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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). [[Don Quixote]] 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.

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). [[Don Quixote]] 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.

Cervantes died on April 23, 1615, the same day as [[William Shakespeare]].

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.

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.