Doce cartas inéditas de Juan Valera a su ahijado Justo Saro

Abstract

This study reproduces twelve unpublished letters from Valera to his godson Justo Saro and a letter written by is son, Luis Valera, following the death of his father, thanking him for his condolences. These letters provide interesting information about the political favors granted to Valera in return for his electoral help. As well, the letters allow us to understand the social and political relations of the time for Valera´s perspective, ranging from the political and military conflict with Cuba, to the behavior of certain politicians when it came to favoring Valera´s protégés. All of this is analyzed from an intimate perspective, the corpus of letters illuminating Valera´s emotional state and the progressive blindness that will eventually prevent him from writing and travelling.