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Jimena Diaz
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Jimena Diaz held Valencia for three years after the Cid's death before yielding it, and outlived him by a decade or more.
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✓ JIMENA DIAZ (d.c.1116), wife of El Cid; mother of Cristina (our line). Her father Diego Fernandez, Count of Oviedo, of the Asturian comital line, note-only. Standard well-documented medieval royal genealogy per the cited authorities (web-confirmed 7 Aug 2026); contested rungs note-only, not hardened.