Vivar del Cid
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Vivar or Vivar del Cid is a village of 140 inhabitants, part of the municipality of Quintanilla Vivar, located 7 kilometers away from Burgos
, Spain
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It was the birthplace of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, El Cid
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Burgos
Burgos is a city of northern Spain, historic capital of Castile. It is situated at the edge of the central plateau, with about 178,966 inhabitants in the city proper and another 20,000 in its suburbs. It is the capital of the province of Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile and León...
, Spain
Spain
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It was the birthplace of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, El Cid
El Cid
Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar , known as El Cid Campeador , was a Castilian nobleman, military leader, and diplomat...
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Celebrations
- San Antonio de Padua (June 13th)
- Homage celebrations to D. Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar. July. (Medieval dinners).
- Maundy Thursday procession. (The three falls of Christ).
- Patron saint: Saint Michael Arcangel, 29 November.
Monuments
- Church of Saint Michael
- Monument to the Cid Campeador at the Solar del Cid.
- Convent of Nuestra Señora del Espino: Founded by Pedro López Padilla and his wife Isabel Pacheco Padilla in 1477. The manuscript of the Lay of the Cid was kept in its library. Nowadays it is at the National LibraryBiblioteca Nacional de EspañaThe Biblioteca Nacional de España is a major public library, the largest in Spain.It is located in Madrid, on the Paseo de Recoletos.-History:...
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- The Cid's windmill: starting point of the Route of the Cid.