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The quest for El Cid

This biography attempts to unravel history from legend in its quest for the true story of Rodrigo Diaz, nicknamed "El Cid", an 11th-century Castilian nobleman whose exploits as a soldier of fortune led to his becoming ruler of Valencia.
Print Book, English, 1991, ©1989
Oxford University Press, New York, 1991, ©1989
History
240 pages
9780192852441, 9780195069556, 0192852442, 0195069552
877299485
Originally published : London : Century Hutchinson, 1989