Motivated by the publication of a spurious continuation by Alonso Fernández de Avellaneda, published in 1614, Cervantes brought the story of his delusional knight errant and his page, Sancho Panza, to a close in a second part, published in 1615.
On the stage of world literature, Miguel de Cervantes and his masterpiece, Don Quixote of La Mancha, occupy a central position. Although the work enjoyed enormous success when first issued, it brought fame but little in the way of money to its author. Motivated by the publication of a spurious continuation by Alonso Fernández de Avellaneda, published in 1614, Cervantes brought the story of his delusional knight errant and his page, Sancho Panza, to a close in a second part, published in 1615.