Don Quixote Among Us 400 Years
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This event features an introduction to the literary work, El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha, and its famed author Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. It includes bilingual readings and multimedia representations of Don Quxote throughout the centuries. Speakers include UAA faculty from the Department of Languages-- Dr. Patricia Fagan, Dr. Rebeca Maseda, Dr. Francisco Miranda and Dr. Ray Ball, History Department.
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