Miguel de Cervantes

Summary

Miguel de Cervantes is a human^[1]. He was born in Alcalá de Henares^[2]. He was born on September 29, 1547^[3]. He passed away in Madrid^[4]. He died on April 22, 1616^[5]. He worked as a novelist^[6], playwright^[7], poet^[8], lyricist^[9], and soldier^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.51% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,204 views/month, #5,131 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Born in Alcalá de Henares^[2], Miguel de Cervantes…
• Miguel de Cervantes passed away in Madrid^[4].
• Miguel de Cervantes was born on September 29, 1547^[3].
• Miguel de Cervantes was born on January 1, 1547^[12].
• Miguel de Cervantes died on April 22, 1616^[5].
• Miguel de Cervantes died on April 23, 1616^[13].
• Miguel de Cervantes died on January 1, 1616^[14].
• Burial took place at convent of the Barefoot Trinitarians^[15].
• Miguel de Cervantes's father was Rodrigo de Cervantes^[16].
• Miguel de Cervantes's mother was Leonor de Cortinas^[17].
• Miguel de Cervantes was married to Catalina de Salazar y Palacios^[18].
• A child of Miguel de Cervantes was Isabel de Saavedra^[19].
• Miguel de Cervantes held citizenship in Crown of Castile^[20].
• Early Modern Spanish was Miguel de Cervantes's native language^[21].
• Miguel de Cervantes is identified as part of the Spaniards ethnic group^[22].
• Miguel de Cervantes's professions included novelist^[6].
• Miguel de Cervantes worked as a playwright^[7].
• Miguel de Cervantes worked as a poet^[8].
• Miguel de Cervantes's professions included lyricist^[9].
• Miguel de Cervantes's professions included soldier^[10].
• Miguel de Cervantes worked as a writer^[23].
• Miguel de Cervantes's field of work was fiction^[24].
• Miguel de Cervantes's field of work was literature^[25].
• Miguel de Cervantes's field of work was theatre art^[26].
• Miguel de Cervantes's field of work was military affairs^[27].

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: ES^[29]

• Began / founded: 1547-09-29^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1616-04-22^[31]

• Genre(s): audio drama^[32]

• Community tags: _consistency, audio drama, audiobook, has german audio plays, has german audiobooks^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: c9224cbf-0b24-4bc7-809d-3c9cf0efb3b6^[34]

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Origins and Family

Born in Alcalá de Henares^[2], Miguel de Cervantes… Recorded date of birth include September 29, 1547^[3] and January 1, 1547^[12]. His father was Rodrigo de Cervantes^[16]. His mother was Leonor de Cortinas^[17]. He is identified as part of the Spaniards ethnic group^[22]. Early Modern Spanish was his native language^[21].

Education

Educated at Estudio de la Villa^[35], a school^[36], in Crown of Castile^[37], founded in 1346^[38] and University of Salamanca^[39], a public university^[40], in Spain^[41], founded in 1218^[42], headquartered in Salamanca^[43].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include novelist^[6], playwright^[7], poet^[8], lyricist^[9], soldier^[10], and writer^[23]. Fields of work include fiction^[24]; literature^[25], a type of arts^[44]; theatre art^[26], a performing arts genre^[45]; and military affairs^[27], a concept^[46].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Don Quixote^[47], a literary work^[48] and Exemplary Novels^[49], a literary work^[50]. Things named for Miguel de Cervantes include Instituto Cervantes^[51], Miguel de Cervantes Prize^[52], Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes^[53], Museo Casa de Cervantes^[54], Cervantes National Theatre^[55], Gran Teatro Cervantes^[56], Teatro Municipal Miguel de Cervantes^[57], and Cervantine Library^[58].

Personal Life

Miguel de Cervantes was married to Catalina de Salazar y Palacios^[18]. A child of him was Isabel de Saavedra^[19]. His religion is recorded as Catholic Church^[59].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include April 22, 1616^[5], April 23, 1616^[13], and January 1, 1616^[14]. Miguel de Cervantes passed away in Madrid^[4]. The cause of death was type 2 diabetes^[60]. He is buried at convent of the Barefoot Trinitarians^[15].

Why It Matters

Miguel de Cervantes ranks in the top 0.51% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,204 views/month, #5,131 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[61] He is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[62]

He has been cited as an influence by Fyodor Dostoyevsky^[63], a translator^[64], 1821–1881^[65], of Russian Empire^[66]; Voltaire^[67], a philosopher^[68], 1694–1778^[69], of France^[70], awarded the Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order^[71], specialised in philosophy^[72]; Graham Greene^[73], a writer^[74], 1904–1991^[75], of United Kingdom^[76], awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize^[77], specialised in novel^[78]; Walter Scott^[79], a poet^[80], 1771–1832^[81], of Kingdom of Great Britain^[82], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh^[83], specialised in fiction^[84]; Saul Bellow^[85], a writer^[86], 1915–2005^[87], of United States^[88], awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature^[89], specialised in novel^[90]; and Murilo Benício^[91], an actor^[92], b. 1971^[93], of Brazil^[94].

Works attributed to him include Don Quixote^[95], Exemplary Novels^[96], La Galatea^[97], The Coloquio Of The Perros^[98], El licenciado Vidriera^[99], and Los Trabajos de Persiles y Sigismunda^[100]. Entities named for him include Instituto Cervantes^[51], Miguel de Cervantes Prize^[52], Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes^[53], Museo Casa de Cervantes^[54], Cervantes National Theatre^[55], and Gran Teatro Cervantes^[56].

FAQs

Where was Miguel de Cervantes born?

Born in Alcalá de Henares^[2], Miguel de Cervantes…

Where did Miguel de Cervantes die?

Miguel de Cervantes died in Madrid^[4].

Who were Miguel de Cervantes's parents?

Miguel de Cervantes's father was Rodrigo de Cervantes^[16]. Miguel de Cervantes's mother was Leonor de Cortinas^[17].

Who was Miguel de Cervantes married to?

Miguel de Cervantes's spouses include Catalina de Salazar y Palacios^[18].

What did Miguel de Cervantes do for work?

Miguel de Cervantes worked as novelist^[6], playwright^[7], poet^[8], lyricist^[9], and soldier^[10].

Where did Miguel de Cervantes go to school?

Miguel de Cervantes was educated at Estudio de la Villa^[35] and University of Salamanca^[39].

Who did Miguel de Cervantes influence?

Miguel de Cervantes has been cited as an influence by Fyodor Dostoyevsky^[63], Voltaire^[67], Graham Greene^[73], and Walter Scott^[79].