Cervantes

American

[ser-van-teez, ther-vahn-tes, ser-] / sərˈvæn tiz, θɛrˈvɑn tɛs, sɛr- /

noun

Miguel de Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, 1547–1616, Spanish novelist and short-story writer.

Cervantes British

/ səˈvæntiːz, θɛrˈβantes /

noun

Miguel de (miˈɣɛl ðe), full surname Cervantes Saavedra. 1547–1616, Spanish dramatist, poet, and prose writer, most famous for Don Quixote (1605), which satirizes the chivalric romances and greatly influenced the development of the novel

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Down a small alley is Casa Alberto, where the weight of Cervantes is heavy.

From Salon • Jun. 23, 2026

Lope de Vega wrote of honor and conflict a few doors down from where Miguel de Cervantes penned the first quixotic quest.

From Salon • Jun. 23, 2026

The writer Miguel de Cervantes knew about the Iberian lynx.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

But don’t get it twisted: there’s only one tiny dinosaur Cervantes looks to when he feels the heat, or for a lift when he falls.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

They faced each other one more time, circling in the familiar battle dance while Cervantes circled them in the other direction, like a satellite, completely missing what was really going on between them.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

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