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Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Spanish novelist, playwright, poet, and creator of Don Quixote, is the most famous figure in Spanish literature. His writings have become legendary, influencing many of today’s writers. Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra lived an unsettled life of hardship and adventure.
To begin he was born in Alcalá de Henares, a small town near Madrid, into a family of the minor nobility. Much of his childhood Cervantes spent moving from town to town while his father sought work. In the year 1570 Cervantes joined a Spanish regiment in Naples. He took part in the sea battle at Lepanto during which he received a wound that permanently maimed his left hand. Cervantes was extremely proud of his role in the famous victory and of the nickname he earned, el manco de Lepanto (the cripple of Lepanto). After recuperation in Messina, Sicily, he continued his military career. In 1575 he set out with his brother Rodrigo on the galley El Sol for Spain. The ship was captured by......

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