The legendary knight El Cid (“The Lord”) or El Campeador (“The Valiant”), Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar devoted his life to war and passed away on July 10, 1099. Despite his later reputation as a champion for ...
A wide variety of occupations existed in the Middle Ages, as evidenced by not only administrative and financial texts, but also paintings, sculptures, stained glass windows, and illuminations (or ...