Ever wonder what that building in the background you can see to the right of the Baxter house in 1964’s “A Fistful of Dollars”? It’s called Palace of Canto del Pico and it’s located in Torrelodones, Spain and was built in 1920-1921. The Count used the palace to store all his treasures. He accumulated these and there are rumors that many had been stolen from cathedrals. Financial difficulties forced him to sell the treasures for 2 million pesetas to a US buyer.
It was used as the headquarters for the Republican Army during the Spanish Civil War. Indalecio Prieto and Jose Miaja used it as their base to organize the Battle of Brunete. After the war Franco lived there for many years
The prime minister
Antonio Maura died there by falling down a flight of steps.
The palace has suffered heavily from looting and vandalism over the years, and a fire destroyed many of the remaining artworks in 1998. This led to it receiving a reduced classification in 2004. A hotel company bought it in 1988 intending to convert it into a luxury hotel. Planning permission was refused for the hotel in 2013 due to the building's value as a cultural monument.
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