Unlike his co-bard, CERVANTES's 400 yrs old bones *were* moved. Last year.

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http://www.history.com/news/after-400-years-investigators-find-remains-of-cervantes-don-quixotes-creator
[font size=5]After 400 Years, Investigators Find Remains of Cervantes, Don Quixote’s Creator[/font]
March 19, 20[FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow"]15[/FONT] By Sarah Pruitt

Miguel de Cervantes died in 1616, just one year after he published the second part of his masterwork, “The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha.” By his own request, Cervantes was buried on the modest grounds of the Convento de las Monjas Trinitarias Descalzas (Convent of the Barefoot Trinitarians) in Madrid. After the convent was renovated in 1673, however, the exact location of his tomb was lost to history—until now. After searching for nearly a year, a team of Spanish researchers announced this week that they have likely found Cervantes’ remains buried in an alcove of an underground crypt beneath the convent, alongside those of his wife and 14 others. ....

In April 2014, a group of some 36 scientists and other experts took on the task of searching for the author’s long-lost tomb on the grounds of the Madrid convent. Using ground-penetrating radar, infrared cameras and 3-D scanners, the investigators located an underground crypt, and were able to identify 33 alcoves along back wall as possible locations for the remains. In January, they announced they had found fragments of a wooden casket containing human remains and bearing the initials “M.C.”, but were not able to confirm if it belonged to Cervantes.

At a news conference in Madrid earlier this week, investigators announced the discovery of fragmented human remains belonging to 16 people, a group they believe includes Cervantes and his wife, Catalina de Salazar. According to forensic anthropologist Francisco Etxeberria, he and his fellow researchers will now use DNA analysis to eliminate which bones don’t belong to Cervantes. As the bones are badly deteriorated, however, and Cervantes had no known descendants, the team doesn’t hold out much hope for positive identification.

The search for Cervantes’ tomb parallels a similar search in England for the remains of King Richard III, which were found underneath a church parking lot and will be reburied in Leicester Cathedral this week. Even if they can’t conclusively identify Cervantes’ remains, the Spanish team hopes to provide a properly marked burial site for the pioneering writer, with the help of Madrid city officials and the convent’s elderly nuns. At the news conference, the investigators announced he would be reburied “with full honors” at the convent after a new tomb had been built. As Luis Avial, a georader expert on the research team, put it: “Cervantes asked to be buried there and there he should stay.” Officials hope to open the crypt to the public next year, which will mark the 400th anniversary of Cervantes’ death.

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