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Monster Essays - Miguel de Cervantes
Miguel de Cervantes
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, born September 29, 1547, was a Spanish novelist,
dramatist, and poet. Cervantes was the author of the novel Don Quixote, a
masterpiece of world literature that was a great influence to other renaissance
writers. Cervantes was born to a poor family in a town called Alcala de Henares.
His father was a surgeon who made little money to support the family . Without
the means for much formal education, Cervantes became a soldier. On his return
to Spain he worked at a series of government jobs that involved extensive travel
in Anda....
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