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Jean Canavaggio
Don Gaspar de Ezpeleta was mortally wounded on June 27, 1605, in Valladolid, at the doorway of the house where Cervantes lived with his family. Ever since 1886 ¿the year when the transcript of the investigation of the case carried out by Judge Villaroel was first published¿ Cervantes scholars have sought to prove the innocence of the author of Don Quixote in this matter.
The present article is not concerned with that issue, but rather seeks to contextualize the case, fleshing out the background against which the events took place. The many details contained in the document give us a much fuller understanding of the activities of Cervantes, a man of whom his sister said that ¿he writes and does business and, because of his good ability, has many friends.¿
