Funded by the Spanish Ministry of Culture - European Union - NextGenerationEU.

Educational podcast for children in which we travel to Valladolid in 1605 to meet the most important writer in the Spanish language: Miguel de Cervantes. In this episode of "History Has a Voice," we enter his room filled with ink and paper to discover how a man with a life full of difficulties managed to create a masterpiece: Don Quixote de la Mancha.

Miguel de Cervantes had a life worthy of an adventure novel. He was a soldier in the Battle of Lepanto, where he lost the use of his left hand (earning him the nickname "the one-armed man of Lepanto," although he still had his hand), and spent five long years as a prisoner in Algiers, attempting to escape four times without success before being rescued.

Upon his return to Spain, he worked as a tax collector, but a mistake with the accounts led him back to prison. It was there that, to escape his reality, he came up with the story of a dreamy nobleman and his realistic squire, Sancho Panza. He will explain how each character in the book is inspired by people he knew and how he transformed his misfortunes into humor.

In this episode, we will understand why Sancho is the voice of reality in the face of Don Quixote's madness and receive valuable advice: do not fear failure, because mistakes can be the beginning of a great story.

A very useful and interesting resource for children. It is perfect for introducing classic literature in primary education, encouraging reading, and working on values such as resilience and the power of imagination.