Named after the river that runs through the city, the Río Tormes, Lazarillo de Tormes is the ancestor of little scoundrels worldwide. He was born to lowly beginnings within the walls of Salamanca, and his trials and tribulations were documented in 1554 by an anonymous author in a novel entitled Lazarillo de Tormes. The story of his life is an account of his servitude to a blind man, a priest, and a nobleman, among others. Today, people are reminded of Lazarillos’s adventures by the bronze statue that stands at the end of the Puente Romano.
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Lazarillo de Tormes
Named after the river that runs through the city, the Río Tormes, Lazarillo de Tormes is the ancestor of little scoundrels worldwide. He was born to lowly beginnings within the walls of Salamanca, and his trials and tribulations were documented in 1554 by an anonymous author in a novel entitled Lazarillo de Tormes. The story of his life is an account of his servitude to a blind man, a priest, and a nobleman, among others. Today, people are reminded of Lazarillos’s adventures by the bronze statue that stands at the end of the Puente Romano.
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