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It would be interesting if HN showed submission so people could do analysis on submission time, for example.
You would expect him to be buried together with Rocinante, but I don't see any bone of equine proportions in the photos. That could rather be the remains of Sancho Panza.
Don Quixote is based on fictional characters. This is the grave of Cervantes, the writer of the novel.
You would expect him to be buried together with Rocinante, but I don't see any bone of equine proportions in the photos. That could rather be the remains of Sancho Panza.
Actually, I can't find this story online now, so it may be just one of those urban legends. I still find it quite believable, though.
Lorca, however, remains undiscovered.
En una cripta de Madrid, de cuya ubicación no se querían acordar...
En una cripta de Madrid, de cuya ubicación no se querían acordar...
You would expect him to be buried together with Rocinante, but I don't see any bone of equine proportions in the photos. That could rather be the remains of Sancho Panza.
You kid, but a Mexican diplomat in Spain once asked to be taken to Don Quixote's grave so he could lay some flowers on it. Actually, I can't find this story online now, so it may be just one of those urban legends. I still find it quite believable, though.
En una cripta de Madrid, de cuya ubicación no se querían acordar...
Vamos, que lo han desahuciado también a él, con lo tranquilo que estaba ;-)
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Vamos, que lo han desahuciado también a él, con lo tranquilo que estaba ;-)
For whatever reason I cannot help but hear a strong spaniard accent when reading this. I could almost swear that you are from Spain. I'd say that the "vamos" at the start is what is tipping me off. Quite amusing how one can discern nationality by little things like that.
I prefer to judge people by their own stupidity rather than by the nationality.