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Cervantes found himself at ends with the Treasury Department many times during his years as a food provisioner, and found himself in jail as many times because of it.

Cervantes found himself at ends with the Treasury Department many times during his years as a food provisioner, and found himself in jail as many times because of it.

[[Image:Cervantes.jpg|left|thumb|Don Quijote]]

[[Image:Cervantes.jpg|left|thumb|Don Quijote]]

During Cervantes' time in jail, he wrote the first half of one of the most famous literary works in world history in 1605. [[Don Quixote]] (Don Quijote in modern Spanish); it became so popular that it went through ten editions from 1605-1615, and inspired fan-written sequels, most notably that of Alonzo Fernandez de Avellaneda, whose sequel is believed to have inspired Cervantes to write the second half of Don Quixote in 1615.

In 1605, during Cervantes' time in jail, he wrote the first half of one of the most famous literary works in world history. ''[[Don Quixote]]'' (''Don Quijote'' in modern Spanish). It became so popular that the book went through ten editions from 1605-1615, and inspired fan-written sequels, most notably that of Alonzo Fernandez de Avellaneda, whose sequel is believed to have inspired Cervantes to write the second half of ''Don Quixote'' in 1615.

Cervantes died on April 23, 1616, the same day as [[William Shakespeare]]. It was once a popular belief that Shakespeare was in fact a [[pen name]] of Cervantes, but this idea was discredited in the 19th century, due to, among other reasons, a letter that surfaced indicating that Cervantes had a rather poor grasp of the [[English]] language.

Cervantes died on April 23, 1616, the same day as [[William Shakespeare]]. It was once a popular belief that Shakespeare was in fact a [[pen name]] of Cervantes, but this idea was discredited in the 19th century, due to, among other reasons, a letter that surfaced indicating that Cervantes had a rather poor grasp of the [[English]] language.