Rocinante a standalone word as well as a suffix. One meaning is "before" or "previously". Another is "in front of". As a suffix, "-ante" in Spanish is adverbial; "rocinante" refers to functioning as, or being, a "rocín". "Rocinante", then, follows Cervantes' pattern using ambiguous, multivalent words, which is common throughout the novel. Rocinante's name, then, signifies his change in status from the "old nag" of before to the "foremost" steed. As Cervantes describes Don Quixote's choice of name: "nombre a su parecer alto, sonoro y significativo de lo que había sido cuando fue rocín, antes de lo que ahora era, que
Carmen Sandiego (character) Carmen Sandiego (character) Carmen Isabela Sandiego is a fictional character featured in a long-running edutainment series of the same name created by the American software company Broderbund. As a criminal mastermind and the elusive nemesis of the ACME Detective Agency, Carmen Sandiego is the principal villain of the series and the head of ACME's rival organization, V.I.L.E.. Carmen Sandiego is central to the computer game series, which focused on teaching children geography. The character has also appeared in four television shows, a series of books, and many other licensed products of the franchise. Most of her crimes in the games