Professor Nora Berend

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You're Dead to Me · El Cid (Radio Edit) · 10 Jul 2026 podcast

The Muslims got used to that.

But Alfonso then decided to send the typhoon ruler of Toledo to Valencia.

So he just removed him, gave him another kingdom and annexed Toledo in 1085.

Wow.

And that was symbolically significant because it used to be the capital before the Arab-Berber conquest.

So this was very important symbolically, but it sent a kind of a wave of panic through the Taifa rulers who then called the Moroccan Almoravids in to help them.

So the Almoravids invaded from Morocco by the sea, overseas, and immediately defeated Alfonso, who was now absolutely desperate for warriors.

Right.

But in 1089, so indeed, very quickly, the king and Rodrigo fell out again.

This time, the Almoravids, together with Taifa armies, were besieging Oledo.

And Rodrigo seems to have found a very lame excuse for not showing up.

And the king, obviously, was not pleased by this.

He had Rodrigo's family imprisoned.

He confiscated all his lands and he exiled him again.

So with his retinue, some of his men deserted him.

But enough were left to kind of carry out raids for himself and to reward his followers.

So basically, he's now just trying to build up a power base for himself.

And then he starts really focusing on Valencia and collecting tribute for himself from there.

Continues to fight against Muslims and Christians fairly indiscriminately.

Believe it or not, he and King Alfonso try to cooperate again.

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