2006-09-10 19:58:46 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (or Ruy Díaz de Vivar; also spelled Bivar), also known as El Campeador ("the Champion"), better known as "El Cid" was a notable military leader and the national hero of Spain. His title of "the Cid" comes from a Spanish dialect of Arabic, sidi, meaning "sir" or "lord," and was a title he acquired during his lifetime. El Cid is the subject of many legends, stories, and poems.
2006-09-11 12:08:17 · answer #1 · answered by ♥ lani s 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
El Cid Campeador
2006-09-11 11:56:56 · answer #2 · answered by Pablo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
El Cid Campeador
2006-09-10 20:40:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Charleston Heston - no, I mean El Cid.
Very interesting character - more tolerant than some other leaders on either side. Had El Cid's example been followed rather than that of the fanatical Christians, there may not have been the expulsion of the Moors and Jews in 1492 and the Spanish Inquisition.
2006-09-11 02:36:23 · answer #4 · answered by samurai_dave 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
El Cid
2006-09-10 20:02:32 · answer #5 · answered by The_know_it_all 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
El Cid. And I didn't need wikipedia. I paid attention in history classes.
2006-09-10 20:05:25 · answer #6 · answered by Lonnie P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not so sure he would have been considered a Spanish military leader, sense there was no Spain back then. Sense he was from the Kingdom of Castile i'm sure he was considered Castilian.
2006-09-11 04:14:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋