EL COFRE DEL CID

En la capilla del Corpus Christi de la Catedral de Burgos, descansa todo un símbolo de la picaresca española: el “Cofre de El Cid”. La historia legendaria que acompaña a este emblemático baúl –en realidad del siglo XIV–, es como sigue: Sin hacienda ni provisiones para sobrevivir en su destierro, el Campeador llena dos ostentosos cofres de arena y logra vendérselos a los judíos Rachel y Vidas, convenciéndoles de que su interior está repleto de lingotes de oro. Trescientos marcos de plata y trescientos marcos de oro es lo que recibe el Cid a cambio de los dos baúles repletos de arena. Como la aventura de los molinos que protagoniza don Quijote, el del cofre es el episodio más conocido del Cantar del Mío Cid. Castellanizando la picaresca árabe, probablemente…

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