In Statue of Almanzor, Algeciras, how is the Design discussed?
The statue was the winning design in a competition. It is a modernist style statue made of bronze, and depicts Almanzor with a Quran in his right hand and a sword in the left.Alberto Pérez de Vargas, a professor at Complutense University, said that "it would be difficult to find a qualifier that has not been applied to [Almanzor]; from 'Islam's El Cid' to 'The Beast', going through everything imaginable for good or evil". He organised raids against the Christian states of northern Spain, where his armies destroyed cities and took slaves.
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