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Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra Sculpture

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra Sculpture
Culture

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra Sculpture

Plaza de San Francisco s/n, Centro, Guanajuato, Gto.. 36000.

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All day.

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The statue of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra is located in the Plaza de San Fernando, just in front of the church of the same name, in the heart of the city of Guanajuato.

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra is considered to be the greatest figure of Spanish literature, and is known worldwide for writing The Ingenious Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha, a work of great relevance for modern literature.

Guanajuato named the Cervantino International Festival in his honor and respectfully remembers him with this monument.

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In front of the St. Francis of Asisi Church
In front of the St. Francis of Asisi Church
The Cervantino Festival pays tribute to this man
The Cervantino Festival pays tribute to this man
Just a few steps from the Quijote Iconographic Museum
Just a few steps from the Quijote Iconographic Museum
A high figure in Spanish literature
A high figure in Spanish literature
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Plaza de San Francisco s/n, Centro, Guanajuato, Gto.. 36000.