A quest to find the relics of El Cid, the infamous Spanish warlord, has uncovered his crucifix in a cathedral in Salamanca, northwestern Spain. El Cid, a popular Spanish folk-hero and national icon and famously depicted by Charlton Heston in the 1961 film, carried the crucifix into numerous battles he fought across the country during his life which spanned from 1043 - 1099. As reported in The Times, the discovery ...