Special Places #2

Sometimes you spend over 3 hours in a hospital in Burgos waiting to see if your toe is badly infected when you would rather be exploring the city. Then when finally know you will live, you rush to the cathedral because it is the only free day of the week. You arrive in time to see several pilgrims you know and have over an hour in this beautiful building! Things work out.

El Cid is a Muslim title of respect and the great son of Burgos who was despised and feared. He was born in Burgos in 1040. He was hired by one of children of Ferdinand 1 because he thought he should have gotten all of the inherentes. He was exiled twice and married off to a niece, Jimena. He died fighting the Moors, buried in a monastary with his horse and later moved to the cathedral. His horse is still at the monastary I think, but his legend lives on.Læs mere