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Alfonso VIII
This statue was kind of off to the side of a parking lot. We passed it on the way to town.
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Statue plaque
Alfonso VIII (1155-1214) King of Castile. The September 21, 1177, day of San Mateo, after a nine-month siege, conquered Cuenca and granted it an extensive jurisdiction, which constituted an authentic landmark in history. Cuenca, September 2009 Sculptor Javier Barrios