Francisco de Robles was a bookseller in Madrid, whose shop was near the Puerta de Guadalajara. He was also a publisher; among his books are the first editions of ''

Don Quixote is a Spanish epic novel by Miguel de Cervantes. Originally published in two parts, in 1605 and 1615, its full title is ''The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha'' or, in Spanish, (changing in Part 2 to ). A founding work of Wester ...

'' (1605) and the '' Exemplary Novels'' (1613), by

Miguel de Cervantes Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (; 29 September 1547 (assumed) – 22 April 1616 Old Style and New Style dates, NS) was an Early Modern Spanish writer widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language and one of the world's pre-emin ...

. Robles contracted with the printer

Juan de la Cuesta Juan de la Cuesta (?-1627) was a Spanish printer known for printing (not publishing) the first editions of ''Don Quixote de la Mancha'' (1605) and the ''Novelas ejemplares'' (1613), by Miguel de Cervantes, as well as the works of other leading figu ...

to print ''

Don Quijote Don, don or DON and variants may refer to: Places *County Donegal, Ireland, Chapman code DON *Don (river), a river in European Russia *Don River (disambiguation), several other rivers with the name *Don, Benin, a town in Benin *Don, Dang, a vill ...

'' in his shop at Atocha 87, in Madrid, which is today a museum and cultural center, and home of the Sociedad Cervantina. Robles was godfather of Cuesta's two children. Before moving to Madrid, his father, Blas de Robles, had published Cervantes' ''

La Galatea ''La Galatea'' () was Miguel de Cervantes’ first book, published in 1585. Under the guise of pastoral characters, it is an examination of love and contains many allusions to contemporary literary figures. It enjoyed a modest success, but was n ...

'' in 1585 in nearby

Alcalá de Henares Alcalá de Henares () is a Spanish city in the Community of Madrid. Straddling the Henares River, it is located to the northeast of the centre of Madrid. , it has a population of 193,751, making it the region's third-most populated Municipalities ...

, after paying Cervantes 336 reales for its

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(''privilegio'').

References

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