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Miguel de Cervantes was born on September 29. 1547. He was born in Spain near Madrid.
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Migues de Cervantes was baptized on October 9, 1547.
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On March 13, 1569 Miguel de Cervantes moved to Rome.
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In 1570, Miguel de Cervantes became a soldier and joined the army.
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On March 27, 1572, Miguel de Cervantes was put in the hospital where he stayed for six months suffering from a massive gun wound.
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In 1575, Miguel de Cervantes was captured by the Turks. He spent 5 years in prison.
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In 1567, Migues de Cervantes made his first escape attempt, it did not work.
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Miguel de Cervantes made his second escape attempt in 1577.
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Miguel de Cervantes made his third escape attempt in 1578.
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In 1579, Miguel de Cervantes made his fourth and frinal attempt at escaping the Turks prison, but he still was not successful.
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Miguel de Cervantes was finally freed in 1580. He then, soon after, left the army and traveled back to Madrid.
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In 1605, Miguel de Cervantes published the first part of Don Quijote.
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In 1616, Miguel de Cervantes became incurably ill with dropsy (an abnormal accumulation of serious fluid in a body cavity or in the cellular tissues) and he died on April 22.