A quest to find the relics of El Cid, the infamous Spanish warlord, has uncovered his crucifix in a cathedral in Salamanca, northwestern Spain. El Cid, a popular Spanish folk-hero and national icon ...
It was not until 1921 that the remains of El Cid were laid to rest next to his wife in the Burgos cathedral. At the monastery, however, there is a monolith memorializing Babieca, the faithful horse of ...
As reported in The Times, the discovery was made by Alberto Montaner, a professor of Spanish literature at the University of Zaragoza. A quest to find the relics of El Cid, the infamous Spanish ...