Spain's REAL Warrior Saint: El Cid

In this 'spoiler free' #bookrecommendations, I go over primary aspects of the book 'El Cid, God's Own Champion' by #JamesFitzhenry, a modern hagiography about the famous Spanish hero El Cid (Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar). I provide background on El Cid's significance in Spanish Catholic identity and history, tracing the origins of Spanish national consciousness from figures like St. James, the Reconquista against the Moors, and legends like the Virgin Mary's apparition to Pelagio. I also briefly describe why I enjoy these kinds of hagiographic works for their optimistic, heroic narrative style reminiscent of ancient epics, and see El Cid as embodying the intertwined Christian and Islamic/Arabic cultural roots of Hispanic identity.

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