[“King Sancho makes war against his brethren”] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [“King Sancho makes war against his brethren”]
Subject: War; Nobility; Inheritance and Succession; Sancho II, King of Castile and Leon
Period: 1800-1850;
Geographic: Spain
Description: This image depicts one of the battles between King Sancho of Castile and his brothers. This one is likely from the battle against Alfonso of Leon, and it shows the Cid single-handedly rescuing Sancho from being captured by thirteen Leonese knights. Sancho is fighting his brothers because his father left them each portions of his kingdom when he died, and Sancho is trying to consolidate these portions all under his own rule. In the image, the Cid is holding a man by his neck and is about to strike him with his sword.
Image Creator: John Jackson (Engraver)
Type: StillImage; Wood engraving
Identifier: mta:11698
Language: eng
Source Name: The Cid: A Short Chronicle, Founded on the Early Poetry of Spain
Parent Collection: 1845 London Dennis Chronicle from Poem; 1845 London Dennis Chronicle from Poem
Image: mta_11698_OBJ.png
Collection: El Cid
Subject: War; Nobility; Inheritance and Succession; Sancho II, King of Castile and Leon