In 2005 Algeria has issued a special stamps depicting the photograph of a well known writer Miguel de Cervantes. Who is Miguel de Carvantes? What he has got to do with Algeria? Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616) is a Spainiard writer. He is also a famous explorer and sailor. Actually the Algerian stamp with the image of Miguel is been issued with the theme - Explorer and Navigation. Geographically, Spain is so close to Algeria and Miguel surely has navigate the Algerian coast on his exploration voyage.
Algeria stamp - Miguel de Cervantes
On another front Miguel de Cervantes was also known for his literature skills. He has wrote a number of books. Being a writer he was rememberred fondly and the date of his death (23 April 1616) was celebrated as the World Book Day (
read here - in Malay language). World Book Day is a yearly event on 23rd April organized by Unesco to promote reading and publishing.
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