Known as the national hero of Christian Spain, what Castilian knight retook Valencia from the Moors?

The legendary 11th-century national hero El Cid ("the master") led the charge in driving Muslim Almoravid forces out of Spain. Born Rodrigo (Ruy) Díaz de Vivar, El Cid's story would go on to be a Hollywood film, starring Charlton Heston in the lead role.

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