Which author is universally celebrated as the greatest writer in the Spanish language for creating Don Quixote?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Miguel de Cervantes
- Step 1: According to the official source: Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra ... was a Spanish writer widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language and one of the world's pre-eminent novelists. ... and the "best and most central work in world literature". Answer: Miguel de Cervantes. Why not the others: Francisco de Quevedo, Pedro Calderón de la Barca, and Lope de Vega were other distinguished Spanish literary figures and authors from different movements.
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