El Cid
| Author | : Geraldine McCaughrean |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 1997-03 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0192741691 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780192741691 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (691 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis El Cid by : Geraldine McCaughrean
Download or read book El Cid written by Geraldine McCaughrean and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1997-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of Don Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, chief marshal of the royal army, who was exiled from his native Castile by the weak King Alfonso in 1089. Banished from his two little daughters and his lovely wife, he rode out of Castile at midnight, between the teeth of a wild and snarling mountain range, and journeyed into the South, where Moorish invaders had ruled for centuries.