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El CidThe Cid, sculpture in Balboa Park, San Diego.
El Cid, the renowned Castilian military leader, died on July 10, 1099, in Valencia. Following his death, his body was transported to Castile and interred at the monastery of San Pedro de Cardeña, located near Burgos.1