- Alonzo Quijana
Alonso Quijano is a
fictional character fromMiguel de Cervantes ' novel, "Don Quixote de la Mancha." Alonso Quijano was a poor unknown hidalgo from somewhere inLa Mancha inSpain who gained fame by assuming the name ofDon Quixote de la Mancha and the persona of aknight-errant . He was inspired by reading countless tales ofchivalry . Cervantes tells of his crazy adventures with his squireSancho Panza in what many consider to be the greatest novel of all time.
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