Calatanazor © Mark Wade

Then King Ferrando knighted Rodrigo of Bivar in the great mosque of Coimbra, which he dedicated to St. Mary.

And the ceremony was after this manner: the King girded on his sword, and gave him the kiss, but not the blow.

To do him more honour the Queen gave him his horse, and the Infanta Dona Urraca fastened on his spurs; and from that day forth he was called Ruydiez.

Then the King commanded him to knight nine noble squires with his own hand; and he took his sword before the altar, and knighted them.

The King then gave Coimbra to the keeping of Don Sisnando, Bishop of Iria; a man, who having more hardihood than religion, had by reason of his misdeeds gone over to the Moors, and sorely infested the Christians in Portugal.

But during the siege he had come to the King's service, and bestirred himself well against the Moors; and therefore the King took him into his favour, and gave him the city to keep, which he kept, and did much evil to the Moors till the day of his death.

And the King departed and went to Compostella to return thanks to Santiago.