This work traces the life and metamorphosis of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, from his exile and the profession of war to the governance of Valencia and his consecration as a literary hero. In this volume, documented biography, the art of the Cantar de Mio Cid, and the power practices of the 11th century are interwoven to reveal a leader who turned the kept word, public justice, and the care of water into tools of governance. The reader will discover a human and complex Cid: a frontier strategist, a meticulous administrator, a husband and father, a symbol shaped by centuries of memory and by current debates on identity and public engagement. A journey that unites archive and epic to understand why his name remains alive.
Machiavelli : English Edition
