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Don Quijote de la Mancha
1008 pages, Hardcover
Published January 21, 2026
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Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
5,123 books3,781 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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March 11, 2026
simplemente perfecto
August 20, 2026
3.5 ⭐️. Bueno me llevo casi un mes pero lo hice!!! Me pareció un libro muy bueno, pero como fui diciendo, me parece que significa más por lo que hace: establecer una comparación entre los valores de la Edad Media, representados por Quijote, y los del Renacimiento, que se ven en los personajes que viven la realidad de ese presente.
Muuuchos episodios me gustaron mucho y creo que deberían ser más famosos, casi siempre los que implican mujeres con iniciativa y voz propia: Marcela, Dorotea, Luscinda, o Camila en la novela del Curioso Impertinente. Fui nombrando otros, pero me gusta que de la idea y el entendimiento que las aventuras que la realidad y el presente pueden generar tienen el mismo valor que las de los antiguos caballeros.
Es un gran libro, y no por nada sigue tan vigente 400 años después de su publicación. La pluma de Cervantes es cómica pero al mismo tiempo seria, y establece una visión de la época que sirve como un retrato de la España del 1600 a día de hoy.
Mi problemita es que algunas veces se torna repetitivo, y que siendo tan largo, creo que el impacto de ciertos episodios se termina perdiendo por la cantidad de tantos otros que quizá no son tan impactantes. Rescato los buenos, pero hay muchos que podrían eliminarse.
Muuuchos episodios me gustaron mucho y creo que deberían ser más famosos, casi siempre los que implican mujeres con iniciativa y voz propia: Marcela, Dorotea, Luscinda, o Camila en la novela del Curioso Impertinente. Fui nombrando otros, pero me gusta que de la idea y el entendimiento que las aventuras que la realidad y el presente pueden generar tienen el mismo valor que las de los antiguos caballeros.
Es un gran libro, y no por nada sigue tan vigente 400 años después de su publicación. La pluma de Cervantes es cómica pero al mismo tiempo seria, y establece una visión de la época que sirve como un retrato de la España del 1600 a día de hoy.
Mi problemita es que algunas veces se torna repetitivo, y que siendo tan largo, creo que el impacto de ciertos episodios se termina perdiendo por la cantidad de tantos otros que quizá no son tan impactantes. Rescato los buenos, pero hay muchos que podrían eliminarse.
June 28, 2026
No por nada es un clásico
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