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Miguel de Cervantes

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 often cited as both the... Wikipedia
Born: September 29, 1547, Alcala de Henares, Spain
Died: April 22, 1616 (age 68 years), Madrid, Spain
Spouse: Catalina de Salazar y Palacios (m. 1584–1616)
Influenced by: Desiderius Erasmus, Homer, and Virgil