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Date Posted: 14:45:27 05/04/08 Sun
Author: keder
Subject: Cervantes

Miguel de Cervantes: Don Quixote.
Cervantes, born September 1547, died � April 23 or 22, 1616. The fourth child of seven, born to a local doctor.Led an extreemly interesting life, not unlike that of the absurd hero in his famus novel Don Quixote. He enlisted in 1570 in the Spanish army, was eventually captured by pirates, and sold as a slave to Algiers. He lost the use of his left arm in battle, which resulted in amputation. After futher adventures including working as a tax collector, getting married, and suffering bankrupcy twice, he settled down in Madrid where he wrote Don Quixote along with other works and plays, of which only two survive. He died of natural causes in 1616, and was burried in the convent cemetary of the local Trinitarian nuns, of which his daughter was a member. His grave was lost when the convent relocated, and the location of his remains is a mystery to this day.

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