胡安·德·哈乌雷吉（Juan de Jáuregui，约 1583–1641，归属说法） · Public domain
1547–1616
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra · 西班牙
16th–17th-century Spanish novelist, playwright, and poet, the greatest representative of Spanish literature (1547–1616).
Born in Alcalá de Henares, he lost the use of his left hand in the Battle of Lepanto in 1571 and was held captive in Algiers in 1575–1580; *Don Quixote* was published in two parts in 1605 and 1615 and is regarded as the first modern novel; he also wrote *La Galatea*, the *Exemplary Novels*, and other works, and died in Madrid in 1616, buried in the Convent of the Barefoot Trinitarians in Madrid.
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Places in their life
Birthplace Alcalá de Henares; place of activity and burial Madrid.
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Cultural significance
Spanish is called "the language of Cervantes"; Don Quixote and Sancho have become universal symbols of idealism and realism.