The New International Encyclopædia/Dulcinea del Toboso

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The New International Encyclopædia, Volume VI Davioud - Ellery
Dulcinea del Toboso
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DULCINE′A DEL TOBO′SO, Span. pron. do͞olthē̇-nā′ȧ dĕl tō̇-Bō′sō̇. The romantic title given by Don Quixote to the peasant's daughter Aldoriza Lorenzo, who was born at Toboso, and whom he selects as his lady, and whose champion he becomes. The name Dulcinea is a popular term for a lady love.