El Cid
Spanish Rodrigo Diaz was born at Burgos, Spain in 1043 and died in Valencia in 1099. El Cid's Father, Diego Lainez was of minor nobility in the region of Castile and lived in the family home in Bivar. His mother however was of a higher degree of nobility. He is often known as either El Cid (Lord) or El Campeador, which means "The Champion." He became commander of King Sancho's Army and then when banished by the next King, Alfonso VI, he served the King of Zaragoza. He later reconciled with Alfonso and at the end of his life he set out on a conquest of Valencia, which he sieged for many months before conquering it and becoming its ruler.Rodrigo was raised in the courts of King Ferdinand and had his education and military training taken care of by Prince Sancho as thanks for his father's services to the state. In 1063, Sancho dubbed Rodrigo a knight.At this time, Spain was not united but was composed of several smaller Christian kingdoms to the north and a large empire to the south of Muslim Moors. A war slowly developed between the north and south, but neither side could rally a force great enough to defeat their opponent. King Ferdinand had united much of the north of Spain and lat
I believe this battle is one of his greatest achievements as he defeated a great and powerful army. After a few months, Sancho heard that Alfonso was gathering troops in Zamora and planning a rebellion. er divided his Kingdoms among his 5 children at his death in 1065. Rodrigo's son died that year in a battle where Alfonso was defeatedby Yusef. It did not work and Rodrigo went to the clan's ancestral land and burnt much of it. In 1085, the kings of Seville and Badajoz asked Yusef to help free them from Alfonso. About this time, at the age of twenty-eight, Rodrigo was involved in a trial by combat and acted as Sancho's champion to settle a boundary dispute between Castille and Navarra. Alfonso was Sancho's heir and made Urraca the Queen. By 1098 after a battle and two sieges, Rodrigo was in complete and secure control of the province of Valencia. The Moorish kings of the south then became afraid of Yusef and began to switch sides. The Beni-gomez clan were jealous and accused him of attacking friendly moors. After ending the war with Aragon, Sancho turned his focus to capturing the kingdoms of his brothers. Yusef then came back, captured the kings of Grenada and Malaga, and sent them to Africa in chains.
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