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A shrewd notary escalates the conflict by drafting evidence that leads to the corporal’s death sentence. The governor then outmaneuvers the notary by kidnapping him into a fortified dungeon and proposing a prisoner exchange—only to turn the tables through a final warning about zeal, law, and personal risk.",{"@graph":69,"@context":120},[70,84,99],{"@type":71,"itemListElement":72},"BreadcrumbList",[73,77,79,82],{"item":74,"name":75,"@type":76,"position":8},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":78,"name":9,"@type":76,"position":14},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/",{"item":80,"name":10,"@type":76,"position":81},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/story-novel/",3,{"item":83,"name":65,"@type":76,"position":19},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/the-legend-of-the-governor-and-the-notary-story/636878/",{"url":83,"name":65,"@type":85,"author":86,"headline":65,"publisher":89,"fileFormat":92,"inLanguage":63,"description":67,"dateModified":93,"datePublished":93,"encodingFormat":92,"isAccessibleForFree":94,"interactionStatistic":95},"DigitalDocument",{"name":87,"@type":88},"Aldword","Person",{"url":74,"name":90,"@type":91},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-10-22",true,{"@type":96,"interactionType":97,"userInteractionCount":4},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":98},"ViewAction",{"@type":100,"mainEntity":101},"FAQPage",[102,108,112,116],{"name":103,"@type":104,"acceptedAnswer":105},"What caused the conflict between the governor and the captain-general?","Question",{"text":106,"@type":107},"They disputed the governor’s claim that supplies for the Alhambra could pass through the city free of duty, versus the captain-general’s right to search convoys at the gates.","Answer",{"name":109,"@type":104,"acceptedAnswer":110},"How did the corporal end up sentenced to death?",{"text":111,"@type":107},"Customs-house officials seized the convoy, and when the corporal shot a customs officer dead, he was taken prisoner. 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Under his command, the immunities of the Alhambra as a royal residence were rigidly executed. As the hill of the Alhambra rises up in the middle of Granada, it was irksome for the captain-general who controlled the province to have a small independent state in the centre of his domain.  \nThe captain-general's majestic palace stood in Plaza Nueva, at the foot of the hill of the Alhambra. A bastion of the fortress dominated the palace and the square and it was there that the one-armed governor walked with his Toledo sword hanging from his belt.  \nOne constant source of dispute between the two rivals was the governor's assertion of his right to have all supplies for his garrison and himself passed free of duty through the city.  \nThe captain-general's vigilance was aroused and he consulted his legal adviser and factotum, a shrewd notary who advised him to insist on his right to search the convoys that passed through the city gates, and drafted a lengthy document to this effect.  \n“Good day”, said the governor, twiddling his moustache furiously.“Does the captain-general hope to set confusion upon me? I'll let him see that an old soldier is not to be baffled by schoolcraft.”  \nWhile the two rivals continued to fight over the issue, one day a mule arrived, loaded with supplies for the Alhambra. The convoy was headed by a grumpy old corporal. As the convoy approached the city gates, the corporal moved forwards with his head held high.  \n“Who goes there?” called the sentry.  \n“Soldiers of the Alhambra”, called the corporal without moving his head.“What have you there?”  \n“Provisions for the garrison.”  \n“Proceed.”  \nThe corporal marched forward with his convoy, but had not moved far when a group of customs-house men rushed towards him.  \n“Stop the convoy if you dare!” shouted the corporal, cocking his musket.“Halt, muleteer!”  \nThe muleteer gave the mule a hard thump, the customs-house officer leapt forward and grabbed the animal's halter. The corporal aimed his musket and shot him dead. The corporal was taken prisoner and imprisoned in the city.  \nThe old governor dispatched a message demanding the surrender of the corporal, as only he had the right to judge those under his command. The captain-general argued that the offence had been committed within his city walls and so fell under his jurisdiction.  \nThe notary amused himself at the expense of the governor, heaping up a mountain of testimony against the corporal, confusing him to the extent that he declared himself guilty and was sentenced to death by hanging.  \nRealising the seriousness of the affair, the old governor ordered his state carriage to be prepared and set off for the city. He stopped at the notary's residence and called him to his door.  \n“What is this I hear that you have sentenced one of my men to death?”shouted the governor.  \n“All according to the law”, answered the notary, “I can show your excellency the written testimony.”  \n“Bring it here and get into the carriage” replied the governor.  \nAs soon as the notary climbed into the carriage, the door slammed shut and the coachman cracked his whip. The carriage set off at a thundering pace, not stopping until the governor had lodged his prey in one of the best fortified dungeons in the Alhambra.  \nHe then sent down a white flag of truce, proposing a prisoner exchange: the corporal for the notary. The captain-general refused and ordered a gallows to be erected in Plaza Nueva. The governor retaliated by ordering a gibbet tobe set up next to the wall overlooking the square. “Now”, he said in a message,“hang my soldier whenever pleases you but you will see your notary dancing from a noose”. Troops were paraded in the square, the bells tolled anda huge crowd gathered.  \nThe ","cbCaibYEMkC4OzMv","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaibYEMkC4OzMv","pdf",193245,"English","# The rivalry begins\n## The notary’s legal trap\n## The governor’s counterstroke\n## The exchange and final warning","[{\"question\":\"What caused the conflict between the governor and the captain-general?\",\"answer\":\"They disputed the governor’s claim that supplies for the Alhambra could pass through the city free of duty, versus the captain-general’s right to search convoys at the gates.\"},{\"question\":\"How did the corporal end up sentenced to death?\",\"answer\":\"Customs-house officials seized the convoy, and when the corporal shot a customs officer dead, he was taken prisoner. The notary accumulated testimony against him, leading the court to sentence him to hanging.\"},{\"question\":\"What was the governor’s strategy after the death sentence?\",\"answer\":\"The governor personally went to the notary’s residence, forced him into the governor’s carriage, and imprisoned him in a dungeon, then proposed exchanging prisoners.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the story conclude for the notary?\",\"answer\":\"The captain-general agrees to send the corporal back, and the notary is released. The governor warns him to moderate his zeal in using the law against others, emphasizing that he is not assured of safety.\"}]","The legend of the governor and the notary - Story | PDF"]