Mexico City in the Cold War
The atlas holds 25 people and 34 moments here, from 1947 to 1990. The most recorded lives are Octavio Paz, Diego Rivera and Gabriel García Márquez.
Notable people
Abebe Bikila
in 1968
1 moment here
Ethiopian marathon runner and Imperial Guard officer who won Olympic marathon gold in Rome in 1960 and Tokyo in 1964, both in world-record time.…
Ayrton Senna
in 1989
1 moment here
Brazilian racing driver Ayrton Senna da Silva was a three-time Formula One World Drivers’ Champion.…
Carlos Fuentes
in 1970
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…
Celia Cruz
in 1960
1 moment here
Celia Cruz was a Cuban-American singer celebrated internationally as the “Queen of Salsa.” Born in Havana, she rose to fame with Sonora Matancera,…
Che Guevara
in 1954
1 moment here
Ernesto "Che" Guevara (1928–1967) was an Argentine physician, Marxist revolutionary, Cuban government official, diplomat, and guerrilla commander.…
Diego Maradona
in 1986
2 moments here
Argentine football player and manager Diego Armando Maradona (1960–2020) was a central figure in world football.…
Diego Rivera
from 1947 to 1957
3 moments here
Mexican painter and muralist Diego Rivera was a central figure in Mexican muralism. His documented movements include study in Mexico and Europe, work…
Fidel Castro
in 1955
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…
Frida Kahlo
from 1950 to 1954
2 moments here
Mexican painter Frida Kahlo (Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón) was born in Coyoacán and spent much of her life in Mexico City.…
Gabriel García Márquez
from 1961 to 1975
2 moments here
Colombian novelist, journalist, screenwriter, and Nobel laureate whose life moved between Colombia, Europe, Cuba, the United States, Mexico, and…
Harry S. Truman
in 1947
1 moment here
Harry S. Truman (1884–1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953.…
Helen Keller
in 1953
1 moment here
Helen Adams Keller was an American deafblind author, lecturer, disability-rights advocate, and political activist.…
Jack Brabham
in 1970
1 moment here
Australian racing driver, engineer, team owner and three-time Formula One World Champion. Brabham began in Australian speedcar racing, worked as a…
Jimmy Carter
in 1979
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 1962
1 moment here
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was an American naval officer, journalist, congressman, senator, and the 35th president of the United States.…
Jorge Luis Borges
from 1973 to 1981
2 moments here
Argentine writer, poet, essayist, translator, lecturer, librarian, and critic. Borges was born in Buenos Aires, lived in Switzerland and Spain during…
Kenzaburō Ōe
in 1976
1 moment here
Japanese novelist, short-story writer, essayist, Nobel laureate, and prominent pacifist and anti-nuclear campaigner.…
Léopold Sédar Senghor
in 1947
1 moment here
Senegalese poet, theorist of Négritude, and statesman who became Senegal’s first president in 1960.…
Marilyn Monroe
in 1962
1 moment here
American actress and model born Norma Jeane Mortenson. This chronology maps verified places where Monroe lived, worked, traveled, performed, filmed,…
Mario Vargas Llosa
from 1976 to 1990
2 moments here
Peruvian novelist, journalist, essayist, and political figure. Vargas Llosa lived and worked across Peru, Bolivia, Spain, France, the United Kingdom,…
Miguel Ángel Asturias
in 1967
1 moment here
Guatemalan poet-diplomat, novelist, playwright, journalist, and 1967 Nobel laureate. Asturias’s documented life moved between Guatemala, Europe,…
Octavio Paz
from 1953 to 1969
3 moments here
Mexican poet, essayist, editor, and diplomat whose international postings and teaching appointments connected Mexico City, the United States, Europe,…
Pelé
in 1970
1 moment here
Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as Pelé, was a Brazilian footballer who starred for Santos, Brazil and the New York Cosmos.…
Salvador Allende
in 1972
1 moment here
Chilean physician and socialist politician who served as president of Chile from 3 November 1970 until his death during the 11 September 1973 coup.…
Moments
- 1947 Paints Dream of a Sunday Afternoon Diego Rivera
- 1947 UNESCO conference delegation Léopold Sédar Senghor
- 1947 State visit to Mexico Harry S. Truman
- 1950 Hospital ABC treatment Frida Kahlo
- 1953 Return to Mexico City from Japan Octavio Paz
- 1953 National University of Mexico address Helen Keller
- 1954 Return to Mexico City Octavio Paz
- 1954 Death in Mexico City Frida Kahlo
- 1954 Arrival and medical work in Mexico City Che Guevara
- 1955 Exile and revolutionary preparation Fidel Castro
- 1956 Returns to Mexico from the Soviet Union Diego Rivera
- 1957 Death at San Ángel studio Diego Rivera
- 1960 Departure from Cuba for Mexico City engagement Celia Cruz
- 1961 Settlement in Mexico City Gabriel García Márquez
- 1962 Met the Mexican press at Hotel Continental Marilyn Monroe
- 1962 Made Mexico City state visit John F. Kennedy
- 1967 Second Congress of Latin American Writers Miguel Ángel Asturias
- 1968 Final Olympic marathon appearance Abebe Bikila
- 1969 Return to Mexico and foundation of Plural Octavio Paz
- 1970 Radio UNAM recording Carlos Fuentes
- 1970 Third World Cup final Pelé
- 1970 Final Formula One start Jack Brabham
- 1972 Arrival in Mexico City Salvador Allende
- 1973 Travel to Mexico City Jorge Luis Borges
- 1975 Move back to Mexico City Gabriel García Márquez
- 1975 Visit to Mexico Sirimavo Bandaranaike
- 1976 Visiting professor in Mexico City Kenzaburō Ōe
- 1976 Bellas Artes encounter Mario Vargas Llosa
- 1979 Mexico City state visit Jimmy Carter
- 1981 Return to Mexico City Jorge Luis Borges
- 1986 World Cup final victory Diego Maradona
- 1986 World Cup quarter-final against England Diego Maradona
- 1989 Mexican Grand Prix victory Ayrton Senna
- 1990 Freedom conference address Mario Vargas Llosa