On 23 July, Republican forces captured Moscardó's 24-year-old son, Luis. They called the Alcazar on the telephone and Moscardó himself picked up the receiver. The political officer of the Republican force informed him that unless he surrendered the Alcazar, Luis would be shot. Moscardó asked to speak to his son. He then told Luis, "Commend your soul to God and die like a patriot, shouting 'Long live Christ the King' and 'Long live Spain.'" "That," answered his son, "I can do." Although it has been viewed that Luis was immediately shot, some historians believe that he was in fact shot a month later "in reprisal for an air raid".