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Who defeats Don Quixote as the Knight of the White Moon?
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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).
In the novel by Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixote is defeated by the Knight of the White Moon, who is revealed to be a student from La Mancha in disguise. Following this defeat, the terms of their battle require Don Quixote to abandon his quest and return home.1