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Álvar Fáñez
Castilian nobleman and military leader
Years: 1050 - 1114
Álvar Fáñez (or Háñez) (died 1114) was a Castilian nobleman and military leader under Alfonso VI of León and Castile, becoming nearly independent ruler of Toledo under Queen Urraca.
He becomes the subject of legend, being transformed by the Poema de Mio Cid, Spain's national epic, into Álvar Fáñez Minaya, a loyal vassal and commander under Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, El Cid, during the latter's exile and his conquest of Valencia.
