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Miguel de Cervantes was an light cruiser that served in the Spanish Navy. She fought in the Spanish Civil War on the Republican side, before joining the post-war Spanish Navy. She was ordered by a Royal Decree on 31 March 1926, as part of a naval construction project headed by Counter Admiral Honorio Cornejo. Service Miguel de Cervantes performed her trials at sea in December 1929, reaching a speed of 25 knots, three more than the Navy requirement. Along with her sister ship Almirante Cervera, she took part in the repression of the 1934 Asturias Revolution, shelling the neighborhood of Cimadevilla and, along with the battleship Jaime I, transporting troops and munitions to Gijón. On 17 July 1936, Miguel de Cervantes and Libertad left Ferrol, having received orders to sail to the Strait of Gibraltar. When news about the rebellion reached the ships, the crews rebelled against their commanders before they could side with the Nationalists. The Republican squadron, consisting of Jaime I, Libertad, Miguel de Cervantes and seven Churruca-class destroyers met at the Tangier International Zone on 20 July and blockaded the Strait. On 22 July, the squadron bombarded La Línea de la Concepción, and Ceuta on 25 July. From that moment, the squadron used Málaga as its base to maintain the blockade. On 21 September, Miguel de Cervantes along with Jaime I and five destroyers left Málaga, and on 26 September abandoned the Strait of Gibraltar area in order to relieve Republican troops surrounded in Northern Spain. Once they returned to the Mediterranean, the ships established their base in Cartagena. On 22 November 1936, Miguel de Cervantes was hit by torpedoes fired by the Italian submarine Evangelista Torricelli while anchored off the port of Cartagena. Despite suffering serious damage, she was towed to port. Due to an air attack, her repairs were delayed until 11 April 1938. On 5 March 1939, she left Cartagena along with most of the Republican Navy following the uprising in the city, reaching Bizerta on 11 March. The next day, the crews solicited political asylum in Tunisia. Most of the ship's crews were interned, with a few Spaniards left to guard the ships. The rest were transported to a concentration camp in Meheri Zabbens.

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Notable quotes

“Acontece tener un padre un hijo feo y sin gracia alguna, y el amor que le tiene le pone una venda en los ojos para que no vea sus faltas, antes las juzga por discreciones y lindezas y las cuenta a sus amigos por agudezas y donaires.”
— A father may have a child who is ugly and lacking in all the graces, and the love he feels for him puts a blindfold over his eyes so that he does not see his defects but considers them signs of charm and intelligence and recounts them to his friends as if they were clever and witty.
“Of good natural parts and of a liberal education.”
— Ch. 8.
“It is past all controversy that what costs dearest is, and ought to be, most valued.”
— Ch. 11.
“You can see farther into a millstone than he.”
— Ch. 28.
“Many count their chickens before they are hatched; and where they expect bacon, meet with broken bones.”
— Ch. 55.
“Puede haber amor sin celos, pero no sin temores.”
— There can be love without jealousy, but not without fear.

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

Miguel de Cervantes was an light cruiser that served in the Spanish Navy. She fought in the Spanish Civil War on the Republican side, before joining the post-war Spanish Navy. She was ordered by a Royal Decree on 31 March 1926, as part of a naval construction project headed by Counter Admiral Honorio Cornejo.

Overview

Miguel de Cervantes was an light cruiser that served in the Spanish Navy. She fought in the Spanish Civil War on the Republican side, before joining the post-war Spanish Navy. She was ordered by a Royal Decree on 31 March 1926, as part of a naval construction project headed by Counter Admiral Honorio Cornejo. Service Miguel de Cervantes performed her trials at sea in December 1929, reaching a speed of 25 knots, three more than the Navy requirement. Along with her sister ship Almirante Cervera, she took part in the repression of the 1934 Asturias Revolution, shelling the neighborhood of Cimadevilla and, along with the battleship Jaime I, transporting troops and munitions to Gijón. On 17 July 1936, Miguel de Cervantes and Libertad left Ferrol, having received orders to sail to the Strait of Gibraltar. When news about the rebellion reached the ships, the crews rebelled against their commanders before they could side with the Nationalists. The Republican squadron, consisting of Jaime I, Libertad, Miguel de Cervantes and seven Churruca-class destroyers met at the Tangier International Zone on 20 July and blockaded the Strait. On 22 July, the squadron bombarded La Línea de la Concepción, and Ceuta on 25 July. From that moment, the squadron used Málaga as its base to maintain the blockade. On 21 September, Miguel de Cervantes along with Jaime I and five destroyers left Málaga, and on 26 September abandoned the Strait of Gibraltar area in order to relieve Republican troops surrounded in Northern Spain. Once they returned to the Mediterranean, the ships established their base in Cartagena. On 22 November 1936, Miguel de Cervantes was hit by torpedoes fired by the Italian submarine Evangelista Torricelli while anchored off the port of Cartagena. Despite suffering serious damage, she was towed to port. Due to an air attack, her repairs were delayed until 11 April 1938. On 5 March 1939, she left Cartagena along with most of the Republican Navy following the uprising in the city, reaching Bizerta on 11 March. The next day, the crews solicited political asylum in Tunisia. Most of the ship's crews were interned, with a few Spaniards left to guard the ships. The rest were transported to a concentration camp in Meheri Zabbens.

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Notable quotes

“Acontece tener un padre un hijo feo y sin gracia alguna, y el amor que le tiene le pone una venda en los ojos para que no vea sus faltas, antes las juzga por discreciones y lindezas y las cuenta a sus amigos por agudezas y donaires.”
— A father may have a child who is ugly and lacking in all the graces, and the love he feels for him puts a blindfold over his eyes so that he does not see his defects but considers them signs of charm and intelligence and recounts them to his friends as if they were clever and witty.
“Of good natural parts and of a liberal education.”
— Ch. 8.
“It is past all controversy that what costs dearest is, and ought to be, most valued.”
— Ch. 11.
“You can see farther into a millstone than he.”
— Ch. 28.
“Many count their chickens before they are hatched; and where they expect bacon, meet with broken bones.”
— Ch. 55.
“Puede haber amor sin celos, pero no sin temores.”
— There can be love without jealousy, but not without fear.

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

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