In this post we will look into an enigmatic expression pronounced in Chapter XXV of the second part of Don Quixote that goes unnoticed for many readers, and more, for some scholars of the work writing their notes in different reissues do not pay attention we should.
But first we must remember the time for action: Don Quixote and Sancho accompanied by a cousin of licensed skilled -Appeared in the cap. XIX - were going to spend the night at a chapel when they found the road to a character full of spears and halberds, which drew the attention of the protagonist:
"Good man, stop, it seems that you are going with more diligence than the male is necessary.
"I can not stop, sir," replied the man, because the weapons you see here I have to serve tomorrow, and so it forced me not to stop, and God. But if you desire to know what I carry in the sale that is above the chapel I sleep tonight, and if you do this same road, there I find, where I will tell you wonders. And to God again.
And since Don Quixote was curious about these things and more weapons, sent from the sale without rest in the chapel, but soon made a brief stop for a drink of water. Finally our friends come to the sale and are aware of history, "brayed" was behind the character, after which, suddenly enters a strange new character for sale:
... and in this, came through the door of the inn a man dressed all in camuza, stockings, breeches and doublet, and with a loud voice said: "Sir
host inn is there? Coming here the divining ape and the show of freedom of Melisendra.
- such body, "said the innkeeper, here is the Master Pedro! ...
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... has many days that goes by this Mancha de Aragon Melisendra teaching an altarpiece, liberated by the famous Don Gaiferos, which is one of the best and most well represented stories of many years now in this realm have been . also brings with it a more rare Monkey skill that was among monkeys, or figured among men, because if you ask something, understand what is asked and then jumps on the shoulders of his master, and llegándosele the ear, says the answer to what you ask, and Master Peter declares course, and the former things says a lot more than they are to come; and although not all is right in all times, in the most not wrong, so that makes us believe he has the devil in the body.
Don Quixote with great curiosity decided to try such powers of the monkey and ordered Sancho to betray him both real Master Peter, which accounted for the monkey and said:
Lord, this animal does not respond or gives notice of things to come, knows something of the past, and the present, somewhat.
Voting Rus, "said Sancho , I do not give a farthing because I say what happened to me!, Because who can know better than me mesmo? And pay me because I say what I know, would be a great folly, but he knows these things, here are my two reals, and tell me what does Mr cute now my wife Teresa Panza, and what entertains ... .
Now we have seen Sancho swore that under normal circumstances would have to be: a vow to God! but why Rus why this vote? What is Rus? , or rather where is Rus?
Well, to find out we will pay attention to two items after the action described, first remember that the players were going to rest in a chapel without a name, this could be a more minor figure in the case we did not have the second piece of our puzzle, and is a clear indication of the geographical location of the region that are moving at the time the actors:. .. it is many days walking through this Mancha de Aragon .
And looking and looking for a chapel and Rus in the region of the Mancha de Aragon (called to the eastern part of the English Channel halfway between Albacete and Cuenca) the search is paying off. Equilicuá! Mancha Cuenca found in a chapel-shrine dedicated to Our Lady of Rus, and it indicates is that as the Real Academia de la Lengua: Rus is toponym - creek that runs through San Clemente - and last manchego.
people belonging to Aragon Stain Montaragón (San Clemente to the northwest, click to enlarge) 
Rus Chapel in San Clemente (Cuenca) Already solved the mystery of that exclamation no accident that Sancho says. Cervantes once again plays hide and seek with their readers, leaving little clues to the places they visit the characters: A chapel, La Mancha, Aragón and Rus vote! are the elements that this time we stop to intuit the exact location of the adventures that occurred in those chapters.
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