During the centuries-long struggle to reconquer their country, Christian warlords carved out small territories from the Moors, including the kingdom of Castile. Rodrigo Diaz, a Castilian knight who reclaimed much of Islamic Spain, ultimately achieved legen..
Naturalmente, cuando decidio escribir una novela biografica sobre este personajes historico espanol se mantuvo excrupulosamente fiel a los acontecimientos. La imagen que nos ofrece del militar y politico no tiene nada que ver con la de un mercenario sin es..
The Cid occupies a unique position among national heroes. Others such as King Arthur and Roland are but shadowy figures in the historical record, but El Cid is very much better documented. This book also paints a striking picture of eleventh-century Spain,..
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A forceful combination of heroic fiction and historical fact, the tale seethes with the restless, adventurous spirit of Castille, telling of the Cid''s unjust banishment from the court of King Alfonso, his victorious campaigns in Valencia, and th..
The epic poem recounts the adventures of the Cid; of his peerless steed, Babieca, and of his two famous swords, Colada and Tizón; of his wife, Doña Ximena, and his two daughters, Doña Elvira and Doña Sol, who found sanctuary wit..
