16 moments

1. Birth in Rojas

   1911-06-24 · Rojas, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

   Ernesto Sabato was born in Rojas, Buenos Aires Province. Coordinates represent the town of Rojas.

2. Moves to La Plata for secondary school

   1924-01-01 · La Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

   After completing primary school in Rojas, Sabato went to La Plata for secondary education at the Colegio Nacional de La Plata; he later entered the local university’s physics-and-mathematics faculty. Coordinates represent central La Plata; the quoted source identifies the Colegio Nacional de La Plata but does not give a street address.

3. Communist-party delegate in Brussels

   1934-01-01 · Brussels, Belgium

   As a delegate of the Communist Party of Argentina, Sabato traveled to Brussels for the Congress against Fascism and War before his planned assignment to Moscow. Coordinates represent central Brussels; the congress venue is not specified.

4. Escapes to Paris

   1934-01-01 · Paris, France

   Fearing that travel onward to Moscow would prevent his return, Sabato left the Brussels congress and fled to Paris, where he wrote his unpublished first novel, La fuente muda. Coordinates represent central Paris; the specific residence is not identified.

5. Returns to Buenos Aires and marries

   1936-01-01 · Buenos Aires, Argentina

   Sabato returned to Buenos Aires and entered into a civil marriage with Matilde Kusminsky Richter. Coordinates represent central Buenos Aires; the civil-registry venue is not specified.

6. Atomic-radiation fellowship at the Curie Institute

   1938-01-01 · Curie Institute, Paris, France

   After receiving his physics doctorate, Sabato held a research fellowship in atomic radiation at the Curie Institute, an important stage in his eventual shift from science to literature. Coordinates represent the Institut Curie site on Rue d'Ulm; the precise laboratory room is not identified.

7. Scientific work at MIT

   1939-01-01 · Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

   During 1939 Sabato worked at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, collaborating with physicist Manuel Sandoval Vallarta. The source supports the year but not more precise dates or a particular MIT building.

8. Departs France from Cherbourg

   1939-03-18 · Cherbourg, Normandy, France

   Sabato left France from Cherbourg aboard the RMS Queen Mary while moving from his Paris scientific work toward a position in the United States. Coordinates represent Cherbourg harbor; the exact berth is not identified.

9. Writing retreat at El Pantanillo

   1943-01-01 · El Pantanillo, Córdoba Province, Argentina

   Leaving science permanently amid an existential crisis, Sabato moved to a basic ranch at El Pantanillo in Córdoba to devote himself to writing and painting. Coordinates represent the locality of El Pantanillo, not the now-ruined ranch site.

10. Settles in Santos Lugares

    1945-01-01 · Santos Lugares, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

    

    Sabato moved with his family to Santos Lugares, the base from which he developed his writing career for the rest of his life. Coordinates represent Santos Lugares; the source does not specify the residence address for 1945.

11. Lunch with Videla at Casa Rosada

    1976-05-19 · Casa Rosada, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Sabato was one of four invited writers who attended a lunch with dictator Jorge Rafael Videla at the Casa Rosada, an encounter that later generated substantial criticism.

12. Presents the CONADEP report

    1984-09-20 · Casa Rosada, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    

    As president of CONADEP, Sabato presented its final report on forced disappearances to President Raúl Alfonsín in the landmark Nunca Más handover. The associated handover ceremony took place at the Casa Rosada; the source directly establishes Sabato's presentation to the president on this date.

13. Church wedding at his Santos Lugares home

    1990-12-21 · Santos Lugares, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

    

    Sabato and Matilde Kusminsky Richter held a church wedding ceremony at their home in Santos Lugares, decades after their civil marriage. Coordinates represent Santos Lugares rather than the unverified exact house point.

14. Returns to El Pantanillo

    2002-01-01 · El Pantanillo, Córdoba Province, Argentina

    Sabato made a late return visit to the ruins of the ranch known as La Tapera at El Pantanillo, where he had lived during the 1940s. The source specifies January but not the day. Coordinates represent El Pantanillo rather than the former ranch's exact footprint.

15. Honored at the Spanish-language congress

    2004-11-20 · Teatro El Círculo, Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina

    Sabato attended the homage held for him during the Third International Congress of the Spanish Language, appearing at Teatro El Círculo in Rosario. The event occurred on 20 November 2004; the cited report was published the following day.

16. Death at home in Santos Lugares

    2011-04-30 · Santos Lugares, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

    

    Sabato died at his home in Santos Lugares, two months before what would have been his 100th birthday. Coordinates represent Santos Lugares rather than the exact residence point.