Sancho Panza appears in the novel Don Quixote by Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes.
Miguel de Cervantes was a Spanish novelist, playwright, and poet. He is best known for writing the novel Don Quixote, which is considered to be one of the most influential works of literature from the Spanish Golden Age and one of the most important works of literature from the western canon. Sancho Panza is a character from the novel who is Don Quixote's faithful squire. He is often portrayed as a simple, honest, and wise man who serves as a foil to Don Quixote's idealistic but impractical nature.