Miguel de Cervantes

Soldier, slave, and creator of the first modern novel — Don Quixote's father and Spanish literature's core.

Specifications & Metrics

era

1547 – 1616

language

Spanish

region

Alcalá de Henares and Madrid, Spain

notable works

Don Quixote, Novelas ejemplares, Persiles

Core Principles & Analysis

• He lost the use of his left hand at the Battle of Lepanto in 1571.
• Five years as a slave in Algiers followed his capture at sea.
• His death in 1616 fell in the same year as Shakespeare's.

Sources

• Wikipedia: Miguel de Cervantes