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
Pablo Picasso
from 1895 to 1917
4 moments here
Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and co-founder of Cubism. Born in Málaga, Picasso trained in A Coruña, Barcelona, and Madrid…
Peter Paul Rubens
from 1603 to 1628
2 moments here
Flemish Baroque painter, designer, humanist, collector, and diplomat. Rubens was born at Siegen, spent formative years in Cologne and Antwerp, worked…
Porfirio Díaz
in 1912
1 moment here
José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori was a Mexican general and politician who led Mexico from 1876 to 1880 and from 1884 until his overthrow in 1911.…
Richard Nixon
in 1970
1 moment here
Richard Milhous Nixon was an American lawyer, naval officer, congressman, senator, vice president, and the 37th president of the United States.…
Ronald Reagan
in 1985
1 moment here
American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…
Ronald Ross
in 1913
1 moment here
British physician, malariologist, mathematician, writer, and 1902 Nobel laureate. Ross established the mosquito’s role in malaria transmission…
Rubén Darío
from 1892 to 1905
3 moments here
Nicaraguan poet, journalist, and diplomat Félix Rubén García Sarmiento, known as Rubén Darío, was a central initiator of Spanish-language Modernismo.…
Salvador Dalí
from 1922 to 1959
2 moments here
Spanish painter, sculptor, writer, designer, filmmaker, and leading exponent of Surrealism. Born in Figueres, Dalí trained in Madrid, joined the…
Sebastián Piñera
from 2011 to 2021
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 1799 to 1803
4 moments here
Venezuelan military and political leader known as El Libertador. Bolívar led revolutionary campaigns that helped secure the independence of…
Sushma Swaraj
in 2019
1 moment here
Indian lawyer, politician and diplomat. Swaraj served in the Haryana government, represented constituencies in Parliament, was Chief Minister of…
Victor Hugo
in 1811
1 moment here
French Romantic poet, novelist, dramatist, artist, activist, and politician. This chronology traces documented physical presences from his mobile…
Violeta Chamorro
in 1993
1 moment here
Violeta Barrios Torres de Chamorro was a Nicaraguan newspaper publisher and politician. After succeeding her assassinated husband at La Prensa, she…
V. S. Naipaul
in 1952
1 moment here
Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul was a Trinidad-born British novelist, essayist, and travel writer.…
Moments
- 1987 Meeting Felipe González at Moncloa Palace Alan García
- 1988 Cervantes Prize visit to Madrid Carlos Fuentes
- 1988 State visit to Madrid Elizabeth II
- 1989 Faith Tour concert in Madrid George Michael
- 1989 ECOWAS address in Madrid Léopold Sédar Senghor
- 1991 Middle East Peace Conference opening George H. W. Bush
- 1991 Madrid Peace Conference Mikhail Gorbachev
- 1993 State visit to Spain Violeta Chamorro
- 1996 Royal Spanish Academy inauguration Mario Vargas Llosa
- 2005 Summit on Democracy, Terrorism and Security Kofi Annan
- 2008 International tour through Spain Mercedes Sosa
- 2008 World Conference on Dialogue in Madrid Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
- 2010 Energy-investment meetings José Mujica
- 2011 State visit to Madrid Sebastián Piñera
- 2014 Death at Gregorio Marañón Hospital Alfredo Di Stéfano
- 2019 Spanish Order of Civil Merit Sushma Swaraj
- 2021 State visit to Madrid Sebastián Piñera
- 2022 State visit to Spain Muhammadu Buhari
- 2023 Hospitalization in Madrid Mario Vargas Llosa