Historical figures in Madrid
The atlas holds 62 people and 119 moments here, from 1528 to 2023. The most recorded lives are Francisco Goya, Lope de Vega and Miguel de Cervantes. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Artists, across the Space Age and the Cold War.
Notable people
Howard Florey
in 1929
1 moment here
Australian pharmacologist and pathologist who led the Oxford team that developed penicillin into a practical therapeutic drug.…
James Monroe
in 1805
1 moment here
James Monroe was an American Revolutionary War officer, Virginia politician, diplomat, secretary of state and war, and fifth president of the United…
Jimmy Carter
in 1980
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…
Jorge Luis Borges
from 1920 to 1985
3 moments here
Argentine writer, poet, essayist, translator, lecturer, librarian, and critic. Borges was born in Buenos Aires, lived in Switzerland and Spain during…
José de San Martín
in 1783
1 moment here
Argentine general and independence leader who helped secure the independence of Argentina, Chile, and Peru.…
José Martí
from 1871 to 1873
2 moments here
Cuban nationalist, writer, journalist, and organizer of the Cuban Revolutionary Party. Martí lived and worked across Cuba, Spain, Mexico, Guatemala,…
José Mujica
in 2010
1 moment here
Uruguayan guerrilla fighter, farmer and politician who was president of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015.…
José Rizal
from 1882 to 1884
2 moments here
Filipino nationalist, writer, physician, and polymath whose reform advocacy, novels, exile, trial, and execution made him a central figure in…
Juan Perón
in 1961
2 moments 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…
Katharine Hepburn
in 1971
1 moment here
American stage, film, and television actress whose career ran from 1928 to 1995. Hepburn was born in Hartford, Connecticut, educated at Bryn Mawr…
Kofi Annan
in 2005
1 moment here
Ghanaian diplomat and statesman who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006.…
Léopold Sédar Senghor
in 1989
1 moment here
Senegalese poet, theorist of Négritude, and statesman who became Senegal’s first president in 1960.…
Lope de Vega
from 1562 to 1635
9 moments here
Spanish playwright, poet, and novelist of the Spanish Golden Age. Born and died in Madrid, Lope de Vega studied in Madrid and Alcalá, served in naval…
Mario Vargas Llosa
from 1958 to 2023
4 moments here
Peruvian novelist, journalist, essayist, and political figure. Vargas Llosa lived and worked across Peru, Bolivia, Spain, France, the United Kingdom,…
Mercedes Sosa
from 1980 to 2008
2 moments here
Argentine folk singer and leading exponent of the nuevo cancionero movement, internationally known for interpreting Latin American popular song and…
Miguel Ángel Asturias
from 1930 to 1974
3 moments here
Guatemalan poet-diplomat, novelist, playwright, journalist, and 1967 Nobel laureate. Asturias’s documented life moved between Guatemala, Europe,…
Miguel de Cervantes
from 1566 to 1616
6 moments here
Spanish novelist, playwright, poet, soldier, purchasing agent and tax collector, best known for Don Quixote.…
Mikhail Gorbachev
in 1991
1 moment here
Soviet and Russian politician who led the Soviet Union from 1985 until its dissolution in 1991.…
Muhammadu Buhari
in 2022
1 moment here
Nigerian army officer, military head of state from 1983 to 1985, and elected president of Nigeria from 2015 to 2023.…
Napoleon Bonaparte
in 1808
1 moment here
French military commander and statesman who rose during the French Revolution, became First Consul in 1799, and ruled as Emperor of the French in…
Octavio Paz
in 1937
1 moment here
Mexican poet, essayist, editor, and diplomat whose international postings and teaching appointments connected Mexico City, the United States, Europe,…
Olav V
in 1984
1 moment here
Olav V of Norway (born Prince Alexander of Denmark) was King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991.…
Osho
in 1986
1 moment here
Indian guru and founder of the Rajneesh movement, born Chandra Mohan Jain. His documented life moved between central and western India, the United…
Pablo Neruda
from 1927 to 1934
2 moments here
Chilean poet, diplomat, senator, Communist political figure, and 1971 Nobel laureate. Born Ricardo Eliécer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto, he lived and…
Moments
- 1901 Publishes Arte Joven in Madrid Pablo Picasso
- 1905 Reading at the Ateneo de Madrid Rubén Darío
- 1907 Studies in Madrid Diego Rivera
- 1910 Study of Moorish art in Spain Henri Matisse
- 1912 Arrival in Madrid Porfirio Díaz
- 1913 Madrid stop on European expedition Ronald Ross
- 1917 Rejoins the Ballets Russes in Madrid Pablo Picasso
- 1920 Arrival in Madrid Jorge Luis Borges
- 1922 Arrives to study in Madrid Salvador Dalí
- 1923 Begins Madrid stay Albert Einstein
- 1924 First European journey: Madrid Gabriela Mistral
- 1927 Transit through Madrid Pablo Neruda
- 1929 Research visit to Spain Howard Florey
- 1930 Spanish Republican-era visit Miguel Ángel Asturias
- 1934 Arrival in Madrid Pablo Neruda
- 1937 Writing in bombarded Madrid Ernest Hemingway
- 1937 Spanish Civil War correspondence Errol Flynn
- 1937 Arrival in Spain as war correspondent Ernest Hemingway
- 1937 Second International Writers' Congress in Madrid Octavio Paz
- 1947 Rainbow Tour stop in Madrid Eva Perón
- 1952 Impulsive journey to Spain V. S. Naipaul
- 1953 Arrival at Real Madrid Alfredo Di Stéfano
- 1955 Filming Señora Ama in Spain Dolores del Río
- 1957 Second European Cup final Alfredo Di Stéfano
- 1958 Study scholarship in Madrid Mario Vargas Llosa
- 1959 Studies paintings at the Prado Salvador Dalí
- 1960 Cable en route to Madrid Ernest Hemingway
- 1961 Marriage during Madrid exile Juan Perón
- 1961 Villa in Puerta de Hierro Juan Perón
- 1967 Farewell match at the Bernabéu Alfredo Di Stéfano
- 1970 State visit to Madrid Richard Nixon
- 1971 Filming The Trojan Women in Spain Katharine Hepburn
- 1971 Doctorate at Complutense Mario Vargas Llosa
- 1972 Doctoral studies in Madrid Alan García
- 1973 Travel to Madrid Jorge Luis Borges
- 1973 Final residence in Madrid Miguel Ángel Asturias
- 1974 Death in Madrid Miguel Ángel Asturias
- 1975 Sociology seminar in Madrid Alan García
- 1975 Meeting with Francisco Franco Gerald Ford
- 1975 Travel to Spain for Franco funeral Augusto Pinochet
- 1979 Visit to Spain Gabriel García Márquez
- 1980 Exile residence in Madrid Mercedes Sosa
- 1980 Madrid official visit Jimmy Carter
- 1982 State visit to Madrid Ahmed Sékou Touré
- 1983 Copa de la Liga final first leg Diego Maradona
- 1984 Copa del Rey final and brawl Diego Maradona
- 1984 State visit to Spain Olav V
- 1985 Presentation of Los conjurados in Madrid Jorge Luis Borges
- 1985 Makes Madrid state visit Ronald Reagan
- 1986 Stop in Madrid Osho