1815-1816, published 1816
The Cid Campeador Spearing Another Bull (El Cid Campeador Lanceando Otro Toro)
Francisco José de Goya y LucientesSpanish, 1746 - 1828
Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (around 1043–1099), called El Cid Campeador, was a Castilian nobleman and celebrated military leader in medieval Spain. According to popular legend in Goya’s time, El Cid was thought to be the first to fight a bull on horseback.
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