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Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote
Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra
Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote
Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra
Book Excerpt: ...ng his name on the fête day of his patron Saint Miguel, which some biographers have confounded with that of his birthday. We may be forgiven for a few words about Alcala de Henares, since, had it only produced so rare a man as was Cervantes, it would have had sufficient distinction; but it was a town of an eventful historical record. It was destroyed about the year 1000, and rebuilt and possessed by the Moors, was afterwards conquered by Bernardo, Archbishop of Toledo. Three hundred years later it was the favorite retreat of Ximenes, then Cardinal Archbishop of Toledo, who returned to it, after his splendid conquests, laden with gold and silver spoil taken from the mosques of Oran, and with a far richer treasure of precious Arabian manuscripts, intended for such a university as had long been his ambition to create, and the corner-stone of which he laid with his own hands in 1500. There was a very solemn ceremonial at the founding of this famous university, and a hiding away of coins and...
Médias | Livres Paperback Book (Livre avec couverture souple et dos collé) |
Validé | 27 mars 2021 |
ISBN13 | 9798705960811 |
Éditeurs | Independently Published |
Pages | 228 |
Dimensions | 127 × 203 × 12 mm · 231 g |
Langue et grammaire | English |
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