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Sep 26, 1547
Miguel de Cervantes is born at Alcalá de Hernares, Spain
Miguel de Cervantes is born at Alcalá de Hernares, Spain in 1547 -
Feb 19, 1570
Cervantes becomes a soldier for the Spanish Navy Marines.
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Sep 26, 1575
Cervantes and his brother Rodrigo are attacked/captured by Turkish morraders and sold into captivity.
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Feb 19, 1580
After spending 5 years in captivity, Cervantes gains his freedom the Turks
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Cervantes marries his wife Catalina de Salazar y Palacios
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Cervantes publishes his first novel, La Galatea. However it was not very successful
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Cervantes publishes his famous novel, Don Quixote.
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Cervantes dies in Madrid