Map of Burgos Area © Mark Wade

Principle town of the Basque La Rioja province. The modern down preserves some aspects of the Cid's time in the old city walls and the 12th Century church of Santa Maria de Palacio. The town is famed for its wines and restaurants.

Latitude: 42.47. Longitude: -2.44.

• Book I Chapter IV:

  And the Moors entered Castille, in great power, for there came with them five Kings, and they past above Burgos, and crost the mountains of Oca, and plundered Carrion, and Vilforado, and Saint Domingo de la Calzada, and Logrono, and Najara, and all that land; and they carried away many captives both male and female, and brood mares, and flocks of all kinds.

• Book III Chapter XII:

  Now there was a mortal enmity between my Cid and Count Garcia Ordonez, and in this year did my Cid gather together those of his table, and all his power, and entered into the lands of Logrono, and Navarre, and Calahorra, burning and spoiling the country before him.

• Book V Chapter XXIV:

  And presently the Cid gathered together a full great host both of Moors and of Christians, and entered the land of King Don Alfonso, burning and destroying whatever he found, and he took Logrono, and Alfaro also, and sacked it.