Order of Alhambra Order of Alhambra The International Order of Alhambra is a Catholic fraternal order founded on February 29, 1904, in Brooklyn, New York, by William Harper Bennett. Since then it has spread throughout the United States and Canada, with plans to expand throughout the rest of the world. The order, open to men and women alike, currently has "caravans" active in New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Ohio, New Jersey, Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Texas, California, Washington D.C., as well as a handful of "caravans" in Canada. The Order derives its name from Alhambra, the Moorish palace in Granada, Spain,
Moorish Castle reverse of the 1995 design (still in circulation) of the Gibraltar five-pound banknote. The name "Moorish Castle" (or ""El Castillo"" in Spanish) is also used locally when referring to the residential area surrounding the Castle, location of the "Moorish Castle Estate". Part of the castle itself housed the prison of Gibraltar until the prison was relocated in 2010. Moorish Castle The Moorish Castle is the name given to a medieval fortification in Gibraltar comprising various buildings, gates, and fortified walls, with the dominant features being the Tower of Homage and the Gate House. Part of the castle itself also housed