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Miguel de Cervantes
Miguel de Cervantes wrote the epic satire Don Quixote, which is regarded as the first true modern novel. Little is known of Cervantes's early life; at 23 he enlisted in the Spanish militia and then…Don Quixote de la Mancha
(Encyclopedia) Don Quixote de la Mancha: see Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de.Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de
(Encyclopedia) Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel deCervantes Saavedra, Miguel desərvănˈtēz, Span. mēgĕlˈ dā thĕrvänˈtās säˌävāᵺrä, 1547–1616, Spanish novelist, dramatist, and poet, author of Don Quixote de…Delibes, Miguel
(Encyclopedia) Delibes, MiguelDelibes, Miguelmēgĕlˈ dālēˈbās [key], 1920–2010, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and journalist, b. Valladolid. Prolific and widely translated, he is known for his…López de Legazpi, Miguel
(Encyclopedia) López de Legazpi, Miguel: see Legazpi, Miguel López de.Induráin, Miguel
(Encyclopedia) Induráin, Miguel (Miguel Angel Induráin Larraya)Induráin, Miguelmēgĕlˈ ängˈkhāl ĭnd&oomacr;räˈēn läˈräyä [key], 1964–, Spanish bicycle racer. In a career lasting from 1985 to 1997…Costa i Llobera, Miguel
(Encyclopedia) Costa i Llobera, MiguelCosta i Llobera, Miguelmēgĕlˈ kōˈstä ē lyōbāˈrä [key], 1854–1922, Catalonian poet and orator. In 1888 he was ordained a priest in Rome, where he developed a love…Rivera, Primo de
(Encyclopedia) Rivera, Primo de: see Primo de Rivera, Miguel.Avellaneda, Alonso Fernández de
(Encyclopedia) Avellaneda, Alonso Fernández deAvellaneda, Alonso Fernández deälônˈsō fārnänˈdāth dā ävĕlyänāˈᵺä [key], pen name used by the unknown Spanish writer who published a spurious second part…Unamuno, Miguel de
(Encyclopedia) Unamuno, Miguel deUnamuno, Miguel demēgĕlˈ dā &oomacr;näm&oomacr;ˈnō [key], 1864–1936, Spanish philosophical writer, of Basque descent, b. Bilbao. The chief Spanish philosopher…