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Did Miguel de Cervantes attend a university?

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Engraving of Miguel de Cervantes, shown with a mustache and beard, wearing a ruffled collar and cloak, based on works by Gregorio Ferro and Fernando Selma. — Miguel de Cervantes Miguel de Cervantes, engraving by E. Mackenzie after Gregorio Ferro and Fernando Selma; from *The Imperial Dictionary of Universal Biography* (1863).

Unlike most Spanish writers of his era, Miguel de Cervantes apparently did not attend a university. While there is a conjecture that he may have studied under the Jesuits for a period, this remains unproven. It is certain, however, that he became an avid reader and was referred to as a pupil by Juan López de Hoyos, a municipal school head in Madrid.1