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Don Quijote de la Mancha (Biblioteca clásica básica RAE)
La obra cumbre de Miguel de Cervantes, y uno de los pilares fundamentales de la narrativa universal, en una nueva edición accesible avalada por la Real Academia Española.
Don Quijote de la Mancha narra la historia inmortal de un hidalgo pobre que enloquece tras leer demasiados librosde caballería y decide convertirse en caballero andante bajo el nombre de Don Quijote. Con una armadura vieja, un rocín flaco llamado Rocinante y la ilusión de defender la justicia, sale por los caminos de La Mancha. Convence a un labrador llamado Sancho Panza para que sea su escudero, prometiéndole una ínsula como recompensa.
Don Quijote ve el mundo a través del filtro de sus molinos de viento se le aparecen como gigantes, posadas como castillos y campesinas como princesas encantadas, especialmente Dulcinea del Toboso, a quien jura lealtad. Sus aventuras están marcadas por el absurdo, los malentendidos y las palizas, pero él se mantiene firme en sus ideales caballerescos. Sancho, más práctico, lo sigue con lealtad, aunque a veces duda y otras se deja contagiar por la fantasía de su amo.
Don Quijote de la Mancha narra la historia inmortal de un hidalgo pobre que enloquece tras leer demasiados librosde caballería y decide convertirse en caballero andante bajo el nombre de Don Quijote. Con una armadura vieja, un rocín flaco llamado Rocinante y la ilusión de defender la justicia, sale por los caminos de La Mancha. Convence a un labrador llamado Sancho Panza para que sea su escudero, prometiéndole una ínsula como recompensa.
Don Quijote ve el mundo a través del filtro de sus molinos de viento se le aparecen como gigantes, posadas como castillos y campesinas como princesas encantadas, especialmente Dulcinea del Toboso, a quien jura lealtad. Sus aventuras están marcadas por el absurdo, los malentendidos y las palizas, pero él se mantiene firme en sus ideales caballerescos. Sancho, más práctico, lo sigue con lealtad, aunque a veces duda y otras se deja contagiar por la fantasía de su amo.
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Published November 19, 2025
About the author
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
5,480 books3,844 followersMiguel 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.
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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.
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