Burgos, the birthplace of the Spanish 11th Century hero El Cid.' served as one of the capitals of Castilla, the historic heart of Spain.
El Cid Campeador, the legendary hero was named Rodrigo Diaz, born in 1043 he fought with the Moors who gave him his name "sidi", which means lord in Arabic. In 1094, he conquered the town of Valencia, but this time he was fighting for Christian forces. He served as governor of Valencia until the day he died, his body and that of his wife,lie in the Burgos cathedral.
Burgos
The city's cathedral from the Gothic times is a building of exceptional beauty, and is one of the country's largest cathedrals.
The Old Quarter preserves Renaissance churches and palaces, the San Millan Suso and Yuso monasteries are also worth a visit.
15km east of Burgos is the Atapuerta archeological sitet which contains prehistoric tools and bones of the earliest recorded humans in Europe, from some 800,000 years ago.
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