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 - going into exile after administering the oath to the new king, Alfonso, having displeased the king. 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
12699158
Media ID
47675712
Size
4328px x 5835px
(3.3MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Engraving by Jackson in The Penny Magazine', 1 May 1841, page 173
Date
11th century
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