1. Exemplary Stories by Miguel de Cervantes FLT 251 16 November 2011

2. 1499 1513/1532 1613 1308-1321 1492

4. Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

5. (1547?-1616)

6. Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547?-1616) Born in Alcalá de Henares

7. Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547?-1616) Born in Alcalá de Henares Father was a surgeon

8. Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547?-1616) Born in Alcalá de Henares Father was a surgeon Both family lines were “conversos”

9. Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547?-1616) Born in Alcalá de Henares Father was a surgeon Both family lines were “conversos” Studies in Madrid, but not university

10. Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547?-1616) Born in Alcalá de Henares Father was a surgeon Both family lines were “conversos” Studies in Madrid, but not university 1569 goes to Italy after duel

11. Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547?-1616) Born in Alcalá de Henares Father was a surgeon Both family lines were “conversos” Studies in Madrid, but not university 1569 goes to Italy after duel Works for a Cardinal and then becomes a soldier

12. Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547?-1616) Born in Alcalá de Henares Father was a surgeon Both family lines were “conversos” Studies in Madrid, but not university 1569 goes to Italy after duel Works for a Cardinal and then becomes a soldier 1571 Battle of Lepanto

14. Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547?-1616) Born in Alcalá de Henares Father was a surgeon Both family lines were “conversos” Studies in Madrid, but not university 1569 goes to Italy after duel Works for a Cardinal and then becomes a soldier 1571 Battle of Lepanto (“el manco de lepanto”)

15. Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547?-1616) Born in Alcalá de Henares Father was a surgeon Both family lines were “conversos” Studies in Madrid, but not university 1569 goes to Italy after duel Works for a Cardinal and then becomes a soldier 1571 Battle of Lepanto (“el manco de lepanto”) 1575 returning from Italy is held in Argel for 5 years

16. Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547?-1616) Born in Alcalá de Henares Father was a surgeon Both family lines were “conversos” Studies in Madrid, but not university 1569 goes to Italy after duel Works for a Cardinal and then becomes a soldier 1571 Battle of Lepanto (“el manco de lepanto”) 1575 returning from Italy is held in Argel for 5 years Returns to Spain and sets down to writing

18. 1605

19. 1614 (Avellaneda)

20. 1605 1614 (Avellaneda) 1615