article_snippet: Almost 400 years after Miguel de Cervantes death, a team led by Francisco Etxeberria announced Tuesday that a team led by Francisco Etxeberria were confident a team led by Francisco Etxeberria had found Miguel de Cervantes coffin in the crypt of the Convent of the Barefoot Trinitarians in the Barrio de Las Letras (Literary Quarter) in Madrid.
article_snippet: Historical records indicated Miguel de Cervantes had been buried there, but the Convent of the Barefoot Trinitarians in the Barrio de Las Letras (Literary Quarter) had been substantially rebuilt since.
article_snippet: The search for Miguel de Cervantes coffin -- using radar -- began last year, funded by the Madrid City Council.
article_snippet: The search for Cervantes' coffin -- using radar -- first mapped more than 30 burial cavities in the walls and nearly 5 meters beneath the floor of the church.
article_snippet: There are now plans to reinter Miguel de Cervantes at the convent and build a new entrance to the crypt in time for the 400th anniversary of Miguel de Cervantes death next year.