As portrayed by Gerard Tichy in El Cid
| Ramiro As portrayed by Gerard Tichy in El Cid |
King of Aragon 1035-1063. Illegitimate son of King Sancho el Mayor. Brother of Kings Ferrando of Castille, Gonzalo of Sobrarbe and Ribagorza, and Garcia of Navarre. Died fighting the Moors at the Battle of Graus.
Upon Gonzalo's death in 1045 he took possession of Sobrarbe and Ribagorza. Ramiro made the Moorish kingdoms of Huesca, Zaragoza, and Lerida his vassals. He died fighting the Moors at the Battle of Graus. His son, Sancho Ramirez, succeeded to the throne after his father's death.
Now the history relates that King Don Ferrando contended with King Don Ramiro of Aragon for the city of Calahorra, which each claimed as his own; in such guise that the King of Aragon placed it upon the trial by combat, confiding in the prowess of Don Martin Gonzalez, who was at that time held to be the best knight in all Spain.
Then came the King Don Ferrando to him, and alighted by him, and helped to disarm him, and embraced him much; and when he was disarmed he went with him from the field, he and all the Castillians greatly rejoicing; but as great as was the pleasure of King Don Ferrando and his people, so great was the sorrow of King Don Ramiro of Aragon and of his.
And the brethren brought him their charters of King Ramiro, and King Bermudo, and King Alfonso, and of Gonzalo Moniz, who was a knight and married a daughter of King Bermudo, and of other good men.
And now seeing that the kingdom of Ferrando was divided, he asked help of his uncle Don Ramiro, King of Aragon; and the men of Aragon and of Navarre entered Castille together.