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| The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07. |
| Bernardo del Carpio |
(b rnär´d dl kär´py) (KEY) , hero of medieval Spanish legend. He was supposedly the nephew of Alfonso II of Asturias, against whom he strove to secure his father’s release from prison. Spanish legend has him a counterpart of the French Roland and in some versions the slayer of Roland at Roncesvalles. |
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