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420 years ago today, the first edition of "El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha" (Book One of Don Quixote) by Miguel de Cervantes was published in Madrid. (en.wikipedia.org)

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[–] shutz@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 months ago

He was 57 when the book was published. I checked, because I was hoping he was 69, but alas...

[–] gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Nice