Don Quixote of La Mancha

"Don Quijote de La Mancha"
Spanish A2 writing exercise

Learn about the most famous Spanish novel.

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Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "chivalry", "ingenious", "crook", "windmill" and "gentleman".

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Don Quixote is a well-known literary novel. Miguel de Cervantes wrote it at the beginning of the 17th century, and narrates the adventures of an ingenious gentleman. This gentleman decided to sell a part of his land to buy many books on chivalry. One day Don Quixote rode his faithful horse, Rocinante, and he decided to protect the region from crooks. He fell in love with Dulcinea and protected her from various dangers, moreover he fought against windmills. His best friend was Sancho Panza and he helped him in his many adventures. I don't know any gentleman as crazy as him!

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