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Miguel de Cervantes

When and where was Miguel de Cervantes born?

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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).

Miguel de Cervantes was born in Alcalá de Henares, Spain, probably on September 29, 1547. While his exact birth date is not definitively recorded, it is known that he was baptized on October 9, 1547.1