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Which plays by Miguel de Cervantes are known to survive from his early career?
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Miguel de Cervantes
Miguel de Cervantes, engraving by E. Mackenzie after Gregorio Ferro and Fernando Selma; from The Imperial Dictionary of Universal Biography (1863).
From the early period of his career as a playwright, only two plays by Miguel de Cervantes are known to survive:
- La Numancia (1580s; Numantia: A Tragedy), a historical tragedy.1
- El trato de Argel (1580s; "The Traffic of Algiers"), which draws upon his experiences as a captive in Algiers.12