What happened to Valencia after El Cid’s death?
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El Cid
The Cid, sculpture in Balboa Park, San Diego.
Following the death of El Cid in 1099, his control over Valencia proved to be ephemeral. Shortly after he died, the city faced a siege by the Almoravids.12
Although Alfonso VI of Castile and Leon intervened to assist, he ultimately determined that the city was indefensible without diverting critical military resources needed to protect the Christian heartlands. Consequently, the Christians burned the city and evacuated it. On May 5, 1102, the Almoravids occupied Valencia, and it remained under Muslim rule until it was captured by James I of Aragon in 1238.12