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- 1. La conjura Dec 18, 2020
- Ruy is a young page serving under Prince Sancho, the son of King Fernando.
- 2. The Ordeal Dec 18, 2020
- Rodrigo tries to save his grandson from being exposed as a traitor.
- 3. S1 E3 Dec 18, 2020
- Fernando sends Sancho and a small army to Zaragoza to confront the King of Aragon.
After his death, El Cid became Spain's most celebrated national hero and the protagonist of the most significant medieval Spanish epic poem, El Cantar de mio Cid, [1] which presents him as the ideal medieval knight: strong, valiant, loyal, just, and pious.
Jul 6, 2024 · El Cid, who lived in the 11th century, is known as the national hero of Spain. He is remembered as a fierce champion of Christian Spain against Muslim and particularly Almoravid forces during the early years of the Reconquista and as the embodiment of knightly honour.
El Cid: The Knight who Saved Spain - full documentary. Real Crusades History. 330K subscribers. 426K views 1 year ago #Knight #Spain #ElCid. 426,286 views • Premiered Jan 19, 2023 • #Knight #...
El Cid: Created by Luis Arranz, Jose Velasco. With Jaime Lorente, Francisco Ortiz, Alicia Sanz, Jaime Olías. The story of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, a Castilian nobleman and war hero in medieval Spain.
Jul 15, 2019 · El Cid (1045–July 10, 1099), whose birth name was Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (or Bibar), is a Spanish national hero, a mercenary soldier who fought for the Spanish king Alfonso VII to liberate parts of Spain from the Almoravid dynasty and eventually captured the Muslim caliphate of Valencia and ruled his own kingdom.
Jul 6, 2024 · El Cid - Castilian Warrior, Valencia Conquest, Reconquista: The Cid’s first step was to eliminate the influence of the counts of Barcelona in that area. This was done when Berenguer Ramón II was humiliatingly defeated at Tébar, near Teruel (May 1090).
Dec 17, 2020 · The Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series continues with a video on the biography of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar - El Cid, a Spanish knight, who rose from the ranks of knights...
the Cid, Spanish El Cid orig. Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, (born c. 1043, Vivar, near Burgos, Castile—died July 10, 1099, Valencia), Castilian military leader and national hero. His popular name, El Cid (from Spanish Arabic al-sid, “lord”), dates from his lifetime.
Aug 28, 2018 · The Castilian warlord Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, who lived in the second half of the 11th century, is better known as El Cid, a title of honor adapted from Andalusian Arabic sídi, a contracted form of Classical Arabic sayyidi, “my Lord.” He started his career at the service of the kings Sancho II and Alfonso VI of Castile and León.
Born of the Spanish nobility and nicknamed El Cid Campeador, Rodrigo Díaz was educated in the royal court of the Kingdom of Castile and became an important general and administrator, fighting against the Moors in the early Reconquista.