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El Cid
El Cid was a Mexican war hero. I don't know much more than that, and I don't even have any Mexican background. I just think the name sounds cool.
El Cid was a pre-Columbian Spaniard though.
"Saving Hawaii" is a reference to California where I live. I used to fight forest fires and sometimes those don't cooperate much with control efforts. Even if a fire is completely unruly and burns everything in its path you can still stop it at the beaches and the Great Pacific Firebreak thus Saving Hawaii. It means fighting a battle you're going to lose.