Historical figures in Palma

The atlas holds 5 people and 5 moments here, from 1541 to 1919. The most recorded lives are Frédéric Chopin, Jorge Luis Borges and George Sand. Among them Educators, Writers and Musicians and Composers, across the Industrial Revolution and the Age of Exploration.

Notable people

1. Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor

   in 1541

   1 moment here

   Charles V (1500–1558), also Charles I of Spain, was Holy Roman Emperor, king of Spain, and ruler of the Habsburg Netherlands.…

2. Frédéric Chopin

   in 1838

   1 moment here

   Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the early Romantic period. Born in Żelazowa Wola, he grew up and trained in Warsaw, travelled through Central…

3. George Sand

   in 1838

   1 moment here

   French novelist, memoirist, journalist, and political writer born Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin.…

4. Jorge Luis Borges

   in 1919

   1 moment here

   Argentine writer, poet, essayist, translator, lecturer, librarian, and critic. Borges was born in Buenos Aires, lived in Switzerland and Spain during…

5. Rubén Darío

   in 1913

   1 moment here

   Nicaraguan poet, journalist, and diplomat Félix Rubén García Sarmiento, known as Rubén Darío, was a central initiator of Spanish-language Modernismo.…

Moments

1. 1541 Embarkation for Algiers Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
2. 1838 Lodgings at Valldemossa monastery Frédéric Chopin
3. 1838 Installed at Valldemossa Charterhouse George Sand
4. 1913 Stay at Valldemossa monastery Rubén Darío
5. 1919 Residence in Mallorca Jorge Luis Borges

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