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Don Quijote’s Evil Giants
When you first see the windmills on the great hill of Consuegra you will remember Don Quijote. He thought they weren’t windmills but evil giants standing haughtily in front of him; and he bravely tilted his lance and charged. They … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, Cervantes, engineering, great writers, Spain, travel, windmill
Tagged Consuegra, Don Quijote de la Mancha, Don Quixote, Gustav Doré, La Mancha, Spain, The Man of la Mancha, windmill, windmills
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