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Miguel de Cervantes
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra is a Spanish writer regarded by many as the greatest writer in Spanish and one of the best novelists in the world. He is best known for his novel Don Quixote, a work often regarded as the first modern novel and one of the pinnacle of world literature. Much of his life was spent in poverty and obscurity, many of its details contested or unknown, and most of his surviving works were produced in the three years before his death. . However, his literary influence and contributions are reflected in the fact that Spanish is often referred to as "the language of Cervantes". In 1569, Cervantes was forced to leave Spain and move to Rome, where he worked in the house of a cardinal. In 1570, he joined a Spanish naval infantry regiment and was seriously wounded at the Battle of Lepanto in October 1571
BornMiguel de Cervantes, 29 September 1547 (assumed), Alcalá de Henares, Crown of Castile
DiedApril 22, 1616, Madrid, Crown of Castile
Resting placeConvent of the Barefoot Trinitarians, Madrid
OccupationSoldier, tax collector, purchasing agent for Navy, (writing was an avocation which did not produce much income)
LanguageSpanish
NationalitySpanish
Notable worksDon Quixote, Entremeses, Novelas ejemplares
SpouseCatalina de Salazar y Palacios
ChildrenIsabel c. 1584 (illegitimate)

About Miguel de Cervantes

Miguel de Cervantes
Miguel de Cervantes

Novelist Miguel de Cervantes was born in Spain on September 29, 1547. He dies at the age of 68, on April 23, 1616.

Author of Don Quixote, a masterpiece novel set in Spain. The early 17th-century piece portrays the narrative of a guy who becomes convinced that he is a knight after reading romantic tales.

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Miguel de Cervantes before becoming famous

Miguel de Cervantes was born in the Zodiac sign Libra (The Scales), and 1547 is also the year of Goat (羊) in the Chinese Zodiac.

He worked as an assistant to a Roman priest in his teens before joining the Spanish Navy. As a young man, he devised a plan to run away and marry his lover; however, her father discovered their plan and forbade her to see Cervantes ever again.

Achievement of Miguel de Cervantes

His most famous work's protagonist spends his time riding around the countryside with his ward, Sancho Panza, looking for knightly responsibilities.

Miguel de Cervantes's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Miguel de Cervantes
Miguel de Cervantes

Rodrigo's father was a barber and a surgeon, while his mother was sold into marriage in 1543 by her destitute father. He had six siblings when he was growing up. He married Catalina de Salazar y Palacios in 1584 and had Isabel de Saavedra as a daughter.

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TV Actress Vanessa Williams starred in Don Quixote, a film based on Cervantes' classic novel.

Miguel de Cervantes Income & Net worth

Miguel de Cervantes's income mainly comes from the work that created his reputation: a novelist. Information about his net worth in 2024 is being updated as soon as possible by allfamous.org, you can contact to tell us Net Worth of the Miguel de Cervantes.

Miguel de Cervantes Height and Weight

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Latest information about Miguel de Cervantes updated on March 13 2023.