By what name was the Spanish nobleman Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar better known?
El Cid: The Legend El Cid: The Legend El Cid: The Legend (Spanish: El Cid: La leyenda) is a Spanish animated film released on 19 December 2003, written by José Pozo, and based on the historical legend of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, also known as "El Cid". The Berber tyrant Ibn Yusuf invades the Muslim Taifa of Zaragoza, as the beginning of his campaign to conquer the entire Iberian peninsula. As a result, Prince Al-Mu'tamin flees to Castile to warn king Ferdinand of Yusuf's invasion. In Castile, Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar is living a life of privilege as the son of a nobleman. He
Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar y Mendoza, 1st Marquis of Cenete favored in the dispute by Philip I of Castile and Íñigo by Ferdinand II of Aragon. Rodrigo moved permanently to Valencia after his brother was named Viceroy. He played an active political and military role in the quelling of the Revolt of the Brotherhoods. He there displayed great diplomatic skill which in turn kept him in Valencia even after the death of his brother. With his second wife, María de Fonseca y Toledo: Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar y Mendoza, 1st Marquis of Cenete Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar y Mendoza, (c. 1466, Guadalajara – February 22, 1523, Valencia) was a Spanish