Álvar Fáñez
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Who was Álvar Fáñez?
Álvar Fáñez was a Castilian nobleman and military leader under Alfonso VI of León and Castile, becoming nearly independent ruler of Toledo under Queen Urraca. He became the subject of legend, being transformed by the Poema de Mio Cid, Spain's national epic, into Álvar Fáñez Minaya, a loyal vassal and commander under Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, El Cid, during the latter's exile and his conquest of Valencia.
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