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{{Infobox officeholder
|name=El Cid
|image=
|birth_date=1043
|birth_place=Vivar, Castile and León
|death_date=July 10, 1099
|death_place=Valencia
|religion=
|spouse=Jimena Díaz
|children=
|alma_mater=
|party=
|office=Prince of Valencia
|term_start=1094
|term_end=1099
|preceded=[[Ibn Jahaf]]
|succeeded=[[Jimena Díaz]]
}}
'''El Cid''' (Spanish; originally from the Arabic ''al-sīd'', "lord"; in full ''El Cid Campeador'', "lord champion"), byname of '''Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar''' (1043-1099), military leader and mercenary of 11th century [[Spain]], whose prowess in battle and code of honor grew to legend within a few years of his death.
'''El Cid''' (Spanish; originally from the Arabic ''al-sīd'', "lord"; in full ''El Cid Campeador'', "lord champion"), byname of '''Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar''' (1043-1099), military leader and mercenary of 11th century [[Spain]], whose prowess in battle and code of honor grew to legend within a few years of his death.