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Monument to El Cid, in El Poyo del Cid
This is a very simple monument in honour of El Cantar de Mío Cid, whose poet places one of El Cid’s most important camps during exile in this town. The monument is located at the town&rsq...
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Equestrian statue of El Cid
200 meters long from the Tower of Los Guzmanes, in Cava Abajo street, in the Cid's park, is the equestrian statue of El Cid, by sculptor Ángel Gil Cuevas. The bronze sculpture is three meters l...
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The house of El Cid, in Castejón
At the town’s entrance there is an old sun-dried brick and masonry building, popularly known as The House of El Cid. Two legends have sprung around this building. One of the legends has it that ...
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Peñacoba, a property of El Cid
On 12th May 1076, El Cid and Doña Jimena, who had married two years earlier, bestowed on the monastery of San Sebastián de Silos and the abbot, Fortunio, the village of Peñacoba. ...
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El Cid established his camp in Calamocha
Calamocha is an Arabic name. When the Muslims arrived to this region, they introduced, among other things, an advanced and complex irrigation system, some parts of which are still used. At the time of...
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The town of Frenales, La Pobla de Farnals
In the second half of 1098, El Cid bestowed many riches, including a town which was known as Frenales (this place is currently known as Pobla de Farnals), to the cathedral of Santa María, in Va...
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The Arciprestal church of Santa María, Ontinyent
The Arciprestal church of Santa María occupies the place where, after the Christian conquest, a temple was constructed, probably on top of the former Islamic Mosque that suffered the effects of...
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Did El Cid die here?
According to a local tradition, whose origins can be traced back to the 16th century, the palace of al-Qadir was located in this site. The palace was under the control of the wretched king of Toledo, ...
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Rock-shelter of Fuente del Cabrerizo
The mountains in the region of Albarracín are home to a rich collection of rock art belonging to the Rock Art of the Iberian Mediterranean Basin. These rock art sites, which were declared a Wor...
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Rock-shelter of Arquero de los Callejones Cerrados
The mountains in the region of Albarracín are home to a rich collection of rock art belonging to the Rock Art of the Iberian Mediterranean Basin. These rock art sites, which were declared a Wor...
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