The Three-Cornered Hat by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón

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The story had obsessed Alarcon for many years and he claims to have first heard it in the form of a ballad recited by an old shepard. In 1874, El Sombrero de Tres Picos, or The Three-Cornered Hat, was published by Pedro Antonio de Alarcon.

This bawdy tale of marital confusion between a Corregidor, a Miller and the Miller's wife no doubt had a long history before it was turned into a ballad and in 1874 it became the basis of a novel by the most widely read Spanish author of the day.

Duran took the ballad from a broadsheet that he purchased in the street by a blind man. The story of 'The Three-Cornered Hat' (or 'The Corregidor') officially dates back to a collection of ballads, Romancero General, published in Spain by Agustin Duran in 1821. The Three-Cornered Hat is a work with deep roots in literature, music and folklore.

The Three-Cornered Hat by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón