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Death of Cervantes
On April 23, 1616, Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra died in Madrid aged about 68, renowned for Don Quixote and a founder of the modern nov…
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- 1616Madrid · MadridCervantes died of dropsy and other illnesses at his Madrid residence and was buried in the Trinitarians' convent. At the time, Part Two of Don Quixote had been published only months earlier, and the author already enjoyed wide acclaim across Europe.
Sources
- Miguel de Cervantes https://www.britannica.com/biography/Miguel-de-Cervantes
- Don Quixote https://www.britannica.com/topic/Don-Quixote-novel