M iguel de Cervantes D a v i d Á l v a r e z
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra was born in Alcalá de Henares,1547. He was a soldier, novelist, poet and dramatist Spanish. His parents were Rodrigo Cervantes and Leonor Cortinas. He studied in Valladolid and Salamanca. In 1571 he fought in the Battle of Lepanto against the Turks. Wounded in the arm he was nicknamed "El Manco de Lepanto". When he came to Spain was a prisoner in Alger for five years. Later, he worked as a tax collector in Sevilla. In 1600 has started to live in Valladolid where he finished writing the first part of his masterpiece "Don Quijote de la Mancha," which was published in The book really liked, and in 1615 he published his second part. Living in Madrid, he fell seriously ill in 1616, died on April 22 nd. Biography
Novels El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha. La Galatea Viaje al Parnaso Los trabajos de Persiles y Segismunda Exemplary Novels La gitanilla Rinconete y Cortadillo Licenciado Vidriera La ilustre fregona
Theater Tragedia de Numancia Trato de Argel Ocho comedias y ocho entremeses Comedies El laberinto de amor Los baños de Argel El rufián dichoso La entretenida
Hors d'oeuvre El juez de los divorcios El rufián viudo llamado Trampagos El viejo celoso La cueva de Salamanca Poetry Índice de primeros versos de todas las poesías Índice de primeros versos de poesías sueltas Al túmulo del rey Felipe II en Sevilla