Miguel de Cervantes
1547 to 1616
8 documented presences
6 places
Quo Fuit places 8 dated presences for Miguel de Cervantes across 6 places, from 1547 to 1616. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (29 September 1547 (assumed) – 22 April 1616) was a Spanish writer widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language and one of the world's pre-eminent novelists.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Where Miguel de Cervantes was documented, and when
29 September 1547exact date
Alcalá de Henaresattested
“It is generally accepted Miguel de Cervantes was born around 29 September 1547, in Alcalá de Henares.”
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1561year
Sevilleattested
“It is contended that Cervantes attended the Jesuit college in Seville, where one of the teachers was Jesuit playwright Pedro Pablo Acevedo, who moved there in 1561 from Córdoba.”
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1568 to 1570period
Madridattested
“Cervantes eventually made his way to Rome, where he found a position in the household of Giulio Acquaviva, an Italian bishop who spent 1568 to 1569 in Madrid, and was appointed Cardinal in 1570.”
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1568 to 1570period
Romeattested
“Cervantes eventually made his way to Rome, where he found a position in the household of Giulio Acquaviva, an Italian bishop who spent 1568 to 1569 in Madrid, and was appointed Cardinal in 1570.”
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1596 to 1606period
Madridattested
“From 1596 to 1600, he lived primarily in Seville, then returned to Madrid in 1606, where he remained for the rest of his life.”
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1596 to 1606period
Sevilleattested
“From 1596 to 1600, he lived primarily in Seville, then returned to Madrid in 1606, where he remained for the rest of his life.”
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1616year
Parnassusattested
“In Journey to Parnassus, published two years before his death in 1616, Cervantes claimed to have "lost the movement of the left hand for the glory of the right".”
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22 April 1616exact date
Spainattested
“It is generally accepted Cervantes died on 22 April 1616 (NS; the Gregorian calendar had superseded the Julian in 1582 in Spain and some other countries).”
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Places Miguel de Cervantes is documented in
Madrid2 presences · 1568 to 1596Seville2 presences · 1561 to 1596Rome1 presence · 1568Spain1 presence · 1616
Alcalá de Henares1 presence · 1547
Parnassus1 presence · 1616
Other places tied to Miguel de Cervantes in the record
In each of these, a source puts Miguel de Cervantes and the place in the same dated sentence without stating that Miguel de Cervantes was there. They are kept apart from the timeline above for exactly that reason: a mention is not a presence, and Quo Fuit does not quietly promote one into the other.
1564year
Sevillementioned
“For reasons that are unclear, Rodrigo did not benefit from his will and the family disappears until 1564 when he filed a lawsuit in Seville.”
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1566year
Madridmentioned
“However, legal records show his father got into debt once more and in 1566 the family moved to Madrid.”
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September 1571month
Battle of Lepantomentioned
“In September 1571, Cervantes sailed on board the Marquesa, part of the Holy League fleet under Don John of Austria, illegitimate half brother of Phillip II of Spain; on 7 October, they defeated the Ottoman fleet at the Battle of Lepanto.”
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1573 to 1574period
Corfumentioned
“Based mainly in Naples, he joined expeditions to Corfu and Navarino, and took part in the 1573 occupation of Tunis and La Goulette, which were recaptured by the Ottomans in 1574.”
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1573 to 1574period
Naplesmentioned
“Based mainly in Naples, he joined expeditions to Corfu and Navarino, and took part in the 1573 occupation of Tunis and La Goulette, which were recaptured by the Ottomans in 1574.”
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September 1575month
Algiersmentioned
“In early September 1575, Cervantes and Rodrigo left Naples on the galley Sol; as they approached Barcelona on 26 September, their ship was captured by Ottoman corsairs, and the brothers taken to Algiers, to be sold as slaves, or – as was…”
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September 1575month
Naplesmentioned
“In early September 1575, Cervantes and Rodrigo left Naples on the galley Sol; as they approached Barcelona on 26 September, their ship was captured by Ottoman corsairs, and the brothers taken to Algiers, to be sold as slaves, or – as was…”
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1580year
Madridmentioned
“After almost five years, and four escape attempts, in 1580 Cervantes was set free by the Trinitarians, a religious charity that specialised in ransoming Christian captives, and returned to Madrid.”
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1587year
Sevillementioned
“In 1587, Cervantes was appointed as a government purchasing agent, Commissary of the Royal Galleons in Seville, obtaining wheat and oil for the doomed Spanish Armada.”
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October 1593month
Arganda del Reymentioned
“Leonor came from Arganda del Rey, and died in October 1593, at the age of 73; surviving legal documents indicate she had seven children, could read and write, and was a resourceful individual with a keen eye for business.”
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1608year
Naplesmentioned
“In later years, he received some financial support from the Count of Lemos, although he was not included in the retinue Lemos took to Naples when appointed Viceroy in 1608.”
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