Born in Vivar, Burgos, Castilla, Spain
Son of Diego Lainez
and Teresa Nunez DeAmaya
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Jimena (Díaz) Vivar
— married
1074 in Spain
Descendants 
Father of
Ximene DeBivar, Diego Rodríguez de Vivar, Cristina Rodríguez (Vivar) de Navarra and Maria (Vivar) de Barcelona
Died
at about age 56
in Valencia, Pais Valenciano, Spain
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Biography
Rodrigo (Vivar) de Vivar is Notable.
- Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar
- Born: c. 1043, Vivar del Cid, near Burgos, Castile [Spain]
- Died: July 10, 1099, Valencia.
- He was a Castilian nobleman and military leader in medieval Spain. He is otherwise real but made legendary national hero of Castile.
- Nicknames:
- El Cid. (”the Lord” used by the Moors. Derived from Spanish-Arabic al-sīd, “lord” )
- El Campeador (“the Champion” used by the Christians.)[1][2]
Military Achievements
- Castilian military leader and national hero.
- El Cid’s greatest achievement was capturing the kingdom-city of Valencia (1094) from the Moors. He formally ruled the city in the name of Alfonso VI but he was more or less independent ruler. Shortly after his death, his widow, Jimena surrendered Valencia to the Almoravids.[2]
- More can be found on the brittanica website:
- El Cid: Conquest of Valencia
Marriage and Children
- In July 1074 he married the king’s (Alfonso VI, king of Castile & Leon) niece Jimena, daughter of the count of Oviedo. He thus became allied by marriage to the ancient royal dynasty of Leon. Very little is known about Jimena. The couple had one son and two daughters.[1]
- Diego Rodríguez, was killed in battle against the Muslim Almoravid invaders from North Africa, at Consuegra (1097).[1]
- Cristina married a prince of Aragon, Ramiro, lord of Monzón.[1]
- María, married Ramón Berenguer III, count of Barcelona.[1]
Death and Burial
- 1099, Valencia
- The Cid’s body was taken to Castile and reburied in the monastery of San Pedro de Cardeña, near Burgos, where it became the centre of a lively tomb cult.[1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 El Cid, Castilian military leader. Britannica Encyclopedia. Added 2022 April 21, amb
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wikipedia El Cid. Wikipedia contributors.
- Famous Medieval Knights historylists.org
- This individual is the subject of an article at Wikipedia El Cid. Wikipedia contributors. 19 September 2017, 03:36 UTC
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