Remains of Don Quixote author believed identified in convent crypt

The statue of Miguel de Cervantes, one of Spain's most important literary figures, is seen near his birthplace in Alcala de Henares, near Madrid March 6, 2014. Historian Fernando Prado says he is not just tilting at windmills in his quest to find the remains of Spanish novelist Miguel de Cervantes, the creator of "Don Quixote". Almost 400 years after Cervantes's death, Prado is set to use ground-penetrating radar to peer into the sub-soil beneath an old convent in the heart of Madrid to look for his remains. Born in 1547, Cervantes was buried in Madrid after his death in 1616 - the same week in which William Shakespeare died. [Photo/Agencies]