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16th Century

Miguel de Cervantes

19th September 2023 Going Postal 0

Miguel de Cervantes was born in Alcala de Henares on the 29th September 1547, the second son of Rodrigo de Cervantes and Leonor de Cortinas. His father led a precarious and unsettled life as an [more…]

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