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Sep 29, 1547
Miguel was born!
Miguel was born in Alcalá de henares near Madrid, Spain. Fun fact: This is just the assumed birthdate. No birth records were ever found of a birth. -
Jan 1, 1553
Miguel attends school for the first time
MIguel attended the Jesuit school Saint Catherine. Where at age six, got his first instruction. -
Jan 2, 1566
Poetic Career Start
Cervantes makes poetic debut with his sonnett, "Serenisima reina en quien se halla" -
Jan 3, 1569
Rome
Cervantes is in Rome. He is a valet to Monsignor Acquaviva for a year or so. -
Jan 4, 1570
Navy
Cervantes enlists in the navy in Rome. -
Jan 5, 1572
Suffers major gun wound
After nearly two years in the service, Cervantes suffers a major gun- inflicted wound, was hospitalized for six months, but still remained in service. -
Jan 6, 1575
Captured by Pirates
Cervantes was captured by Algerian pirates and held randsome there for five years. -
Jan 7, 1582
Got out of army
Got out of army and moves to Madrid hoping to find something better than being in the army. -
Don quijote part I was published
He wrote Don Quijote to make fun of chivalric novels. -
Don Quijote part II was published
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Cervantes passed away
A year after Don Quijote part II was published, Miguel de Cervantes dies.
