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Miguel De Cervantes. Cervantes' Life Cervantes' Life 1547-1616 1547 - Born in Alcalá de Henares near Madrid 1569 - in Rome as valet to Monsignor Acquaviva.

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1 Miguel De Cervantes

2 Cervantes' Life Cervantes' Life 1547-1616 1547 - Born in Alcalá de Henares near Madrid 1569 - in Rome as valet to Monsignor Acquaviva. 1571 - fights at the battle of Lepanto 1575 - on his way back to Spain is captured and held prisoner in Algiers 1580 - after 4 attempts to escape he is set free 1592 – while he is an administrator for the Invincible Armada he is arrested for the illegal sale of wheat. 1593 - he works as a tax collector 1594 - he ends up in jail again. 1605 - El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha is published in Madrid 1616 - he dies the same day as Shakespeare

3 Picasso

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5 The Windmills

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7 Don Quixote in his library

8 Don Quixote prepares to leave for his first adventure.

9 Don Quixote travels across the hot plain.

10 Don Quixote asks the innkeeper to make him a knight.

11 The innkeeper helps don Quixote drink since he cannot remove his helmet.

12 Don Quixote watches his armor before being dubbed a knight.

13 Don Quixote is dubbed a knight by the innkeeper.

14 Don Quixote defends a servant that is beaten by a farmer.

15 Unable to move because of the weight of his armor, Don Quixote is beaten by the mule driver.

16 Don Quixote is left hurt on the side of the road after his encounter with the merchants.

17 Don Quixote is helped by a farmer of his village who brings him back home.

18 Don Quixote is arrives back home after his first adventure.

19 Don Quixote’s house keeper burns the books of chivalry.

20 Don Quixote convinces a poor farmer to become his squire.

21 Don Quixote leaves with Sancho Panza for his second sally

22 Don Quixote fights the windmills.

23 Don Quixote is knocked out after hitting the windmill.

24 Don Quixote fights the Biscayan.

25 The ladies of the coach beg Don Quixote to spare the squire’s life.

26 Don Quixote and Sancho Panza discuss their plans.

27 Don Quixote is content with sleeping under the open sky like a knight-errant.

28 Don Quixote fights the sheep that he believes armies ready to battle.

29 Don Quixote frees prisoners that he encounters on the road.

30 Don Quixote questions the prisoners on the reason of their misfortune.

31 Don Quixote and Sancho are hit with stones by the now freed prisoners.

32 Don Quixote attacks the penitents, and after being hit he is believed dead.


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