«Alonso Quijano, quien a sí mismo se llamó Don Quijote de la Mancha, fue el sueño más afortunado del escritor castellano Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra.» Así comienza la introducción en la que Haroldo Maglia presenta el libro que sigue a continuación: una versión directa y clara de las aventuras más memorables del personaje más famoso de la literatura española. El encuentro con su escudero Sancho Panza, la aventura de los molinos de viento, el encuentro con Ginés de Pasamonte en la aventura de los galeotes, la Dulcinea encantada, y otras muchas forman parte de los capítulos de este libro que niños y adultos disfrutarán por igual. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION A firsthand clear account of the most memorable adventures of the most reputed character in Spanish literature. The meeting with his squire Sancho Panza, the adventure of the windmills, and many more adventures are part of the chapters in this book that children and adults will enjoy.
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Miguel de Cervantes y Cortinas, later Saavedra was a Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright. His novel Don Quixote is often considered his magnum opus, as well as the first modern novel. It is assumed that Miguel de Cervantes was born in Alcalá de Henares. His father was Rodrigo de Cervantes, a surgeon of cordoban descent. Little is known of his mother Leonor de Cortinas, except that she was a native of Arganda del Rey. In 1569, Cervantes moved to Italy, where he served as a valet to Giulio Acquaviva, a wealthy priest who was elevated to cardinal the next year. By then, Cervantes had enlisted as a soldier in a Spanish Navy infantry regiment and continued his military life until 1575, when he was captured by Algerian corsairs. He was then released on ransom from his captors by his parents and the Trinitarians, a Catholic religious order. He subsequently returned to his family in Madrid. In Esquivias (Province of Toledo), on 12 December 1584, he married the much younger Catalina de Salazar y Palacios (Toledo, Esquivias –, 31 October 1626), daughter of Fernando de Salazar y Vozmediano and Catalina de Palacios. Her uncle Alonso de Quesada y Salazar is said to have inspired the character of Don Quixote. During the next 20 years Cervantes led a nomadic existence, working as a purchasing agent for the Spanish Armada and as a tax collector. He suffered a bankruptcy and was imprisoned at least twice (1597 and 1602) for irregularities in his accounts. Between 1596 and 1600, he lived primarily in Seville. In 1606, Cervantes settled in Madrid, where he remained for the rest of his life. Cervantes died in Madrid on April 23, 1616. -Copied from Wikipedia
