The eight statues of El Ciclo cidiano in Burgos

In 1953, a national sculpture contest was held, in which Joaquín Lucarini was chosen to create eight figures for the El Ciclo cidiano to accompany the Monumento al Cid Campeador on the bridge of San Pablo in Burgos. The sculptures were made of stone from Hontoria. The figures were chosen to accompany the bronze monument of El Cid located in the plaza de Mio Cid, where the bridge over the Arlanzón river begins.

The statues include Doña Jimena, wife of the Cid, represented with two doves on her shoulder symbolizing her two daughters María and Cristina; Don Diego Rodríguez, the only son of the Cid who died prematurely; and San Sisebuto, the abbot of the monastery of San Pedro de Cardeña, a character not cited in the cantar de Mío Cid.

Other figures include Jerónimo de Perigord, a clergyman who accompanied the Cid in the poem and received the bishopric of Valencia in both history and literature; Martín Antolínez, an illustrious Burgalés and friend of Rodrigo; Álvar Fáñez, a relative and trusted man of the Campeador; Martín Muñoz, the count of Coímbra from 1091 to 1093; and Ben Galbón, the alcalde of Molina de Aragón and friend of the Campeador.

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