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El Cid
El Cid, Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, was a Castilian nobleman and soldier. Exiled by Alfonso VI, he served the Muslim rulers of the taifa of Zaragoza and collected tribute from other taifas in eastern al-Andalus. In 1094 he captured Valencia and ruled it as an independent lordship until his death. He became the hero of the epic Cantar de mio Cid.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). El Cid. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/el-cid
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