1.1.20
Don Quixote 1.1.20 · Reinaldos de Montalbán, his favorite1.1.20Reinaldos de Montalbán, his favorite
Of all the heroes, he likes best the one who robs travelers and steals a golden idol.
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. But, above all, he was fond of Reinaldos de Montalbán, and most of all when he saw him ride out of his castle and rob all those he met, and when over the sea he stole that idol of Muhammad that was all of gold, as his story says.
But, above all, he was fond of Reinaldos de Montalbán, and most of all when he saw him ride out of his castle and rob all those he met, and when over the sea he stole that idol of Muhammad that was all of gold, as his story says.
Interpretation
But above all he loved Reinaldos de Montalbán, most of all when he saw him ride out of his castle and rob everyone he came across, and when, over the sea, he stole that idol of Muhammad made all of gold, as his history tells.
Reinaldos is Renaud de Montauban, Rinaldo in Italian, one of Charlemagne's paladins in the French and Italian romances, and a rebel who often fights the emperor himself. His castle, Montalbán, gives him his name. The gentleman admires him most when he behaves like a highwayman.
The golden idol of Mahoma, the old Spanish name for Muhammad, belongs to the fantasy of the romances, which pictured Muslims worshipping statues, though Islam has no idols and no images of the Prophet.
1.1.21
Don Quixote 1.1.21 · A good kicking for Galalón1.1.21A good kicking for Galalón
His hatred for the traitor of the romances is so strong that he would give away his own household for revenge.
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He would have given, for the chance to give a good kicking to that traitor Galalón, the housekeeper he had, and even his niece into the bargain.