His most significant accomplishment was his conquest of Muslim-ruled Valencia in spite of strong Almoravid resistance. He ruled Valencia from 1094 until his death in 1099. Directed by Anthony Mann.
A pa Directed by Angelino Fons. With Ángel Cristo, Carmen Maura, Manolo Gómez Bur, Paquita Rico. El Cid (1045-July 10, 1099), whose birth name was Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (or Bibar), is a Spanish national hero, a mercenary soldier who fought for the Spanish king Alfonso VII to liberate parts of Spain from the Almoravid dynasty and eventually captured the Muslim caliphate of Valencia and ruled his own kingdom. El casament de la seva filla María amb Ramon Berenguer III (1098), i de l'altra, Cristina, amb l'infant Ramir, senyor de Montsó, desvinculà definitivament el Cid de Castella-Lleó i completà el seu enquadrament en els estats cristians de l'orient de la península Ibèrica. Esta edição de Mensagem traz ao leitor brasileiro, pela primeira vez, o texto dessa obra-prima rigorosamente estabelecido, segundo critérios da crítica textual, e atualizado, segundo o acordo ortográfico de 1990.