Sancho Panza
noun
San·cho Pan·za
ˌsän-chō-ˈpän-zə 
ˌsan-chō-ˈpan-zə
: the squire of Don Quixote in Cervantes' Don Quixote
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In the end Jay is abandoned by everyone but Ron, his faithful Sancho Panza, and left to wonder whether his career and his life amount to anything at all.
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Ryu Spaeth, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2026
In photos from that time—there were only two or three, saved from the past by accident—they’re Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, and Sancho’s eyes are black as pits, painted thickly with mascara and kohl.
—Tessa Hadley, New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2026
Writers have always been more Don Quixote than Sancho Panza.
—Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Nonetheless, the two become close, to the degree that they are compared to Don Quixote and his faithful servant Sancho Panza.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
Narrated by a Spanish sailor—also a hero of Lepanto—whom Don Quixote and Sancho Panza encounter in an inn, the short interlude is mostly composed of the daring story of the captive’s escape through the intercession of a lovely and beautiful Moorish woman named Zoraida.
—Ed Simon
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
This desire for dialogue, of understanding of other people, of friendship can be seen in the relationship between Don Quixote and Sancho Panza.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
The Gran Vía concludes at the Plaza de España, with its monument to Miguel de Cervantes featuring his two most famous characters, Don Quixote and Sancho Panza.
—María Ángeles Cano, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Apr. 2025
From Mike Sancho Panza, via Facebook The bill for December was double the norm.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 14 Mar. 2025
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Ryu Spaeth, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2026
In photos from that time—there were only two or three, saved from the past by accident—they’re Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, and Sancho’s eyes are black as pits, painted thickly with mascara and kohl.
—Tessa Hadley, New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2026
Writers have always been more Don Quixote than Sancho Panza.
—Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Nonetheless, the two become close, to the degree that they are compared to Don Quixote and his faithful servant Sancho Panza.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
Narrated by a Spanish sailor—also a hero of Lepanto—whom Don Quixote and Sancho Panza encounter in an inn, the short interlude is mostly composed of the daring story of the captive’s escape through the intercession of a lovely and beautiful Moorish woman named Zoraida.
—Ed Simon
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
This desire for dialogue, of understanding of other people, of friendship can be seen in the relationship between Don Quixote and Sancho Panza.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
The Gran Vía concludes at the Plaza de España, with its monument to Miguel de Cervantes featuring his two most famous characters, Don Quixote and Sancho Panza.
—María Ángeles Cano, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Apr. 2025
From Mike Sancho Panza, via Facebook The bill for December was double the norm.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Sancho Panza.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Sancho%20Panza. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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