El Cid Campeador

American

[el theed kahm-pe-ah-thawr, seed] / ɛl ˈθid ˌkɑm pɛ ɑˈðɔr, ˈsid /

noun

Cid, The.

El Cid Campeador British

/ ɛl θið kampeaˈðɔr /

noun

See Cid

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So, to smooth his position in Iberia and to dazzle the world at large, he poured the $10 million and every additional cent he could muster into a biography of Spain's national hero, El Cid Campeador.

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The life of St. Gregory is contemporaneous with that of El Cid Campeador.

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He was also called by the Spaniards El Campeador or El Cid Campeador, the Champion or the Lord Champion, and he well deserved the honorable title, for he passed almost the whole of his life in the field against the oppressors of his country, and led the conquering arms of the Christians over nearly a quarter of Spain.

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