Today I learned on Nostr: TIL El Cid had a horse named Babieca, which apparently means stupid, and after his ...

TIL El Cid had a horse named Babieca, which apparently means stupid, and after his death in order to scare the Moors they sent Babieca out with El Cid's corpse to lead the troops to victory.

https://www.artbycrane.com/horse_history_articles_tales/thesupremewarhorseofspain.html
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