Stories 20
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SpainMay 1615Sancho Panza's account: ten days a governor
My squire governed an island, judged like Solomon, starved like a hermit, and resigned like a gentleman. In his own words.
Culture & history7 min read
- ESSpainMay 1615
The Duke and the Duchess
A great Duke and Duchess received me as a true knight errant. A wooden horse, a scolding chaplain and much laughter followed.
Culture & history6 min read
- ESSpainMay 1615
Master Pedro's puppets
A puppet show, an ape that reads the past, and a rescue I would make again, though it cost forty reales.
Culture & history5 min read
- ESSpainMay 1615
What I saw in the Cave of Montesinos
I went down a hundred fathoms of rope and spent three days among enchanted knights. My companions say it was half an hour.
Culture & history7 min read
- ESSpainMay 1615
Camacho's wedding
The richest wedding feast in La Mancha, a bridegroom with a sword in his chest, and Sancho's inventory of the pots.
Culture & history3 min read
- ESSpainMay 1615
Four days with the Knight of the Green Coat
Four quiet days in the house of a good man, with a poet for a son and a cook who understood Sancho perfectly.
Culture & history3 min read
- ESSpainMay 1615
The Knight of the Mirrors
A stranger in a wood boasted that he had beaten me. At dawn I gave him the chance to prove it, and the enchanters gave him a face.
Culture & history5 min read
- ESSpainMay 1615
A palace in El Toboso
I rode to El Toboso to kiss my lady's hands. I found a church, three donkeys, and the cruellest enchantment of my career.
Culture & history7 min read