Spain: Hallan unpublished documents biography of Cervantes – Venezolana de Television

Spain, January 3, 2014 .- Two new unpublished documents found in the Archivo de Indias in Seville provide data biographies of Miguel de Cervantes, on their revenue-raising activity in the ancient kingdom of Seville and, for the first time, place him officially in the towns of Osuna, Morón (Sevilla) and Villamartin (Cádiz).

The documents have been found by researcher José Cabello Núñez, municipal archivist of La Puebla de Cazalla (Sevilla), on the trail of four unpublished documents about the author of Don Quixote, one of them already autógrafo- he located and were released last year.

The first documents found now is the signed payment on November 9, 1593 by Christopher de Barros, General provider Fleet of Indians, led by Francisco de Agüero paying for it deliver to the Commissioner Miguel de Cervantes the amount of 19,200 maravedis.

That amount was the salary that was perceived by Cervantes 48 days to be held among the 21 February and 28 April 1593- shows wheat and barley municipalities in the district of Seville for the provision of the Navy and the galleons Fleet Race Indies.

Under the text of the payment order the second of the documents found, which is the full text of the commission given on February 21, 1593 by the provider generally referred literally transcribed to Commissioner Miguel de Cervantes, who is certified by Juan Saenz de Egoen, personal secretary to the supplier.

In the commission is directed to Cervantes, taking the upper hand of Justice and accompanied by his assistant and bizcochero Seville Juan Saenz de la Torre, with which appears related for the first time, go to the villages of Carmona, Utrera, Arahal, Morón de la Frontera, La Puebla de Cazalla, Marchena, Stops, Osuna and Villamartin.

And also empowered to go to cities, towns and villages of Andalusia who agreed to take 5,000 bushels of wheat with which to manufacture sponge, 500 bushels of barley for the carriers, 400 bushels of peas, 400 bushels of beans and 300 pounds of cheese to supply the Navy and the Indian fleet.

In this document the supplier considers an intelligent person Cervantes trusted to fulfill the commission is charged and exempt from the obligation to deliver grain to the poor or having little bread.

also orders in its letter to everyone , whatever their condition, state or quality, to help Cervantes in everything you ask them, the scribes and officers to use and exercise their offices as directed by the commissioner and the guards they had custody of prisoners deliver them. ZGM.