Battle of Lepanto
Cervantes Saavedra fights at the Battle of Lepanto
Role range: 1569-1581
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra Biography and Timeline
Follow Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra through 12 dated historical records for Spain.
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
12Distinct records
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1571–1615Years on this page
1571
Battle of Lepanto
Cervantes Saavedra fights at the Battle of Lepanto
Role range: 1569-1581
1572
Battle of Navarino
Fights at the Battle of Navarino
Role range: 1569-1581
1573
Battle of Tunis
Fights at the Battle of Tunis
Role range: 1569-1581
1575
Arrest of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Arrested by the Turks in Algeria, 1575-1580
Role range: 1569-1581
1585
La Galeta
Publication of "La Galeta"
1588
Naval Commissarry
Appointed Naval Commissary of Seville
1597
Arrest of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Arrested for 3 months
1605
Don Quixote" part I
Publication of "Don Quixote" part I
Don Quixote
Publication of "Don Quixote" part I
1615
Don Quixote" part II
Publication of "Don Quixote" part II
Don Quixote
Publication of "Don Quixote" part II
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.