Once a playground for kings, it lost its royal favour because of the Revolt of the Comuneros where Francisco de Guzman (a local) was an army captain of a commoner company of Juan de Padilla.
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Santuario de Nuestra Señora de la Caridad: it was built in 1500, there are five paintings by El Greco: La Caridad, San Ildefonso, La Coronacion de la Virgen, La Natividad and La Anunciacion.
Illescas | Cisneros (sitting) visits the construction of the Hospital of the Charity. ''Sanctuary of the Charity of Illescas'' (Toledo) by Alejandro Ferrant y Fischermans |
In 1586, Illescas dictated a letter to Espinosa to the Spanish Crown and its authorities in Quito and Madrid.
His prolific tournament record features many more victories, including Leningrad 1989, Calcutta 1990 Pamplona 1990/91 (also 1991/92, jointly with Illescas), Dos Hermanas 1992, Botvinnik Memorial 1995, Haifa Super Tournament 1996 and St. Petersburg White Knights 1998.