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Miguel e Cervantes Saavedra (IPA: [miˈɣel ðe θerˈβantes saːˈβeðra] in modern Spanish; September 29, 1547 – April 23, 1616) was a Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright. His magnum opus, Don Quixote, is considered a founding classic of Western literature and regularly figures among the best novels ever written. His work is considered among the most important in all of literature. He has been dubbed el Príncipe de los Ingenios (the Prince of Wits).

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  • He used incidents from his captivity as a pirates' slave for "Don Quixote"
  • This "Don Quixote" author's first published work was "La Galatea", a pastoral novel
  • This "Don Quixote" author was called the "Maimed of Lepanto" for wounds suffered in battle
  • The literary prize named for this creator of "Don Quixote" is awarded to authors who write in Spanish
  • On April 23, 1616 Shakespeare died in England & this great writer died in Spain
  • This "Don Quixote" author wrote his first novel, "La Galatea", in 1585
  • In a 1605 prologue, this Spaniard tells the reader that he has written an "invective against books of chivalry"
  • In Madrid, a plaque marks the house where this "Don Quixote" author lived & died
  • The 1620s comedy "The Spanish Gipsy" took its plot from this Spanish novelist
  • It took him 10 years to come out with "Don Quixote Part II"
  • His experiences as a slave for 5 years in Algiers became episodes in "Don Quixote"
  • A poem on the death of Philip II's wife was one of the earliest works by this "Don Quixote" author
  • Published in 1613, his "Exemplary Tales" are believed to be the first short stories written in Castilian
  • (Sofia of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from Toledo, Spain.) This great Spanish writer was a soldier, slave & tax collector before publishing his most famous work
  • "Man of La Mancha" begins with this author arriving at a Spanish prison
  • A museum devoted to this author is inside a charming replica of his birthplace in Alcala de Henares, Spain
  • A reconstruction of this author's 1547 birthplace stands at 48 Calle Mayor in Alcala de Henares
  • Born in 1547, this Spanish author always craved the fame of his contemporary Lope de Vega
  • In "Exemplary Tales", a 1613 collection, he claimed to be the first to write short stories in Castilian
  • In the 1580s this Spanish novelist reportedly wrote 20 to 30 plays, but only "The Traffic of Algiers" & "Numantia" survive

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