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Aftermath of El Cid's death

Type Event Region Iberia Time 1099–1100

In July 1099 the Castilian general Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (El Cid) died in Valencia;…

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  1. 1099Valencia · SpainEl Cid died of illness in Valencia; his son Diego Rodríguez was young, so his widow Ximena Díaz took over the city's defense and administration, relying on El Cid's old retainers to maintain the independence of this Christian frontier outpost.
  2. 1099–1100Valencia · SpainAlmoravid forces intensified their siege of Valencia; aid from the Kingdom of Castile–León was limited, and Ximena organized the defense under dire circumstances. With El Cid, the military pillar of the Christian Reconquista, gone, the strategic situation on the eastern coast clearly deteriorated.

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