Note 14a — OBSERVATIONS, &c.
Reading edition
Notwithstanding the many discussions as to the birth-place of Cervantes, and the numerous copies that have been made of the register of his baptism, since the claims of Alcalá to the honour of his birth-place have been admitted, it is surprising that no one should have remarked that the name of his father is spelt Carvantes in the original parish record, which I consulted. It is in the oldest of the registers of the church of St. Mary Mayor, at page 192.