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Already the books are rolling from the printing presses and scholars are gathering in solemn conclaves throughout the world to commemorate the four hundredth anniversary of the birth of Miguel do Cervantes Saavedra...
Maimed Soldier. Cortez, conqueror of Mexico, died in the year (1547) Miguel de Cervantes de Saavedra was born. The writer's life outlasted the Siglo de oro (Golden Century) of Spain's empire; he died in the same year (1616) as his great contemporary, Shakespeare. A soldier, like every active Spaniard of his period, Cervantes commanded a longboat against the Turks at the decisive sea fight of Lepanto (1571) and got his left hand crushed. The Christian commander, Don John of Austria, later gave him a letter of commendation. Carrying the letter, Cervantes was captured by the Turks...
Nobody knew how William Shakespeare and Miguil de Cervantes Saavedra were feeling. New editions* of Macbeth and Don Quixote were to come out with illustrations by Salvador Dali...
Maria Luisa Correa Larrain 30 The Robles Entry 23 Olivia Bunster Saavedra 19 Sylvia Gonzalez Rodriguez Elinor Poudensan Vasquez a dead heat, 14 each...
...many another bigwig to re-enact the ceremony. To the tiny town of San Nicolás de los Arroyos traveled the presidential train, complete with what Buenos Aires correspondents nicknamed "the candidates' coach." Aspirants in next year's presidential elections, including longtime Foreign Minister Carlos Saavedra Lamas, Jurist Leopoldo Melo, onetime President General Agustin P. Justo and Castillo-favorite Guillermo Rothe, eyed one another warily...