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How did El Cid reduce the influence of the counts of Barcelona near Valencia?
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El Cid
The Cid, sculpture in Balboa Park, San Diego.
El Cid reduced the influence of the counts of Barcelona in the region surrounding Valencia by decisively defeating Berenguer Ramón II at the Battle of Tébar, near Teruel, in May 1090. This victory was a critical step in his broader political and military maneuvering to establish himself as the master of the Moorish kingdom of Valencia.1