with ogival elements. The
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with a cross in his left hand and a sword in his right. An inscription reads
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