The New York Times interviews Spanish historian Fernando de Prado, who believes he can establish the precise location where Miguel de Cervantes was buried, perhaps as soon as next month, when a team of investigators using radar technology is set to enter the cloister in hopes of locating and identifying the writer’s remains.

“He may be one of Spain’s literary heroes, but during his life four centuries ago, Miguel de Cervantes could have been considered something of 'a loser,' said Fernando de Prado, a Spanish historian. Cervantes, the author of the adventures of the knight-errant Don Quixote, lived in poverty, missed out on a military promotion and was held captive by pirates for five years after his naval ship was intercepted. The recognition and success of his writings came too late to bring him any fortune,” says The New York Times.

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