Juan de la Cuesta

Juan de la Cuesta was a Spanish printer known for printing the works of Miguel de Cervantes, including the first edition of Don Quixote de la Mancha in 1605. Other works of Cervantes printed by him were Novelas, Persiles and Don Quixote Part 2. From his shop in Madrid Cuesta printed and distributed many important works between 1604 and 1623. His emblem depicts a hooded falcon and a sleeping lion, and the words Post tenebras spero lucem (After darkness, I hope for light).