El Cid

El Cid was a famous military leader in eleventh century Spain. He was originally named Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar and was given his nickname, El Cid (“The Lord”), by the Moors. He was born about 1043 at Vivar near Burgos, Spain. He was the son of a minor Castilian nobleman and grew up in the court of Ferdinand I. When Ferdinand I died, his older son, Sancho II of Castile, became king. El Cid became …

…control of Spain. The epic poem, El cantar de mío Cid (The Song of the Cid), written in the twelfth century, described his heroic deeds. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Bibliography El Cid. Compton’s Interactive Encyclopedia, 1999. Kirshner, Julius. El Cid. Microsoft(R) Encarta(R) Encyclopedia, 1997. Mundy, John H. The Cid. Merit Students Encyclopedia, 1980. Online. http://microsoft.com/games/conquerors/campaigns.asp?f1=no El Cid 2000. Online. http://pc.ign.com/news/23441.html The El Cid Campaign 2001.