El Cid, Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, Castilian nobleman
Illustration from the life of El Cid, Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar (c1043-1099), Castilian nobleman and military leader in medieval Spain - rescuing the king, Don Sancho. He was immortalised in a 12th century Spanish epic poem, El Cantar de Mio Cid, and is the subject of a play by Pierre Corneille, an opera by Jules Massenet, and a film starring Charlton Heston.~~
Picture No
12548509
Media ID
47664560
Size
4057px x 6174px
(4.6MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Engraving by Jackson in The Penny Magazine', 20 March 1841, page 113
Date
11th century
