# Endnotes explained — The Life of Lazarillo de Tormes

> Chapter companion for The Life of Lazarillo de Tormes by Anonymous.

## What happens

The endnotes provide historical, geographical, and textual annotations to the novel, clarifying references, locations, and the historical context of events and characters mentioned in the narrative.

## Themes in this chapter

### Poverty and Hunger

The endnotes clarify the value of coins like the maravedi and blanca, underscoring the economic hardships depicted in the novel.

### Satire of Religious Hypocrisy

Notes on the Pardoner and the sale of indulgences highlight the satirical critique of religious corruption.

## Character check-ins

### Lazarillo de Tormes

Referenced in notes about his age and the Gelves expedition.

### Don Garcia de Toledo

Commander of the expedition against the Moors in 1510.

### Don Diego Lopez de Pacheco

Second Duke of Escalona, mentioned as the owner of Escalona in Lazarillo's time.

### Cervantes

Noted as knowing Lazarillo well and quoting it in Don Quixote.

## Key lines

> Doubt has been thrown on the authorship, but without sufficient reason.

Some have questioned who wrote the book, but there is no good reason to doubt the traditional attribution.

_The endnotes affirm the authorship of Lazarillo de Tormes._

> They have killed the horse of thine, Save thy life and mount on mine.

They killed your horse, so take mine to save yourself.

_A quote from a poem, likely referenced in the endnotes._

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