In which century did El Cid fight against the Moors in Spain?
El Cid that the blade was made in Moorish Córdoba in the eleventh century and contained amounts of Damascus steel. In 2007, the Autonomous Community of Castile and León bought the sword for 1.6 million Euros, and it is currently on display at the Museum of Burgos. El Cid also had a sword called Colada. El Cid was married in July 1075 to Jimena Díaz, said to have been a kinswoman of King Alfonso. The "Historia Roderici" calls her a daughter of a Count Diego Fernández de Oviedo. Tradition states that when El Cid first laid eyes on her, he was enamoured
El Cid El Cid Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar ( 10 July 1099) was a Castilian nobleman and military leader in medieval Spain. The Moors called him El Cid (), which meant "the Lord" (probably from the original Arabic al-sayyid, السَّيِّد), 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". Born a member of the minor