NOTES.
Note 1.
Bivar, the supposed birth-place of the Cid, was a castle, about two leagues from Burgos.
Note 2.
Tornaba la cabeza, e estabalos catando:
Vio puertas abiertas, e uzos sin cañados,
Alcandaras vacias, sin pielles e sin mantos:
E sin falcones, e sin adtores mudados.
Sospirò mio Cid.Poem of the Cid.
Note 3.
The zambra, a Moorish dance. When Valencia was taken by the Cid, many of the Moorish families chose to remain there, and reside under his government.
Note 4.
The calm fortitude of Ximena is frequently alluded to in the romances.
