The current study analyses the possible permanence of Cervantes in Sardinia on which many doubts are still present. Indeed, there is no documentary or literary certainty about his presence in Cagliari. However, his stay in the city seems to be proved by some documents found in the Archivo General de Simancas. Many charters, indeed, show that in 1573, after the conquest of Tunis, the tercio of don Lope de Figueroa was transferred to the Mediterranean island to overwinter. Among that company, the famous Spanish writer was enlisted as a soldier aventajado.
Il presente studio analizza il possibile passaggio in Sardegna di Miguel de Cervantes sul quale da sempre gravano molti interrogativi. Non esistono certezze documentarie e tantomeno letterarie sulla sua presenza a Cagliari. Tuttavia, la sua permanenza nella città cagliaritana sembrerebbe accertata da alcuni documenti reperiti presso l'Archivo General de Simancas. Le carte, infatti, riferiscono che nel 1573, dopo la conquista di Tunisi, il tercio di don Lope de Figueroa, fu trasferito nell'isola mediterranea per svernare. In quella compagnia il celebre scrittore spagnolo era arruolato come soldato aventajado.
Cervantes e la Sardegna. Un passaggio tra dubbi e certezze
Alessandra Cioppi
2016
Abstract
The current study analyses the possible permanence of Cervantes in Sardinia on which many doubts are still present. Indeed, there is no documentary or literary certainty about his presence in Cagliari. However, his stay in the city seems to be proved by some documents found in the Archivo General de Simancas. Many charters, indeed, show that in 1573, after the conquest of Tunis, the tercio of don Lope de Figueroa was transferred to the Mediterranean island to overwinter. Among that company, the famous Spanish writer was enlisted as a soldier aventajado.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.