Historical figures in Cádiz
The atlas holds 5 people and 9 moments here, from 1493 to 2012. The most recorded lives are Christopher Columbus, Francisco Goya and Lord Byron. Among them Engineers and Inventors, Explorers and Writers, across the Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution.
Notable people
Christopher Columbus
from 1493 to 1502
4 moments here
Genoese navigator who completed four Castilian-sponsored Atlantic expeditions between 1492 and 1504.…
Francisco Goya
from 1793 to 1796
2 moments here
Spanish painter and printmaker Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes was born at Fuendetodos, Aragon, and died at Bordeaux, France.…
José Martí
in 1871
1 moment here
Cuban nationalist, writer, journalist, and organizer of the Cuban Revolutionary Party. Martí lived and worked across Cuba, Spain, Mexico, Guatemala,…
Lord Byron
in 1809
1 moment here
George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron (1788–1824), was a British poet, peer, and political speaker.…
Sebastián Piñera
in 2012
1 moment here
Chilean economist, businessman and politician who served as president of Chile from 2010 to 2014 and from 2018 to 2022.…
Moments
- 1493 Departs Cádiz on the second voyage Christopher Columbus
- 1496 Disembarks at Cádiz Christopher Columbus
- 1500 Arrives in Cádiz as a prisoner Christopher Columbus
- 1502 Departs Cádiz on the fourth voyage Christopher Columbus
- 1793 Illness and convalescence in Cádiz Francisco Goya
- 1796 Residence in Cádiz Francisco Goya
- 1809 Visit to Cádiz Lord Byron
- 1871 Exile voyage to Cádiz José Martí
- 2012 Ibero-American Summit in Cádiz Sebastián Piñera