Rodrígo Díaz de Vivar "El Cid," conde de Valencia
- Born: 1043-1045, Vivar, Burgos, Castile-León, España, Iberia 182
- Marriage: Jimena Díaz de Oviedo on 14 Jul 1074 182
- Died: 10 Jul 1099, Valencia, España at age 55 182,217
- Buried: Castilla, España, Iberia
 Another name for Rodrígo was Ruy Díaz de Vivar, "the Cid."
General Notes:
The word "Cid" (sayyid, lord) was used by the Spanish Moors of century XI to designate to a gentleman of great respect. His Christian admirers called him "el campeador," meaning "the champion."
Most likely Rodrígo Díaz "ed Cid" was born in the town of Vivar, Castilla. The reason for this that he has always be called Díaz de Vivar.
Sources from Charles Cawley's Medieval Lands:
~Historia Roderici: Barton, S. and Fletcher, R.
~The World of El Cid: Chronicles of the Spanish Reconquest, Manchester University Press, pp. 98-147, Chapter 2, p. 99.
~Historia Roderici, in The World of El Cid: Chronicles of the Spanish Reconquest, Simon Barton and Richard Fletcher, editor, Oxford Road, Manchester, England: Manchester University Press, 2000, chapter 2
~ La España del Cid - Historia Roderici, 2 vols, Ramón Menéndez Pidal, Madrid, 1947
~The Kingdom of León-Castilla under King Alfonso VI, Bernard F. Reilly, pgs. 37-38, 129 & 163
490,217
Noted events in his life were:
• Web Reference: From Wikipedia "el Cid".
• Family Background Information. 218
Rodrígo Díaz came from an aristocratic family who were not major court officials.
• Dates & Events. 490
Don Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar was born in Vivar near Burgos around 1043 and died in Valencia in Jul 1099, He was buried at monastery of San Pedro de Cardeña. He is also known as "El Cid Campeador".
He was brought up in the household of Sancho, future Sancho II King of Castle, and he fought with the prince at the battle of Graus 8 May 1063. He was alférez of Sancho II King of Castile in 1066. He was Lord and independent ruler of Valencia in 1094-1099.
Rodrío married in about 1074 doña Jimena Díaz, daughter of conde Diego Fernández de Oviedo & his second wife doña Cristina Fernández. She attempted to retain control of Valencia after her husband's death but finally evacuated the city in Apr/May 1102.
~Historia Roderici, Chapter 4, p. 100.
~Salazar y Acha, p. 410.
Rodrígo married Jimena Díaz de Oviedo, daughter of Diego Fernández Conde de Ovider and Christina Alfonsez, on 14 Jul 1074.258 (Jimena Díaz de Oviedo died in 1116.)
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