Cervantes lost his hand during the battle of Lepanto, and became known as the man of le mancha(sp?). I believe it's translated into the man with one hand in english. Ummm.... no.
He was from the province of La Mancha in Spain.
His Spanish nickname "El Manco de Lepanto" has no direct equivalent in English and, yes, it does mean "missing one hand".
La Manche, "The Sleeve," back when Spanish and French were more closely related. But he didn't lose his arm, did he ...