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Where was El Cid born?

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Cid, the
El Cid The Cid, sculpture in Balboa Park, San Diego.

El Cid, whose given name was Rodrigo Díaz, was born circa 1043 in Vivar, a location near Burgos in the region of Castile, Spain.1