Tilting at windmills Don Quixote fights windmills that he imagines are giants. A relevant portion of the novel states: Cervantes wrote "Don Quixote" in two parts, published respectively in 1605 and 1615, during the latter part of a historical period known as the Spanish Golden Age. During this age, Spain pursued military conquests in parts of Europe and conquered large parts of the Americas, which brought great riches to the country and inspired a flowering of the arts. In La Mancha, Castilla, Cervantes' setting for the novel, there still exist some examples of the era's windmills that Don Quixote found in his adventures.
Windmills in Leeuwarden mill was probably demolished shortly after. It was owned by Fabrikaat M A Bokma de Boer. A mill of unknown type was built in 1842. It was a chicory mill. A steam engine was installed in 1855 and the mill was demolished shortly afterwards. It was owned by W ter Horst. A mill of unknown type stood on the south side of the Vrouwenpoortsdwinger, . The mill was built before 1565 and was demolished between 1664 and 1685. Windmills in Leeuwarden The city of Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands has had at least 130 windmills over the centuries. Only one, the