Spanish writer (1547–1616)
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Miguel de Cervantes |
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This portrait, attributed to Juan de Jáuregui,[a] is unauthenticated.
No authenticated image of Cervantes exists.[1][2] |
Born | (1547-09-29)September 29, 1547 Alcalá de Henares, Spain |
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Died | 22 April 1616(1616-04-22) (aged 68)[3] Madrid, Spain |
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Resting place | Convent of the Barefoot Trinitarians, Madrid |
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Occupation | Soldier, tax collector, accountant, purchasing agent for Navy (writing was an avocation which did not produce much income) |
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Language | Early Modern Spanish |
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Literary movement | Renaissance literature, Mannerism, Baroque |
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Notable works | Don Quixote Entremeses Novelas ejemplares |
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Spouse | Catalina de Salazar y Palacios |
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Children | Isabel c. 1584 (ill
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