Díaz de Vivar

/ ˈdiaθ dɛ biˈβar /

noun

1. Díaz de VivarRodrigo Rodrigo (rɔˈðriɣo). the original name of El Cid See Cid

Example Sentences

They started to bump into each other with their chests and shoulders and Paraguayan referee Mario Diaz de Vivar came in to immediately send both players off.

From Seattle Times

Paraguayan referee Mario Diaz de Vivar came in and immediately sent off both players.

From Seattle Times

Paraguayan referee Mario Diaz de Vivar came in and immediately sent off both players.

From Washington Times

As Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar he is first mentioned in a charter of Ferdinand I. of the year 1064.

From Project Gutenberg

Although patriotic tradition names the great Cid himself as the original Spanish bull-fighter, it is probable that the first Spaniard to kill a bull in the arena was Don Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, who about 1040, employing the lance, which remained for centuries the chief weapon used in the sport, proved himself superior to the flower of the Moorish knights.

From Project Gutenberg