Historical figures in Caracas
The atlas holds 18 people and 41 moments here, from 1783 to 2023. The most recorded lives are Simón Bolívar, Hugo Chávez and Gabriel García Márquez. Among them Political Leaders, Writers and Jurists, across the Space Age and the Cold War.
Notable people
Alfredo Di Stéfano
from 1956 to 1963
2 moments here
Argentine-born footballer and manager who became a Spanish citizen and was the central player in Real Madrid's five consecutive European Cup…
Camille Pissarro
in 1853
1 moment here
Danish-French painter and a central figure in Impressionism and Neo-Impressionism. Born in Charlotte Amalie on Saint Thomas, Pissarro studied in…
Carlos Fuentes
in 1977
1 moment here
Carlos Fuentes Macías was a Mexican novelist, essayist, public intellectual, and diplomat. Born in Panama City to a Mexican diplomat, he spent…
Diego Maradona
from 2005 to 2013
2 moments here
Argentine football player and manager Diego Armando Maradona (1960–2020) was a central figure in world football.…
Ebrahim Raisi
in 2023
1 moment here
Iranian cleric, judicial official, and politician who served as president of Iran from 2021 until his death in a helicopter crash in 2024.…
Fidel Castro
in 1959
1 moment here
Cuban revolutionary and political leader who led the 26th of July Movement against Fulgencio Batista, became Cuba's prime minister in 1959, and later…
Gabriel García Márquez
from 1957 to 1967
2 moments here
Colombian novelist, journalist, screenwriter, and Nobel laureate whose life moved between Colombia, Europe, Cuba, the United States, Mexico, and…
Hugo Chávez
from 1992 to 2013
6 moments here
Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías was a Venezuelan army officer and politician who led the failed February 1992 coup attempt, became president of Venezuela in…
Jimmy Carter
in 1978
1 moment here
James Earl Carter Jr. was an American naval officer, Georgia state senator and governor, the 39th president of the United States, and a…
John F. Kennedy
in 1961
1 moment here
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was an American naval officer, journalist, congressman, senator, and the 35th president of the United States.…
José Martí
in 1881
1 moment here
Cuban nationalist, writer, journalist, and organizer of the Cuban Revolutionary Party. Martí lived and worked across Cuba, Spain, Mexico, Guatemala,…
José Mujica
from 2010 to 2011
2 moments here
Uruguayan guerrilla fighter, farmer and politician who was president of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015.…
Juan Perón
in 1958
1 moment here
Juan Domingo Perón was an Argentine army officer and politician who served as president of Argentina from 1946 to 1955 and again from 1973 until his…
Miguel Ángel Asturias
in 1954
1 moment here
Guatemalan poet-diplomat, novelist, playwright, journalist, and 1967 Nobel laureate. Asturias’s documented life moved between Guatemala, Europe,…
Pablo Neruda
in 1959
1 moment here
Chilean poet, diplomat, senator, Communist political figure, and 1971 Nobel laureate. Born Ricardo Eliécer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto, he lived and…
Richard Nixon
in 1958
1 moment here
Richard Milhous Nixon was an American lawyer, naval officer, congressman, senator, vice president, and the 37th president of the United States.…
Sebastián Piñera
from 2011 to 2013
2 moments here
Chilean economist, businessman and politician who served as president of Chile from 2010 to 2014 and from 2018 to 2022.…
Simón Bolívar
from 1783 to 1827
14 moments here
Venezuelan military and political leader known as El Libertador. Bolívar led revolutionary campaigns that helped secure the independence of…
Moments
- 1783 Born in Caracas Simón Bolívar
- 1799 Departs Venezuela for Spain Simón Bolívar
- 1802 Returns through La Guaira Simón Bolívar
- 1802 Settles with his wife in Caracas Simón Bolívar
- 1807 Returns to Venezuela Simón Bolívar
- 1810 Returns through La Guaira Simón Bolívar
- 1812 Conducts earthquake rescue in Caracas Simón Bolívar
- 1812 Arrests Miranda at La Guaira Simón Bolívar
- 1812 Flees Puerto Cabello for La Guaira Simón Bolívar
- 1812 Hides in Caracas Simón Bolívar
- 1813 Enters Caracas in triumph Simón Bolívar
- 1813 Returns to receive the Liberator title Simón Bolívar
- 1821 Enters liberated Caracas Simón Bolívar
- 1827 Enters Caracas with Páez Simón Bolívar
- 1853 Artistic work in Caracas Camille Pissarro
- 1881 Founding Revista Venezolana José Martí
- 1954 Tenth Inter-American Conference Miguel Ángel Asturias
- 1956 Small World Cup tournament Alfredo Di Stéfano
- 1957 Move to Caracas Gabriel García Márquez
- 1958 Exile residence in Caracas Juan Perón
- 1958 Caracas motorcade attack Richard Nixon
- 1959 Working visit to Caracas Fidel Castro
- 1959 Meeting Fidel Castro in Caracas Pablo Neruda
- 1961 Arrived in Caracas John F. Kennedy
- 1963 Kidnapping at the Potomac Hotel Alfredo Di Stéfano
- 1967 Ibero-American literature congress Gabriel García Márquez
- 1977 Rómulo Gallegos Prize speech Carlos Fuentes
- 1978 Caracas state visit Jimmy Carter
- 1992 Imprisonment at San Carlos Hugo Chávez
- 1992 February coup attempt in Caracas Hugo Chávez
- 1992 Hiding at the Military Museum Hugo Chávez
- 1999 Presidential inauguration Hugo Chávez
- 2005 Meeting Hugo Chávez Diego Maradona
- 2010 Official visit to Caracas José Mujica
- 2011 Visit to Venezuela José Mujica
- 2011 Founding CELAC summit Sebastián Piñera
- 2013 Return to Venezuela after treatment Hugo Chávez
- 2013 Death in military hospital Hugo Chávez
- 2013 Hugo Chávez funeral Sebastián Piñera
- 2013 Visit to Hugo Chávez's tomb and campaign rally Diego Maradona
- 2023 Meeting with Maduro in Caracas Ebrahim Raisi