What is the original Spanish title of Don Quixote Part One?

The original Spanish title of Don Quixote Part One is *El ingenioso hidalgo don Quixote de la Mancha*.

Miguel de Cervantes’s first part was published in Madrid in 1605 by Francisco de Robles, with printing handled by Juan de la Cuesta. The title describes its protagonist as an “ingenious hidalgo,” or lower-ranking gentleman, from La Mancha. In modern Spanish, *Quixote* is usually spelled *Quijote*, but the stored form reflects the historical spelling used in the first edition.

The title is often shortened simply to *Don Quixote*, especially in English. A common mix-up is Part Two: its 1615 title changes *hidalgo* to *caballero*, producing *Segunda parte del ingenioso caballero don Quixote de la Mancha*. Part One was originally treated as a complete book divided internally into four sections, rather than merely the opening half of a planned two-part novel.

Cervantes’s title also distinguishes the work from his earlier pastoral romance *La Galatea*, while the other options belong to different literary traditions or authors.