Don Quixote de la Mancha

A village in La Mancha, Spaindonquixote.wroteabout.comWriting since 1614

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Knight errant, formerly Alonso Quijano, gentleman of La Mancha. Three sallies, one squire, many giants. A test profile based on Cervantes's novel (1605, 1615).

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  1. ESSpainMay 1615

    The road home

    Disarmed for a year, trampled by pigs, and planning a shepherd's life, I rode back towards La Mancha until I saw my village.

    Everyday life5 min read
  2. ESSpainMay 1615

    Sancho Panza's account: ten days a governor

    My squire governed an island, judged like Solomon, starved like a hermit, and resigned like a gentleman. In his own words.

    Everyday life7 min read
  3. ESSpainMay 1615

    Why I rode out a third time

    A bachelor from Salamanca brings news: my history has been printed. My niece objects. Sancho asks for wages.

    Everyday life6 min read
  4. ESSpainAug 1614

    Home in a cage

    Phantoms seized me in my sleep and set me in a cage on an ox-cart. Sancho thinks the phantoms were from our village.

    Everyday life5 min read
  5. ESSpainAug 1614

    On choosing a squire

    A knight needs a squire, and I found mine next door: a sound man with a good donkey and a keen interest in islands.

    Everyday life5 min read
  6. ESSpainJul 1614

    How I became a knight

    Fifty years a quiet gentleman, then the books spoke plainly: the world needed a knight errant, and I was at hand.

    Everyday life6 min read