The Valiant Cid

The Valiant Cid
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1. THE VALIANT CID
2. CHILDHOOD very many years ago, lived in Spain a great soldier who was called
Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, to who is known today like the Valiant Cid. Then, the different
kingdoms that composed Spain were always in war to increase their extension. There
were Christian kingdoms and Arab kingdoms, but over all of them it sent the King of
Castile and Leon, Fernando I. The father of the Cid, Diego Lanez, was a noble noble that
died in combat to the service of its gentleman. The Cid remained orphaned when as soon
as was seven years old. Then an uncle his arranged that he was educated in the court.
3. IN the COURT OF the KING the Cid passed its childhood in the castle of king Fernando
I. Between the children with those who it was being educated were the children of the
King: Sancho, Alfonso and Garci'a. He became friend of Sancho, who was the major.
They at the same time learned the handling of a weapon and more were surpassed than
the other children.
4. The CHAMPION OF CASTILE summoned a great match. Riders of all the kingdom
went to compete by the champion title, who the king granted to whom he passed all the
tests. All of them were great soldiers. The Cid also went, although nobody took him in
serious. The Cid, mounted in Babieca, demolished all the riders who fought against him.
The Cid young person became the champion of Castile.
5. DEATH OF a dying king Fernando I, distributed to its kingdoms KING FERNANDO

between its children, something that nothing to Sancho liked, because during centuries it
had settled down that never were distributed the kingdom of Spain. Sancho converti in
the new king of Castile and appointed to the Cid his lieutenant. King Sancho, does not
conform to the distribution, wanted to unify the Spanish kingdoms, reason why he had to
fight against his brother Alfonso. A day, a horseman crossed with a sword the chest of
Sancho, who
6. The OATH OF SANTA GADEA Although almost all the Castilians suspected that
Alfonso had taken part in the death from his brother, nobody dared to say it. Thus, when
all the horsemen went to swear fidelity to Alfonso, the Cid before becoming vasallo his,
asked the king who swore on the gospels that part in the death had not taken from its
brother. Alfonso swore that he was innocent
7. Soon after, the Cid married with a young biznieta of kings, Do6na Jimena. All the
nobility attended the wedding. Over the years, Alfonso I SAW was reconquering the
territories that owned kings Moors. These, to live peacefully, paid tributes to the king.
The king with his men was able to reconquer many of these earth.
8. The EXILE OF the CID Pasaron some years, Rodrigo emphasized and it occurred to
know like a great soldier, whereas the king favorites, to whom the Cid had defeated in
other times, were weaving accusations against him. Until the king got to think that the
Cid was not to him faithful, then it exiled to him. He had to leave the kingdom of Castile.
The Cid left with its men to I exile while his wife and her children remained in
9. I EXILE OF the CID In its exile went helping to friendly kings in its fight against the
Moors, conquering many earth. Their adventures ran of mouth in mouth thanks to
juglares, being strongest and powerful of the soldiers. Everybody called Valiant Cid to
him, that means in Arab language, Gentleman of the battles.
10. The Arab kings of the south of Spain were tired to pay taxes to king Alfonso. They
requested aid to a great Arab caudillo who counted on a powerful army, Horseradish tree
Yusuf. After many battles, the Arabs began to occupy the earth that before had conquered
the Christians. No Muslim king paid tributes already to the king of Castile. Horseradish
tree Yusuf returned to Africa.
11. Alfonso was in a complicated situation. Account occurred of which F IN D AND L

needed to the Cid and its men to fight D AND S T IE against the Moors. RRO To the Cid
and its army had not gone to them badly during the exile. They had won in many
combats, they had conquered many territories, they were rich. Nevertheless, all wished to
return to meet with their relatives and friendly in Castile. Reason why
12. The LAST one Spent the years. The Cid lived BATTLE in Valencia, city that governed.
While, king Alfonso put under the Andalusian Moors again. These returned to request aid
to Horseradish tree Yusuf. The Arab caudillo went to Valencia he surrounded and it. It
wanted the bad luck that shoots with an arrow reached to the Cid a morning, when it was
shown between the battlements to study the movements of the enemy. The Cid fell
wounded of death.
13. All night they sounded the enemy drums. Inside the walls it was wondered what could do
without their gentleman. When it dawned, the doors of Valencia were abrieron, by which
all the horsemen left to galope who were in the city, with the Cid at the top, because their
men had dressed to him, fitted their arms, and mounted the their Babieca. The Arabs,
seeing the Cid mounted in Babieca, did not leave their surprise. The panic spread among
them, who fled. Thus it was as the Valiant Cid won its last battle.
14. THE ROUTE OF THE CID, EARTH RECONQUIS TADAS BY THE VALIANT CID
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5. DEATH OF a dying king Fernando I, distributed to its kingdoms KING FERNANDO

11. Alfonso was in a complicated situation. Account occurred of which F IN D AND L

15. TEXT AND IMAGES: Ro s allies Pas to r (http://usuarios.lycos.es/rosaliapastor/)

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