Category Archives: El Cid

No Place Like Toledo, Spain

Posted on March 10, 2009 by 100swallows

There is no place like it in all the world. Look at El Greco’s unforgettable painting first. Then this photograph: The whole city is a sort of natural castle with a moat, the Tagus River, in a deep gorge around … Continue reading →

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El Cid—Spain’s Champion 3

Posted on February 18, 2009 by 100swallows

The first two pages of the epic poem El Cantar de Mío Cid are missing. That often happens to old manuscripts without a cover. But scholars say those missing pages told this story. King Alfonso sent El Cid to Seville … Continue reading →

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