Miguel de Cervantes
Spanish writer
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra was an Early Modern Spanish writer widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language and one of the world's pre-eminent novelists. He is best known for his novel Don Quixote, a work considered as the first... Wikipedia
Born: September 29, 1547, Alcala de Henares, Spain
Died: April 22, 1616 (age 68 years), Madrid, Spain
Influenced by: Desiderius Erasmus, Homer, and Virgil
Siblings: Andrea de Cervantes, Magdalena de Cervantes, Andrés de Cervantes, and more
Spouse: Catalina de Salazar y Palacios (m. 1584–1616)
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