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El Cid

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The Death of El Cid

 

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THE LEGEND OF EL CID Official Trailer (2020)

 

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The Legend Of El Cid | Official Trailer | Prime Video

 

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El Cid

 

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El Cid 1961 Trailer

Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar was a Castilian nobleman and military leader in medieval Spain. The Moors called him El Cid, which meant the Lord, and the Christians, El Campeador, which stood for "Outstanding Warrior" or "The one who stands out in the battlefield". He was born in Vivar, a town near the city of Burgos. After his death, he became Castile's celebrated national hero and the protagonist of the most significant medieval Spanish epic poem, El Cantar de Mio Cid.
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  • Origins 

  • Service under Sancho II 

  • Service under Alfonso VI 

  • Exile 

  • Moorish service 

  • Conquest of Valencia 

  • Death 

  • Defeat 

  • Battle tactics 

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  • Swords 

  • Wife and children 

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