Analizo la anécdota que transmite Francis Lockier sobre la atribución del Lazarillo de Tormes a obispos españoles de camino al Concilio de Trento, concluyendo con la hipótesis de su naturaleza libelista como consecuencia de las tensiones políticas y religiosas de la Reforma durante las sesiones del Concilio de Trento y el ínterin de Paulo IV. De ello podría deducirse un uso histórico de la novela contra reformistas católicos españoles dentro de la Iglesia.
Through the study of the anecdote transmitted by Francis Lockier about the attribution of Lazarillo de Tormes to Spanish bishops on the way to the Council of Trent, concluding with the hypothesis of its libelist nature, as a consequence of the political and religious tensions of the Reformation during the sessions of the Council of Trent and the interim of Paul IV. From this could be deduced a historical use of the novel within the Church against Spanish Catholic reformers.