Alonso Quixano, a retired country gentleman in his fifties, lives in an unnamed section of La Mancha with his niece and a housekeeper. He has become obsessed with books of chivalry, and believes their every word to be true, despite the fact that many of the events in them are clearly impossible. Quixano eventually appears to other people to have lost his mind from little sleep and food and because of so much reading.
His real name is Alonzo Quitana, a country gentleman no longer young.
His persona of Don Quixote has no first name referred to.
His additional name was Knight of the Woeful Countenance later changed to the Knight of the Lions.
Alonso Quijano (or Quixano) is the real name of Don Quixote in the Miguel de Cervantes' novel.
The full title Alonso Quijano vested on himself is "El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha" or "The Ingenious Hidalgo Don Quixote of La Mancha."
But his friends called "Kiki".
Don Quixote's real name was Alonso Quijano. He changed his name to Don Quixote when he decided to become a knight-errant.
No, he was fictional, as was his alter ego Alanzo Quitanna. Both are the creation of Miguel Cervantes.
don Quixote doesn't have a first name. The man is Alonso Quijano, and he gives himself the name don Quixote for his work as a knight errant
Don Quixote's real name was Alonso Quijano, but he decided to adopt the name Don Quixote de la Mancha so that his name would be appropriate as that of a knight errant.
Alonso Quijana renames himself Don Quixote de la Mancha in the novel after he proceeds to become a wandering knight in search of adventure and wears an old suit of armor.
The Knight of Sad Countenance
Don Quixote gave his lady the name "Dulcinea del Toboso." This name was not her real name but a fictional one created by Don Quixote as he idealized her.
Don Quixote's wife's name is Teresa Panza.
Don Quixote's niece is named Antonia Quijana.
Don Quixote's horse was named Rocinante. This is presumably from the Spanish word "rocín", which denotes a low breed horse.
Don Quixote's girlfriend was named Dulcinea del Toboso. However, she was a fictional character that existed only in Don Quixote's imagination.
The name of Don Quixote's horse is pronounced "Ro-see-ahnt."
Lucinda is a real name. It was created in 1605 by Cervantes for his novel 'Don Quixote', it is an elaboration of Lucia, but is considered legitimate inits own right.
The magician in Don Quixote is named Freston. He plays a key role in the novel by casting a spell on the protagonist, Don Quixote, that influences his chivalrous and often misguided adventures.
Don Quixote's horse is what we call a Jaca in spanish. This is and old skinny horse worthless to any buyer. Rocinante is the name of Don Quixote's horse, in the novel Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes y Saavedra.
Don Quixote's loyal and witty companion on his journey is named Sancho Panza. He serves as Quixote's squire and provides a counterbalance to his master's idealistic and delusional tendencies.
Don Quixote's horse is Rocinante.
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