1. By: Samantha Needham

2. He was born in September 29, 1547 (1547-09-19) Alcalà de Henares, Spain. He was the fourth child of seven children in his family. His dad was a surgeon; Rodrigo de Cervantes. He was named Miguel because of the day he was born September twenty-ninth, After the saint day of which he was born on. The only thing that has been found is his baptismal certificate, according to which he was baptized October 9, 1547, in the Church of Saint.

4. Cervantes moved to Italy, where he owned his own cat. Miguel de Cervantes also served as a valet to Giulio Acquaviva a wealthy priest who was elevated to cardinal the next year.

6. Miguel de Cervantes became a soldier at the force of Naples, Italy He took part in the sea battle at Lepanto. While he was there he received a wound in the chest and another one that would permanently maimed his left hand.

8. He set out with his brother Rodrigo on the galley El Sol for Spain. There ship was captured by the Turks and the brothers were taken to Algiers as slaves. It is said he earned the nickname of El Manco de Lepanto (the cripple of Lepanto). When his health recovered he rejoined the army.

10. Miguel de Cervantes was a slave for five years. He tried several escape attempts but all of them failed. His family send ransom money that would release his brother and later release him.

12. In the year of 185 Miguel de Cervantes got married to his fiancé Catalina de Salazar. In that same year Cervantes published a pastoral novel, La Galatea

14. 1605 immediate success of the first part of Don Quixote Cervantes created a fictional origin for the story by creating a fictional Moorish chronicler for Don Quixote named Cide Hamete Benengeli. Published in two volumes 1606 Cervantes settled permanently in Madrid, where he remained the rest of his life.

16. In the year 1613 Miguel de Cervantes published a new novel the Novelas ejemplares In the year 1614 Miguel de Cervantes published another novel called the Viaje del Parnaso

19. In 1615 he published his final novel Ocho comedias y ocho entremeses. Finally Miguel de Cervantes died in April 23, 1616 (1616-04-24.) He died at the age of 68 in Madrid, Spain.

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