Al Review Weekly and the Great Speeches in History have the honor of joining the illustrious English periodic input. Throughout these entries talk about fellow citizens throughout history shaped or otherwise worked to make Spain what it is today. The first character we have the pleasure of glorifying here is Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, El Cid. Much has been written about this character but I here discover that there is truth in the story, discovering the man and not the character.
seems that the young man entered the service Rodrigo Sancho II of Castile being that in this period he learned swordplay and pen equally. Also apparently formed in subjects taking part in several legal disputes. The service of King Sancho's brothers fought against the Spaniards and rebels to unify the kingdom, conquering Galicia, León, Zamora City etc for King, being that he died by treachery at the hands of a traitor. After this episode Alfonso VI took the throne, being that El Cid found some harmony with the new King although they say the songs that made him swear Santa Gadea had not been involved in death the former and, despite having fought against him in the past. It was apparently carrying out their obligations to their new king when attacked in retaliation to the Taifa of Toledo, which led to real anger, seeing El Cid forced to flee to Zaragoza. From Zaragoza began fighting under the command of lord of the manor against the threats of the Catalans and Aragonese counts to which he defeated in all matches. Continue to strengthen the Taifa of Zaragoza until the invasion of the Almoravids fans was forced to re-enter the service of Alfonso VI (or Alfonso VI was forced to ask for their services.) However, in the struggles against the Almoravids to correctly saw the importance of Valencia, being that disobeying Alfonso walked with their retinues of Muslims and Christians in the conquest of the city, facing for them to Mr. Catalan, Aragonese and Muslims who face planted. Finally, after a long siege, managed to gain control of the city and all its adjacent area, starting from that time to be considered as "Prince Rodrigo, the Cid." But anyway if you remained loyal to King being his only son, Diego, died serving this battle. Finally El Cid died in Valencia after having married his daughters with great masters and have the gratitude of the entire kingdom.
We see in the person of Rodrigo Diaz joins the devotion and stubbornness to not give in to discouragement, loyalty to sound principles and a disembodied idea still further evolve in Spain in which we live ... It was through that Valencia did not fall into the hands Almoravids, which prevented them have stopped the reconquest ending with the birth of our country as we know it today. That is why thank you very much Mio Cid.
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