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Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar
d. 1099
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10 Jul 1099
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Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, El Cid Campeador, the greatest warrior of the Spanish middle ages, won Valencia from the Moors and held it till he died; his life passed at once into history and into legend, and both are famous.
Research notes
✓ RODRIGO DIAZ de VIVAR, 'EL CID' (c.1043-1099), conqueror and lord of Valencia; m. Jimena Diaz; father of Cristina (our line). DOCUMENTED FLOOR: his father Diego Lainez and the minor Castilian nobility above note-only. Standard well-documented medieval royal genealogy per the cited authorities (web-confirmed 7 Aug 2026); contested rungs note-only, not hardened.