Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra By MrsYonkers 1547 Miguel is born in Alcalá de Henares, Spain. Period: 1569 to 1575 1569-1575 Miguel joins the army, gets shot three times and gets captured by pirates. 1597 Miguel is thrown in jail because of complications in his job as a tax collector. 1605 Miguel de Cervantes sells the first installment of Don Quixote. 1615 Miguel writes the second installment of Don Quixote. 1616 Miguel dies.