Madrid plans Cervantes time capsule
New capsule will replace box found under statue of the Don Quixote author, which contained books up to 200 years old
The Madrid regional government wants to plant a new time capsule to replace one filled with books, documents and mementos up to 200 years old that was dug up by workers a month ago from beneath an 1834 statue in Madrid of Miguel de Cervantes, the author of Don Quixote.
From: Books: Books + News | guardian.co.uk
Friday, 15 January, 2010
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