Four hundred years after his death, Cervantes intrigues and enchants
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Madrid
HE is best known for Don Quixote, but the eventful life of Spain's revered author Miguel de Cervantes was just as intriguing as any adventures of the delusional wannabe knight of his famous novel.
Cervantes - whose death on April 22, 1616 will be commemorated in Spain this week just as Britain marks the passing of Shakespeare 400 years ago - survived a sea battle, capture by pirates, five years of captivity in Algiers, and stints in prison.
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