Cervantes

Miguel de Cervantes

By slhaggerty
  • Miguel de Cervantes was born
    Sep 29, 1547

    Miguel de Cervantes was born

    I'm happy for him because he was born.
  • Period: Sep 29, 1547 to

    Miguel de Cervantes

    He was a novelist, poet, playwrite and soilder
  • Cervantes moved to Rome
    Mar 13, 1569

    Cervantes moved to Rome

    In Rome, he served as a soldier in the Spanish Navy Infantry Division.
  • Cervantes enlisted as a navy soldier
    Mar 14, 1570

    Cervantes enlisted as a navy soldier

    He was actually a part of the elite navy division.
  • Mar 27, 1572

    After getting suffering from a massive gun wound, Cervantes continued his soldier life

    From that gun wound, he was in the hospital for 6 months.
  • Mar 16, 1575

    Cervantes was captured by Algerian pirates

    He was held ransome there for 5 years.
  • Mar 27, 1575

    Ater getting captured by pirates a couple months ago, Cervantes left the army to do better things

    After that he moved to Madrid.
  • Cervantes published La Galatea

    Cervantes published La Galatea

    He is a very good novelist. Galatea was a statue of Aphrodite, the Greek godess of love.
  • Don Quixote part 1 was published

    Don Quixote part 1 was published

    Don Quixote is a about a guy that reads knight stories and stuff like that. Then he becomes crazy and thinks that he is a knight named Don Quixote.

  • Cervantes settled in Madrid where he worked until his death

    Madrid is a nice place
  • Don Quixote Part 1 was published in English

    Don Quixote Part 1 was published in English

    This was written in Spanish and then it was translated to English by Thomas Shelton.

  • Cervantes published a collection of tales

    Cervantes was a very good novelist
  • Don Quixote part 2 was published

    Don Quixote part 2 was published

    That book is probably a long book
  • Cervantes dies

    Cervantes dies

    I hate it when a good person dies