In the Spanish village of La Mancha, there there live a gente han who loved to read. His favorite stori were of nights and their c of chivalry: full of dragons magic swords, enchanted forests and damsels in distress. This gentleman was not a wealthy man, but rather a hidalgo. A hidalgo was a landowner who was richer than a peasant, but poorer than a nobleman. His name was Senor Quixano. Senor uixano lived modestly with his housekeeper and his young niece. He was a tall, thin man in his fifties. He was a strong and healthy man, who went hunting every morning.