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    Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (c. 1043 – 10 July 1099) was a Castilian knight and ruler in medieval Spain. Fighting both with Christian and Muslim armies during...
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  • Rodrigo Díaz may refer to: Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, commonly known as El Cid Rodrigo Díaz de los Cameros, troubadour Rodrigo Ezequiel Díaz (born 1981), Argentine...
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    was the birthplace of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, El Cid, as first written in the Castilian epic poem Cantar de Mio Cid. San Antonio de Padua (June 13) Homage...
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  • El Cid: The Legend (category Films scored by Zacarías M. de la Riva)
    based on the story of the 11th-century Castilian knight and warlord Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, better known as El Cid. Ben Yusuf invades the Muslim Taifa of Zaragoza...
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  • countess consort of Barcelona. Daughter of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, more commonly known as El Cid Campeador and Jimena Díaz. Sources associated with the legend...
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    of the deeds of the Castilian hero and knight in medieval Spain Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar—known as El Cid—and takes place during the eleventh century, an...
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  • was Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, and whose father's given name was Diego.[full citation needed] As of 2014, 21.5% of all known bearers of the surname Díaz were...
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    Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar y Mendoza, (c. 1466, Guadalajara – February 22, 1523, Valencia) was a Spanish noble of the House of Mendoza. He was the firstborn...
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    Lordship or Principality of Valencia was the state established by Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar in the city of Valencia and its surroundings and which existed between...
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    wife Cristina. She was a sister of Fernando Díaz, Count of Asturias. Upon marrying Rodrigo Díaz, Jimena Díaz accompanied her husband although it has remained...
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  • Bermúdez de Cea. Distinguished with the title of Count at an early age, Diego was the father of Jimena Díaz, wife of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar El Cid. Count...
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  • (died 15 August 1097) was the only son of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, El Cid Campeador, and his wife, Jimena Díaz. The earliest reference to El Cid's son is...
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  • Rodrigo becomes current in the later medieval period. It is recorded in the Cantar de Mio Cid, written c. 1200, as the name of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (c...
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    Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar Mendoza y Sandoval, 7th Duke of the Infantado (4 April 1614 – 14 January 1657) was a Spanish noble of the House of Mendoza and the...
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  • based on the life of the 11th-century Castilian knight and warlord Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, called "El Cid" (from the Arabic al-sidi, meaning "The Lord")....
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    Tizona (category Bienes de Interés Cultural)
    Tizón) is the name of one of the swords carried by Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, El Cid, according to the Cantar de Mio Cid. The name of the second sword of El Cid...
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  • a 2020 Spanish historical action drama television series about Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar "El Cid", the 11th-century Castilian knight and warlord. Created...
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    Castilian victory established the Lordship of Valencia. While El Cid (Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar) was away from Valencia in October 1092, the Valencians had gathered...
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    three days until releasing them to return to Castile. "Battles of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar "el Cid"". Archived from the original on 2015-01-07. Retrieved 2010-03-20...
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  • Cristina Rodríguez (born c. 1075) was a daughter of Rodrigo Díaz also known as El Cid and Jimena Díaz. In 1099 or earlier, she married Ramiro Sánchez of...
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    The Battle of Bairén was fought between the forces of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, also known as "El Cid", in coalition with Peter I of Aragon, against the...
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    Burgos (redirect from Museo de Burgos)
    of the embryonic County of Castile. The 11th century chieftain Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (El Cid) had connections with the city: born near Burgos, he was...
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    House of Mendoza (category House of Lasso de la Vega)
    of the Mendozas. Born in 1499, he was the youngest son of Juan Hurtado Díaz de Mendoza y Salcedo, Lord of Legarda, Salcedo, and the Bujada, major of Vizcaya...
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  • Díaz de Vivar y González de Buendía (9 October 1740 — 1820) was a Spanish soldier and official who served in the Viceroyalty of Río de la Plata. Díaz...
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    Peter I of Aragon and Pamplona (category Burials at the Monastery of San Juan de la Peña)
    against bordering Al-Andalus taifas with great success, allying with Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, known as El Cid, the ruler of Valencia, against the Almoravids...
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  • in whose play Le Cid (1636) Rodrigue, the protagonist based on Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, is torn between two desires: that of the love of Chimène, or avenging...
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    his elder brother Rodrigo before him were also Counts of Asturias. His younger sister Jimena was the wife of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, el Cid. Fernando's...
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    stories of the Cid are based on the life of the Spanish warrior Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, who lived approximately from 1043 until 1099. The real "Cid" seems...
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    succession of local dynasties from 1010 until it was conquered by Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, El Cid, in 1095. He ruled until his death, when his widow swore...
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  • daughter of count Fernando Bermúdez de Cea. He was the paternal grandfather of Jimena Díaz, wife of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar El Cid, and the direct ancestor...
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