1. Imprisoned in Seville's Royal Jail

    · Former Royal Jail, Calle Sierpes 85, Seville, Andalusia, Spain

    Imprisoned in Seville's Royal Jail
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    A banking failure involving money Cervantes had collected led to his imprisonment in Seville's Royal Jail until the following spring. Coordinates approximate the documented former jail location at present-day Calle Sierpes 85.

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