Cervantes was born in Alcalá de Henares, Spain, in 1547 and died in Madrid in 1616. During his life, he was a soldier, prisoner and family man who published four novels, 12 short stories, 16 ...

Miguel de Cervantes, a wounded 28-year-old Spanish navy soldier, is held prisoner by Ottoman corsairs in Algiers. Faced with a ticking clock, ...

Four hundred years after Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes died on April 22, 1616, readers all over the world find themselves chasing Don Quixote. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal ...

A few years ago, Spanish archaeologists sought to find the mortal remains of Miguel de Cervantes, a contemporary of Shakespeare whose Don Quixote introduced the English-speaking world to the ...

William Shakespeare and Miguel de Cervantes, ... Cervantes’ own educational background, however, suggests that it is possible to write to a high standard without academic training.

Miguel de Cervantes led quite an adventurous life. At age 22, he left Spain for Rome to serve as a valet to Cardinal Giulio Acquaviva, presumably fleeing a Spanish arrest warrant.

Researchers in Spain said Tuesday that they believe bones found beneath a centuries-old convent are those of “Don Quixote” author Miguel de Cervantes.

Don Quixote mistook windmills for giants and attacked them with his lance. This episode in Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes' Don Quixote, first published in 1605, is the most comically iconic scene ...

Miguel de Cervantes was held captive in Algiers for five years. Ahead of the 400th anniversary of his death, Fiona Macdonald finds out how trauma shaped his greatest works.

Among them, the following ones are worthy of special attention : the exhibition organized by the National Library of Spain and AC/E entitled “Miguel de Cervantes – from life to myth (1616‐2016)”, ...