Some (imaginary) authors, the text says, disagree about whether his name was Quijada ("jaw") or Quesada, although by reasoning ("conjeturas verosímiles") one could arrive at the name Quijana. Alonso Quijano/Don Quijote is the leading character of the 1605/1615 novel Don Quijote de la Mancha, written by Miguel de Cervantes.Īt the outset of the work (Chapter 1 of Part I) we are informed that there is confusion about what his name is. Illustration by Wilhelm Marstrand (1810–1873).Īlonso Quijano ( Spanish: spelled Quixano in English and in the Spanish of Cervantes' day, pronounced ) is the personal name of the famous fictional hidalgo (lowest nobility caste) who is better known as Don Quijote, a name he invents after either falling into or feigning insanity. Alonso Quijano (seated) beside his squire Sancho.
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