He proclaims he will achieve great glory in the name of Dulcinea del Toboso, the name he invents for a local peasant woman whom he has never met but whom he decides is a beautiful princess. Alonso renames himself Don Quixote and names his horse Rocinante and sets out again in search of adventure. When he returns home, he recruits a local peasant named Sancho Panza to be his squire on the promise that Alonso will make him rich and powerful. He sets out on an adventure but is immediately hurt. His niece and his housekeeper are unimpressed. Taking up a lance and making himself a suit of armor, he swears to challenge evildoers and protect the helpless. As he approaches 50, he becomes bored of his life and decides to become more like the brave knights errant he reads about in his favorite books. He lives in La Mancha in the center of Spain. Alonso Quixano is an unremarkable low-ranking member of the Spanish nobility.
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