Sancho laments the fall of his master.

Sancho Panza ("panza" means paunch or belly, it is alternately spelled Pança) is squire to Don Quixote in the novel of that name. Don Quixote, written by Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes in 1602, is often considered the first true novel. Sancho's comments throughout the novel, known as sanchismos, are a panoply of broad humor, ironic Spanish proverbs, and earthy wit. 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in October 28: Richard Smalley 26: Emil Kyulev 24: José Azcona del Hoyo 24: Rosa Parks 23: Stella Obasanjo 22: Liam Lawlor 22: Shirley Horn 20: Endon Mahmood 17: Ba Jin 10: Milton Obote 7: Charles... Don Quixote and his sidekick Sancho Panza. ... Don Quixote and his sidekick Sancho Panza. ... In medieval times a squire was a man-at-arms in the service of a knight, often as his apprentice. ... Don Quixote de la Mancha (now usually spelled Don Quijote by Spanish-speakers; Don Quixote is an archaic spelling) (IPA: ) is a novel by the Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This page is about the year. ... Daniel Defoes Robinson Crusoe; title page of 1719 newspaper edition A novel (from French nouvelle, new) is an extended fictional narrative in prose. ... In Spanish language, the native, popular proverbs receive the name of refranes or dichos. ...

Don Quixote pokes gentle fun at the great Spanish hero El Cid, a protagonist in Le chançon de Roland, and employs satire to comment on the political expansionism of the time. Sancho Panza offers interpolated narrative voice throughout the tale, a literary convention invented by Cervantes. Sancho Panza is precursor to "the sidekick," and is symbolic of practicality over idealism. Sancho is Everyman, who, though not sharing his master's delusional "enchantment," remains his ever-faithful companion realist. Don Quixote comments on the historical state and condition of Aragón and Castilla, which are vying for power in Europe. Sancho Panza represents, among other things, the quintessentially Spanish brand of scepticism of the period. Statue of El Cid Campeador in Burgos (Spain) Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (c. ... Don Quixote and Sancho Panza unsuccessfully confront windmills. ... Everyman is a 16th century English morality play. ...

Don Quixote, an impoverished hidalgo (landowner of petit nobility) becomes 'enchanted' by virtue of descending into his imagination reading too many romances. He awakens in a delusional dream wherein he embarks upon an "adventurous" journey through La Mancha to rescue a Fair Maiden (la donçella Dulcinea). Quixote's imagination turns Sancho from devoted, if somewhat simple, manservant into a squire, even as he transforms himself from impoverished hidalgo to valiant knight. Hidalgo is a state in central Mexico, with an area of 20,502 km². In 2000 the state had a population of some 2,231,000 people. ... As a literary genre, romance refers to a style of heroic prose and verse narrative current in Europe from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance. ... Thanks to Miguel de Cervantes, La Mancha is now famous for its windmills. ... Dulcinea is a fictional character who is referred to (but does not appear) in Cervantes novel Don Quixote. ...

Sancho, Don Quixote's actual manservant, follows his master, puzzled but obedient. Riding a mule, he helps el Quixote get out of scrapes while blithely looking forward to rewards of aventura that Quixote tells him of. Don Quixote, become the aventurante knight errant "el" Quixote astride a nag, which he renames Rocinante (galloper, swift runner). He has with him a flea-bitten dog, which his dream recasts as a prized hunting greyhound. Country of origin uncertain; possibly England or Egypt Classification and breed standards The Greyhound is a breed of dog used for hunting and racing. ...

Literary functions of Sancho in the second book, Segunda parte del ingenioso caballero Don Quixote de la Mancha(1615)'

• Role of Sancho's name.

1. Wherein Panza is a developing Everyman type noted by Sigmund Freud and Nietzsche, and a commentary on surnames, Cervantes variously names Sancho in the original (first) book (1602), e.g. Sancho Zancas (legs). The second book (1615) standardizes Sancho's name in reply to the Quixote sequel.
2. At one juncture, Sancho alludes to the "false" Avellaneda book by addressing his wife (standardized as Teresa Panza) using the wrong name. The Sancho name does not change, but he calls his wife various names throughout the first part of the volume, and her 'true' name is not revealed until almost the end of that portion of the novel.

• The promised ínsula.

1. Don Quixote promises Sancho the governance of an ínsula (archaism for "island"). Sancho has never heard of the word, and does not know its meaning.
2. Sancho has long been expecting some vague but concrete reward for this adventure, and believes the word to signify the prize that will make the trouble he has been enduring worthwhile.
3. The heroes encounter a pair of impostor Dukes who pretend to make Sancho governor of a fictional fief, la ínsula Barataria (roughly "Isle Come-cheaply"; see Cockaigne). He eagerly accepts, and leaves his master. In a letter, Don Quixote gives Sancho nonsensical advice on governorship gleaned from the romances he has read, thought to have been inspired by the Diálogo de Mercurio y Carón attributed to Juan de Valdés, using the allegorical ínsula to satirize gullibility for philosopher-doctors' quackery and the current political quests for foreign riches of the Indies.
4. The Dukes' "servants" are instructed to play several pranks upon him. Surprisingly, Sancho is able to rule justly, applying common sense and practical wisdom in spite of fantastical, foolish advices that Don Quixote read of.
5. As Sancho triumphs in these staged parody battles he learns of how difficult it is to rule (an allegory on deciding, on categories, and on wisdom) and "resigns" to rejoin Don Quixote and continue the adventure.

• Ricote

Sancho encounters Ricote ("fat cat"), his former Morisco neighbour, who has buried a small fortune. Ricote (who, like all Moriscos, had been expelled from Spain (1492, establishing a point in historical time in the novel) has returned in disguise to retrieve the treasure he left behind. He asks Sancho for help. Sancho, while sympathetic, refuses to betray his king. This page is about the year. ... Events June 2 - First Récollet missionaries arrive at Quebec City, from Rouen, France. ... Avellaneda is a city in eastern Argentina, a port in Buenos Aires Province, and capital of Avellaneda District. ... Barataria can refer to: Barataria (Don Quixote), an ínsula (isle) awarded to Sancho Panza in Miguel de Cervantes Don Quixote. ... Pieter Bruegel the Elders The Land of Cockaigne, painted in 1567. ... Juan de Valdés (c. ... Morisco (Spanish Moor-like) or mourisco (Portuguese) is a term referring to a kind of New Christian in Spain and Portugal. ... 1492 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• When Don Quixote takes to his deathbed, Sancho tries to cheer him. Sancho idealistically proposes they become pastoral shepherds and thus becomes 'Quixotized'.