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Clavileño the Swift is a fictional wooden 
Don Quixote and
A Horse of a Different Color: Salvador Dalí and the Re-imagining of Clavileño
by S. Alleyn Smythe in ''Don Quixote: The Re-accentuation of the World’s Greatest Literary Hero'', Bucknell University Press (2017) *
The Practice of Theory
in ''Cervantes, Literature, and the Discourse of Politics'' by Anthony J. Cascardi, University of Toronto Press (2012) *Benet's Reader's Encyclopedia (fourth edition), .
horse
The horse (''Equus ferus caballus'') is a domesticated, one-toed, hoofed mammal. It belongs to the taxonomic family Equidae and is one of two extant subspecies of ''Equus ferus''. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 mi ...
, notable in both European and Near Eastern folklore, also appearing in chapters 40 and 41 of the second part of the adventures of Don Quixote
, the full title being ''The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha'', is a Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes. Originally published in two parts in 1605 and 1615, the novel is considered a founding work of Western literature and is of ...
. It is governed by a pin in its forehead.
Don Quixote and Sancho Panza
Sancho Panza (; ) is a fictional character in the novel ''Don Quixote'' written by Spain, Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra in 1605. Sancho acts as squire to Don Quixote and provides comments throughout the novel, ...
are tricked into using Clavileño, believing they have flown blindfolded and have controlled the horse with a peg in its head. The ''Dueña Dolorida'' (Countess Trifaldi) asserts that she and her ladies will be free of their charmed beards
A beard is the hair that grows on the jaw, chin, upper lip, lower lip, cheeks, and neck of humans and some non-human animals. In humans, beards are most commonly seen on Puberty, pubescent or adult males, though women have been observed with ...
if knight and squire fly on the magical horse, sent by the sorcerer Malambruno. In reality the rocking horse is inanimate and goes nowhere, meanwhile explosives are planted near it to simulate a crash landing. Sancho Panza
Sancho Panza (; ) is a fictional character in the novel ''Don Quixote'' written by Spain, Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra in 1605. Sancho acts as squire to Don Quixote and provides comments throughout the novel, ...
later goes on to say that he lifted his blindfold while "in flight" and saw the sky."Don Quixote"
In Spanish, "peg" is ''clavija'' and "wood", ''leño'', hence the name.
Clavileño is shown by some units of the Spanish Air and Space Force
The Spanish Air and Space Force () is the Aerial warfare, aerial and space warfare branch of the Spanish Armed Forces.
History
Early stages
Hot air balloons have been used with military purposes in Spain as far back as 1896. In 1905, with th ...
in its badges.
Further reading
*A Horse of a Different Color: Salvador Dalí and the Re-imagining of Clavileño
by S. Alleyn Smythe in ''Don Quixote: The Re-accentuation of the World’s Greatest Literary Hero'', Bucknell University Press (2017) *
The Practice of Theory
in ''Cervantes, Literature, and the Discourse of Politics'' by Anthony J. Cascardi, University of Toronto Press (2012) *Benet's Reader's Encyclopedia (fourth edition), .
See also
* Rocinante, Don Quixote's real ride, made of flesh and blood (or rather bones and blood). *References
Don Quixote characters Fictional horses Literary characters introduced in 1605 Individual wooden objects Fictional aircraft {{fictional-stub