![]() Appointed as Royal Commissioner of supplies for the Spanish Armada he was imprisoned in Castro del Río (Cordova) under accusations of selling part of the wheat seized. In 1585 he published his first novel, “La Galatea”. Returning to Spain in a boat, with his brother Rodrigo, they would be captured by corsairs and would spend five years prisoner before recovering freedom, after paying a ransom of 500 ducat. He joined the militia and took part in the battle of Lepanto against the Turks where he was severely injured and his left hand became useless. In 1569, he left Spain fleeing justice and installed himself in Rome. His father was a barber-surgeon and due to his job and debts, the family lived in different Spanish cities like Valladolid, Cordova, Seville and Madrid. Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra was born in Alcalá de Henares (Madrid) in 1547. ![]()
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