ahh... thats wrong my friend. It was the Moops.
What a cool story.
I’m not sure the movie, “El Cid”, captured all of this. I saw El Cid as a kid but I didn’t know what was going on except that Moses (Charlton Heston) was now a hero on a white horse.
Interestingly enough, El Cid spent some time working for the Muslims, leading their forces against the Christians. So you gotta wonder if he was motivated by patriotism or by the desire for personal glory.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Cid#Moorish_service