Don Quixote

1605 novel by Miguel de Cervantes
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Don Quixote
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Don Quixote

Summary

Don Quixote is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 0.06% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,401 views/month, #17 of 28,446).[2]

Key Facts

  • Don Quixote authored Miguel de Cervantes[3].
  • Don Quixote's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Don Quixote's genre is chivalric romance[5].
  • Don Quixote's genre is adventure fiction[6].
  • Don Quixote's genre is parody[7].
  • Don Quixote's genre is found manuscript[8].
  • Don Quixote's Commons category is recorded as Don Quixote[9].
  • Don Quixote's language of work or name is recorded as Early Modern Spanish[10].
  • Don Quixote's country of origin is recorded as Spain[11].
  • Don Quixote comprises Don Quixote, part 1[12].
  • Don Quixote comprises Don Quixote, part 2[13].
  • Don Quixote's catalog code is recorded as 23:287039F[14].
  • Don Quixote was released on 1605[15].
  • Don Quixote was released on 1615[16].
  • Don Quixote's characters is recorded as Sancho Panza[17].
  • Don Quixote's characters is recorded as Alonso Quijano[18].
  • Don Quixote's characters is recorded as Rocinante[19].
  • Don Quixote's characters is recorded as Dulcinea[20].
  • Don Quixote's characters is recorded as Rucio[21].
  • Don Quixote's characters is recorded as Pero Perez[22].
  • Don Quixote's characters is recorded as Ginés de Pasamonte[23].
  • Don Quixote's characters is recorded as Cardenio[24].
  • Don Quixote's characters is recorded as Dorotea[25].
  • Don Quixote's characters is recorded as Luscinda[26].
  • Don Quixote's characters is recorded as Don Fernando[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Prose[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: e07997c8-779e-4547-99e3-549c37f3cf65[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Don Quixote authored Miguel de Cervantes[3].

Publication

Publication dates include 1605[15] and 1615[16]. Don Quixote's language of work or name is recorded as Early Modern Spanish[10]. Genres include chivalric romance[5], adventure fiction[6], parody[7], and found manuscript[8].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Don Quixote include Don Quijote[30], a business[31], in Japan[32], founded in 1980[33], headquartered in Aobadai[34]; Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote[35], a literary work[36], written by Jorge Luis Borges[37]; 3552 it[38], an asteroid[39]; and Les Enfants de Don Quichotte[40], an organization[41], in France[42], founded in 2006[43], headquartered in Chécy[44].

Why It Matters

Don Quixote ranks in the top 0.06% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,401 views/month, #17 of 28,446).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

Entities named for it include Don Quijote[30], a business[31], in Japan[32], founded in 1980[33], headquartered in Aobadai[34]; Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote[35], a literary work[36], written by Jorge Luis Borges[37]; 3552 it[38], an asteroid[39]; and Les Enfants de Don Quichotte[40], an organization[41], in France[42], founded in 2006[43], headquartered in Chécy[44].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [38] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [40] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 28d ago · Susuman77 · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has edition or translation Don Quixote de la Mancha (1605-1615), El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha, Segunda parte del ingenioso cavallero Don Quixote de la Mancha (1615) +36
    Local thumb /static/img/don-quixote.png
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