so that even after death El Cid, holding high his sword La Tizona, could lead his army to one last, glorious victory over the infidels. During the later Middle Ages, Rodrigo was reconceived as a ...

Now, as he heads to El Cid in Los Angeles on March 13 for a headline performance, it marks another milestone in a journey that started not long ago in his hometown of Carlsbad, New Mexico.