Rodrigo Diez de Vida

Also known as El Cidert Campeador, eador

11th century Castilian nobleman and military leader

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Rodrigo Diez de Vida was an 11th century Castilian nobleman and military leader who played a role in the politics and warfare of medieval Spain during that period. He represents the kind of regional military figures who were important in Castile's history, though specific details about his major accomplishments or influence remain limited in historical records.

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Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (c. 1043 – 10 July 1099) was a Castilian knight and ruler in medieval Spain. Fighting with both Christian and Muslim armies during his lifetime, he earned the Arabic honorific as-Sayyid ("the Lord" or "the Master"), which would evolve into El Çid ( Spanish: [el ˈθið], Old Spanish: [el ˈts̻id]), and the Spanish honorific El Campeador ("the Champion"). He was born in Vivar, a village near the city of Burgos.