The statue of Miguel de Cervantes is seen next to the statue of one of his most famous characters, Don Quixote, at Plaza de Espana square in central Madrid. Photo by Susana Vera/Reuters ...

MADRID (AP) — The Spanish capital is planning to place a time capsule under a statue of author Miguel de Cervantes. The new capsule would replace a nearly 200-year-old capsule found last month ...

A few years ago, Spanish archaeologists sought to find the mortal remains of Miguel de Cervantes, a contemporary of Shakespeare whose Don Quixote introduced the English-speaking world to the ...

Researchers in Spain said Tuesday that they believe bones found beneath a centuries-old convent are those of “Don Quixote” author Miguel de Cervantes.

Cervantes was born in Alcalá de Henares, Spain, in 1547 and died in Madrid in 1616. During his life, he was a soldier, prisoner and family man who published four novels, 12 short stories, 16 ...

Enlarge this image Spanish novelist Miguel de Cervantes, circa 1600. He published The Adventures of the Ingenious Nobleman Don Quixote of La Mancha, in two volumes, in 1605 and 1615.