22 moments

1. Birth in Montevideo

   1940-09-03 · Montevideo, Uruguay

   Eduardo Germán María Hughes Galeano was born in Montevideo, beginning a life as a Uruguayan writer and journalist. City-centre coordinates used because the source does not identify a birth site.

2. Teenage caricaturist

   1954-01-01 · Montevideo, Uruguay

   At age fourteen, Galeano entered journalism by drawing political caricatures in his native Montevideo. The source gives his age and city but not a more precise date or workplace.

3. University of the Republic publishing work

   1965-01-01 · University of the Republic, Montevideo, Uruguay

   Galeano began work at the University of the Republic as head of its Publications Department and editorial secretary of Gaceta. Coordinates identify the university's central Montevideo campus.

4. Research visit to Guatemala

   1967-04-01 · Guatemala

   Galeano visited Guatemala during the reporting that informed his political analysis of the country and later book project. The source supports presence in Guatemala but not a single locality; coordinates are a representative national point.

5. Exile and Crisis magazine

   1973-01-01 · Buenos Aires, Argentina

   After repression in Uruguay, Galeano established himself in Buenos Aires, where he began directing the cultural magazine Crisis. The source supports the city but not a specific residence or magazine office.

6. Detention after reporting to police

   1973-04-03 · Montevideo, Uruguay

   Galeano voluntarily reported to police after learning that his home had been searched; he was then detained during Uruguay's escalating repression. The police facility is unnamed; city coordinates are therefore representative.

7. Second exile in Barcelona

   1976-01-01 · Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

   Threatened in Argentina after its 1976 coup, Galeano left for Barcelona with Helena Villagra and continued his writing in exile. City-centre coordinates used because the source does not identify his Barcelona residence.

8. First documented Managua stay

   1980-01-01 · Managua, Nicaragua

   

   Galeano arrived in Managua from Havana and stayed at the home of Sandinista leader Tomás Borge. Borge's house is not located in the source; Managua coordinates are representative.

9. Return from exile

   1985-01-01 · Montevideo, Uruguay

   

   Galeano and Villagra returned to Montevideo at the end of Uruguay's dictatorship; that year he helped found the weekly Brecha. The source gives only an early-1985 date and the city.

10. Lannan Prize for Cultural Freedom

    1999-04-22 · Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States

    Galeano received the Lannan Foundation's Prize for Cultural Freedom and gave an interview in Santa Fe. City coordinates used; the prize venue is not specified.

11. World Social Forum address

    2003-01-26 · Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

    Galeano addressed the third World Social Forum in Porto Alegre, framing the gathering as a space for collective action. The source identifies Porto Alegre but not a forum venue.

12. Fifth World Social Forum water panel

    2005-01-28 · Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

    At the fifth World Social Forum, Galeano spoke in Portuguese during a roundtable on water and opposition to privatization. The particular roundtable venue is not identified.

13. Lung-cancer operation

    2007-02-10 · Hospital Británico de Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay

    Galeano underwent successful surgery for lung cancer and remained hospitalized in Montevideo. The article of 13 February identifies the operation as having occurred on Saturday, 10 February 2007.

14. Chemotherapy near Barcelona

    2007-06-01 · Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol (Can Ruti), Badalona, Catalonia, Spain

    Following surgery in Montevideo, Galeano spent roughly two months receiving chemotherapy in the Barcelona area before returning to Uruguay. The article identifies Can Ruti as the public hospital that treated him; June 2007 is the maximum single-date precision supported for the multi-month treatment.

15. Morosoli de Oro award

    2008-01-01 · Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Minas, Lavalleja, Uruguay

    Galeano received the Morosoli de Oro before an audience of about 600 people at Minas Cathedral. The retrieved article explicitly supports 2008 and the venue, but not a fully stated calendar date.

16. First Mercosur Distinguished Citizen

    2008-07-03 · Edificio Mercosur, Parque Rodó, Montevideo, Uruguay

    Galeano received the first designation as Distinguished Citizen of Mercosur in a ceremony in Montevideo. The article was published 4 July 2008 and reports the ceremony as occurring the preceding day.

17. Círculo de Bellas Artes Gold Medal

    2009-09-29 · Círculo de Bellas Artes, Madrid, Spain

    

    Galeano received the Círculo de Bellas Artes Gold Medal and spoke with journalist Juan Cruz after the presentation. The institution's event page identifies the Sala de Columnas, Círculo de Bellas Artes, and 29 September 2009.

18. First visit to Mendoza

    2011-03-22 · Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina

    During his first visit to Mendoza, Galeano held a press conference at the National University of Cuyo before receiving an honorary doctorate. Coordinates identify the Universidad Nacional de Cuyo campus.

19. Arrival for Casa de las Américas

    2012-01-12 · Casa de las Américas, Havana, Cuba

    Galeano arrived in Havana as an invited participant in the opening session of the Casa de las Américas Prize and met its director. Coordinates identify Casa de las Américas in Vedado, Havana.

20. CLACSO closing lecture

    2012-11-09 · Mexico City, Mexico

    Galeano delivered the closing keynote at the Latin American and Caribbean Conference of Social Sciences in Mexico City. The source gives Mexico, Distrito Federal, rather than a named venue; city-centre coordinates are representative.

21. Bienal Brasil opening lecture

    2014-04-11 · Museu Nacional da República, Brasília, Federal District, Brazil

    

    Galeano opened the II Bienal Brasil do Livro e da Leitura and gave a lecture at Brasília's National Museum of the Republic. The article published 12 April identifies the lecture as occurring on Friday 11 April 2014.

22. Death in Montevideo

    2015-04-13 · Montevideo, Uruguay

    Galeano died of lung cancer in Montevideo at age seventy-four. The source does not identify the hospital or other exact site of death; city-centre coordinates are representative.