Spain, Camino del Cid
06-09-25 | 12:13 PM
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Spain, Camino del Cid
A very interesting route in Spain, worth a trip!
Lots of useful information (english)
https://www.caminodelcid.org/en
Beautiful impressions from the route (in spanish)
Nonetheless, above and beyond ideological reasons, the dates of the dawn and decline of this period refer to purely European events or rather to Euro-Asian events occurring since the falls of Rome and Constantinople were brought about by men from the East (both Barbarians and Moors) and obviously, both periods had an enormous impact on both continents.
The heroes of epics and ancient and modern songs of deeds are often the result of individual or collective imagination. Some of them, however, are based more or less accurately on people who actually existed, whose fame converted them into legendary figures, to the point that it is very difficult to know which parts of the tale about their deeds have a historical basis. In this, as in many other aspects, the case of El Cid is exceptional.
Although his biography was for many centuries combined with legend, today, quite a good deal is known about his real life and, more amazingly, his autograph actually exists in the form of a signature he affixed in a dedication to the Virgin Mary in Valencia cathedral «in the year of the Incarnation of Our Lord in 1098». In that document, El Cid, who never officially used this designation, presents himself as «Prince Rodrigo the Battler». We shall now learn about his story.
Lots of useful information (english)
https://www.caminodelcid.org/en
Beautiful impressions from the route (in spanish)
THE TIMES OF EL CID
The term “Middle Ages” refers to the period that started with the fall of the Roman Empire (476 A.D.) and ended with the capture of Constantinople by the Turks (29 May 1453). This brief definition in itself reveals just how specific and yet inaccurate this name was. It is true that the intellectuals of the Renaissance were responsible for giving such an unfortunate name to almost a millennium of history in referring to the period that existed between the splendour of the classic cultures and the new period that took them as a source of inspiration. The Renaissance described the Middle Ages as a dark period in history.Nonetheless, above and beyond ideological reasons, the dates of the dawn and decline of this period refer to purely European events or rather to Euro-Asian events occurring since the falls of Rome and Constantinople were brought about by men from the East (both Barbarians and Moors) and obviously, both periods had an enormous impact on both continents.
The heroes of epics and ancient and modern songs of deeds are often the result of individual or collective imagination. Some of them, however, are based more or less accurately on people who actually existed, whose fame converted them into legendary figures, to the point that it is very difficult to know which parts of the tale about their deeds have a historical basis. In this, as in many other aspects, the case of El Cid is exceptional.
Although his biography was for many centuries combined with legend, today, quite a good deal is known about his real life and, more amazingly, his autograph actually exists in the form of a signature he affixed in a dedication to the Virgin Mary in Valencia cathedral «in the year of the Incarnation of Our Lord in 1098». In that document, El Cid, who never officially used this designation, presents himself as «Prince Rodrigo the Battler». We shall now learn about his story.
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