SPANISH CULTURES UNIT 1: SPAIN FAMOUS PEOPLE PERSONAS FAMOSAS SPANISH CULTURES UNIT 1: SPAIN FAMOUS PEOPLE

Miguel de Cervantes 29 September 1547 – 22 April 1616 was a Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright His major work, Don Quixote, considered to be the first modern European novel, is a classic of Western literature, and is regarded amongst the best works of fiction ever written.  His influence on the Spanish language has been so great that the language is often called la lengua de Cervantes ("the language of Cervantes") He had a crazy and adventurous life: Worked in a church in rome Joined the Spanish Navy Captured by pirates – spent 5 years in captivity until his parents and some catholic nuns paid his ransom Worked as a Purchasing Agent for the King of Spain, also as a Tax Collector – problems with his accounts landed him in jail in south Spain (sevilla) While in jail, started to write Don Quixote – was later freed, finished the novel and published it Had success a writer (very rare) and is buried in a convent in Madrid Miguel de Cervantes 29 September 1547 – 22 April 1616 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSDSgwtMbm8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVvtkD0ypLg

Group with 4 people Group with 3 people Partner 1: put everything in a powerpoint; responsible for including pictures, making sure everything is grammatically correct partner 2: look up birth and death dates; look up two major achievements, look up one interesting fact partner 3: look up profession, look up one interesting facts, look up one major achievement Partner 1: put everything in a powerpoint; responsible for including pictures, making sure everything is grammatically correct partner 2: look up birth and death dates; look up profession, look up one major achievements partner 3: look up two major achievements partner 4: look up two other interesting facts