Alcázar of Toledo

The incident became a central piece of Spanish Nationalist lore, especially the story of Moscardó's son Luis.

After briefly speaking to his son on the phone to confirm this, Moscardó told Luis to, "Commend your soul to God, shout 'Viva España!'

Other historians have reported that Luis was not in fact shot until a month later "in reprisal for an air raid".

[6] The dramatic story also camouflages the fact that the fate of a number of male hostages, mainly from the Guardia Civil, taken into the Alcázar at the beginning of the siege is unclear.

[7] However at least one journalist who visited the Alcázar in the immediate aftermath of the siege saw a number of prisoners chained to a railing in a cellar.