Cer·van·tes Sa·a·ve·dra 
(sər-văntēz sä′ə-vādrə, thĕr-bäntĕs sä′ä-bĕthrä), Miguel de 1547-1616.
(sər-văntēz sä′ə-vādrə, thĕr-bäntĕs sä′ä-bĕthrä), Miguel de 1547-1616. Spanish writer best known for his satiric narrative Don Quixote (1605-1615), which parodies the conventions of chivalric romance and significantly influenced the development of the novel as a literary form.