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Cervantes Saavedra Miguel de
(1547–1616)

Cervantes Saavedra Miguel de  (1547–1616)

Spanish novelist, dramatist, and poet, author of Don Quixote de la Mancha, b. Alcalá de Henares.
Little is known of Cervantes’s youth. He went to Italy (1569), where, in the service of a cardinal, he studied Italian literature and philosophy, which were later to influence his work. In 1570 he enlisted in the army and fought in the naval battle of Lepanto (1571), receiving a wound that permanently crippled his left arm. While returning to Spain in 1575 he was captured by Barbary pirates and was sold as a slave; he eventually became the property of the viceroy of Algiers. After many attempted escapes, he was ransomed in 1580, at a cost that brought financial ruin to himself and to his family. As a government purchasing agent in Seville (1588–97), Cervantes proved less than successful; his unbusinesslike methods resulted in deficits, and he was imprisoned several times.
His first published work was an effusive pastoral romance in prose and verse, La Galatea (1585). Between 1582 and 1587 he wrote more than 20 plays, only two of which survive. He was 58 when Part I of his masterpiece, Don Quixote (1605; Part II, 1615), was published. As a superb burlesque of the popular romances of chivalry, Don Quixote was an enormous and immediate success. A spurious Part II was published in 1614, probably spurring Cervantes to complete the work.
Don Quixote is considered a profound delineation of two conflicting attitudes toward the world: idealism and realism. The work has been appreciated as a satire on unrealistic extremism, an exposition of the tragedy of idealism in a corrupt world, and a plea for widespread reform. Whatever its intended emphasis, the work presented to the world an unforgettable description of the transforming power of illusion, and it has had an indelible effect on the development of the European novel.
Don Quixote is a country gentleman who has read too many chivalric romances. He and the peasant Sancho Panza, who serves as his squire, set forth on a series of extravagant adventures. The whole fabric of 16th-century Spanish society is detailed with piercing yet sympathetic insight. The addled idealism of Don Quixote and the earthy acquisitiveness of Sancho serve as catalysts for numerous humorous and pathetic exploits and incidents. Its panorama of characters, the excellence of its tales, and its vivid portrayal of human nature contribute to the enduring influence of Don Quixote.
In later years Cervantes wrote other works of fiction, including Novelas ejemplares (1613), 12 original tales of piracy, Gypsies, and human passions, drawn from his own experience and molded by his mature craftsmanship. Some of these stories in themselves prove him to be one of the world’s great literary masters.

Stamps about Cervantes are here.


Afganistan, 1985, Monument to Cervantes in Madrid

Albania, 1987, Miguel de Cervantes

Algeria, 2005, Miguel de Cervantes

Argentina, 1947, Don Quixote and Cervantes

Belgium, 1988, Jacues Brel, Don Quixotte

Bulgaria, 1955, Miguel de Cervantes

Bulgaria, 1989, Don Quixote

Bulgaria, 1999, Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixote

Czechoslovakia, 1967, «Don Quixote»

El Salvador, 1997, Cervantes, Don Quixote and Sancho

El Salvador, 2007, Don Quixote and Sancho Pansa

France, 1957, Miguel de Cervantes

France, 2013, Cervantes Memorial in Madrid

Fujeira, 1967, Don Quixote

Guinea, 1978, Ballet «Don Quixote»

Guinea, 2008, Don Quixote

Israel, 1997, Don Quixote and Sancho Pansa

Kazakhstan, 2009, Zhizel, Don Quixote, Bahchisarayskiy Fountain, Legend about love

Korea Nord, 1981, Stamps with Cervantes and Goethe

Liberia, 2000, Don Quixote

Liberia, 2001, Ballete «Don Quixote»

Liechtenstein, 2012, Don Quixotte

Maldives, 1981, Miguel Cervantes

Mexico, 1963, Don Quixote (Jose Posada)

Mexico, 1975, Miguel Cervantes

Mexico, 2005, Don Quixote

Monaco, 1979, «Don Quixote» (J. Massenet)

Monaco, 2004, Don Quixote and Sancho Pansa

Mongolia, 1984, Monument to Cervantes in Madrid

Panama, 1921, Monument to Cervantes

Panama, 1948, Miguel de Cervantes

Panama, 1948, Monument to Cervantes

Panama, 1948, Don Quixote and Sancho Pansa

Panama, 2007, Don Quixote and Sancho Pansa

Paraguay, 2005, Don Quixote and Sancho Pansa

Paraguay, 2006, Miguel de Cervantes

Peru, 2006, Don Quixote

Poland, 1972, «New Don Quixote»

Rumania, 1955, Miguel de Cervantes

Rumania, 1980, Monument to Cervantes in Madrid

Rumania, 1997, Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixote

Russia, 1996, Ballet «Don Quixote»

Rwanda, 1973, «Don Quixote»

San-Marino, 2004, Don Quixote and Donna Flor

Serbia, 2009, Don Quixote

Sierra Leone, 2000, Miguel Cervantes

Sierra Leone, 2001, Don Quixote on Rocinante

Slovakia, 2004, «Don Quixote» by Július Jakoby

Slovakia, 2009, Don Quixote (Cyprián Majerník)

Spain, 1905, Quixote setting out

Spain, 1905, Quixote attacking windmill

Spain, 1905, Meeting country girls

Spain, 1905, Sancho tossed in a blanket

Spain, 1905, Don Quixote knidhted by innkeeper

Spain, 1905, Titing at the flock of sheep

Spain, 1905, On the wooden horse

Spain, 1905, Adventure with liones

Spain, 1905, In the bullock cart

Spain, 1905, The enchanted Lady

Spain, 1916, National library

Spain, 1916, Statue of Cervantes

Spain, 1916, Chamber of Deputies

Spain, 1916, Portrait of Cervantes

Spain, 1916, National library

Spain, 1916, Statue of Cervantes

Spain, 1916, Chamber of Deputies

Spain, 1916, Portrait of Cervantes

Spain, 1936, On the wooden horse

Spain, 1936, On the wooden horse

Spain, 1936, On the wooden horse

Spain, 1947, Don Quixote in library

Spain, 1947, Don Quixote

Spain, 1947, On the wooden horse

Spain, 1961, Cervantes Memorial in Madrid

Spain, 1966, Don Quixote, Dulcinea and Aldonza Lorenzo

Spain, 1966, On the wooden horse

Spain, 1972, Title-page of «Don Quixote»

Spain, 1975, Cervantes' cell, Argamasilla de Alba

Spain, 1983, Cervantes and Scene from «Don Quixote»

Spain, 1996, Miguel Cervantes

Spain, 1998, Scenes from «Don Quixote»

Spain, 1998, Scenes from «Don Quixote»

Spain, 2001, Cervantes Monument in Alcalá de Henares

Spain, 2002, Don Quixote and Cervantes

Spain, 2004, Words from «Don Quixote»

Spain, 2004, Words from «Don Quixote»

Spain, 2005, Scenes from «Don Quixote»

Spanish Sahara, 1958, Miguel de Cervantes

Spanish Sahara, 1958, Don Quixote and Sancho Pansa

Spanish Sahara, 1958, Don Quixote and lions

Spanish Sahara, 1958, Miguel de Cervantes

Uruguay, 1967, Don Quixote

USSR, 1966, Cervantes, Don Quixote

Venezuela, 1997, Andres Eloy Blanco

Bulgaria, 1997.10.15, Sofia. Miguel de Cervantes

France, 1957.02.09, Dijon. Don Quixote

France, 1957.11.09, Paris. Cervantes

France, 1957.11.09, Paris. Don Quixote

France, 2002.09.23—11.23, Colmar. Don Quixote

Israel, 1997.02.13, Akko. Windmills

Italy, 2005.11.22, Messina. Don Quixote and Cancho Pansa

Mexico, 1975.04.26, Guanajuato. Festival of Cervantes

Netherlands, 1984.06.26, Helmond. Don Quichotte

Spain, 1937.09.29, Alcala de Henares. 390th Birth Anniv of Cervantes

Spain, 1980.02.05—11, Madrid. Don Quixote and Sancho

Spain, 1983.05.05, Aviles. Don Quixote and Lion

Spain, 1987.04.23—26, Alcala de Henares. Cervantes and Don Quixote

Spain, 1989.11.16—24, Albacete. Don Quixote and Wooden horse

Spain, 1997.11.20, Barcelona. Cervanes, Don Quixote and Sancho

Spain, 1998.09.18—10.02, Arganda del Rey. Don Quixote and Sancho

Spain, 1998.09.25, Madrid. Don Quixote and windmill

Spain, 1998.12.01, Madrid. Don Quixote and Sancho

Spain, 1999.02, Fesofi-Juventud. Don Quixote and Sancho

Spain, 1999.09.07, Zamora. Don Quixote and Sancho

Spain, 2002.10, La Puebla de Cazalia. Cervantes and Don Quixote

Spain, 2005.03.31, Cuenca. Don Quixote

Spain, 2005.04.01—30, Barcelona. Don Quixote

Spain, 2005.04.03, Cordoba. Hat

Spain, 2005.04.18—24, Alcala de Henares. Don Quixote

Spain, 2005.04.20, Madrid. Don Quixote and Sancho

Spain, 2005.04.20—24, Madrid. Don Quixote

Spain, 2005.04.22, Alcala de Henares. Don Quixote

Spain, 2005.04.22, Guimar. Mill

Spain, 2005.04.22, Madrid. Don Quixote

Spain, 2005.04.23, Manlleu. Don Quixote

Spain, 2005.04.23, Merida. Don Quixote

Spain, 2005.04.23—04.24, Argamasilla de Alba. Room in prison

Spain, 2005.04.27, Alcazar de San Juan. Don Quixote

Spain, 2005.04.28, Barcelona. Don Quixote

Spain, 2005.05.01, Figueras. Don Quixote

Spain, 2005.05.13, Santander. Don Quixote

Spain, 2005.05.18, Granada. Don Quixote

Spain, 2005.06.23, Alicante. Don Quixote

Spain, 2005.09.23, Miranda de Embro. Don Quixote and Sancho Pansa

Spain, 2005.09.30, Ëîãðîíüî. Äîí Êèõîò è Ñàí÷î

Spain, 2005.10.16, Banyoles. Don Quixote and Sancho

Spain, 2005.10.21, Aranda de Duero. Don Quixote and Sancho Pansa

Spain, 2005.10.29, Girona. Don Quixote

Spain, 2005.11.21, Zamora. Don Quixote

Spain, 2005.11.23, Valladolid. Cervantes

Spain, 2005.12.05, Oviedo. Don Quixote

Spain, 2005.12.16, Reus. Don Quixote

Spain, 2005.12.19, Arganda del Rey. Don Quixote and Sancho

Spain, 2007.10.19, Alcala de Henares. Cervantes

Bulgaria, 1997, Titul page of «Don Quixote»

Russia, 2003, Birth Centenary of actor Nikolay Cherkasov

Spain, 1999, Miguel Cervantes

Spain, 1999, Don Quixote in library

Spain, 1999, Don Quixote knidhted by innkeeper

Spain, 1999, Quixote setting out

Spain, 1999, Man beating Quixote

Spain, 1999, Burning books

Spain, 1999, Don Quixote and Sancho

Spain, 1999, Quixote attacking windmill

Spain, 1999, Quixote attacking windmill

Spain, 1999, Titing at the flock of sheep

Spain, 1999, Quixote and Galley slaves

Spain, 1999, Quixote piercing goatskins of wine

Spain, 1999, Quixote in Cage

Spain, 1999, Don Quixote and Dulcinea

Spain, 1999, Quixote and Knight of the Mirror

Spain, 1999, Lion escaping cage

Spain, 1999, Quixote attacking birds

Spain, 1999, On the wooden horse

Spain, 1999, Sancho as a governor

Spain, 1999, Quixote on bed

Spain, 1999, Sancho and Donkey

Spain, 1999, Don Quixote and Sancho

Spain, 1999, Quixote and Knight of the White Moon

Spain, 1999, Returning home

Spain, 2001, Don Quixote and Sancho

Spain, 2005, Don Quixote and Sancho Pansa

USSR, 1977, Don Quixote

USSR, 1990, Don Quixote and Sancho Pansa

Equatorial Guinea, 2005, Cervantes, Don Quixote and Sancho

Russia, 2006, Uriy Tolubeev as Sancho Pansa and Gorodnichiy

Spain, 1938, Portrait of Cervantes

Spain, 1938, Portrait of Cervantes

Spain, 1938, Portrait of Cervantes

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