Miguel de Cervantes and Don Quixote (1597–1616)

1. Cervantes is jailed in Seville

   Jan 1, 1597Labels: Miguel de, Seville, Royal Treasury

   • Britannica
   • Cervantes bio

2. Cervantes sells rights to Don Quixote Part I

   Aug 1, 1604Labels: Miguel de, Francisco de, Don Quixote

   • Britannica
   • Don Quixote

3. Printing license is granted for Don Quixote

   Sep 1, 1604Labels: Printing License, Don Quixote, Spanish Censorship

   • Britannica
   • Don Quixote

4. Don Quixote Part I is published

   Jan 16, 1605Labels: Don Quixote, Miguel de, Chivalric Parody

   • Britannica
   • History com

5. Don Quixote Part I rapidly spreads through new editions

   Aug 1, 1605Labels: Don Quixote, Madrid Editions, Book Trade

   • Britannica

6. Cervantes settles in Madrid permanently

   Jan 1, 1606Labels: Miguel de, Madrid, Literary Networks

   • Cervantes bio

7. Exemplary Novels (Novelas ejemplares) are published

   Jan 1, 1613Labels: Novelas ejemplares, Miguel de, Short Novels

   • Novelas ejemplares

8. Avellaneda publishes a “false” Quixote sequel

   Jan 1, 1614Labels: Avellaneda, False Sequel, Don Quixote

   • BNE Cervantes
   • Don Quixote

9. Journey to Parnassus is published

   Jan 1, 1614Labels: Viaje del, Miguel de, Satire

   • Cervantes Museum
   • Oxford Handbook

10. Cervantes publishes his collected plays and interludes

    Jan 1, 1615Labels: Ocho comedias, Miguel de, Spanish Theatre

    • BNE Cervantes

11. Don Quixote Part II is published

    Jan 1, 1615Labels: Don Quixote, Miguel de, Literary Response

    • Britannica
    • Oxford Handbook

12. Cervantes dies in Madrid

    Apr 22, 1616Labels: Miguel de, Madrid, Death

    • Britannica
    • GRISO UNAV

13. Persiles and Sigismunda is published posthumously

    Jan 1, 1617Labels: Persiles and, Posthumous Publication, Miguel de

    • Persiles