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El CidThe Cid, sculpture in Balboa Park, San Diego.
El Cid was born circa 1043 in Vivar, near Burgos, and died on July 10, 1099, in Valencia. He was a prominent Castilian military leader who rose to power during the conflicts between Muslims and Christians in the late 11th century.12
