Historical figures in Quito
The atlas holds 7 people and 7 moments here, from 1822 to 2018. The most recorded lives are Pope Francis, Hugo Chávez and Simón Bolívar. Among them Political Leaders, Educators and Writers, across the Space Age and the Cold War.
Notable people
Ada Yonath
in 2018
1 moment here
Israeli crystallographer whose work on ribosome structure and function earned her a share of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.…
Augusto Pinochet
in 1956
1 moment here
Augusto Pinochet Ugarte was a Chilean army officer who led the 11 September 1973 coup and ruled Chile as head of the military junta and then…
Hugo Chávez
in 2010
1 moment 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…
José Mujica
in 2014
1 moment here
Uruguayan guerrilla fighter, farmer and politician who was president of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015.…
Pope Francis
in 2015
1 moment here
Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis, was an Argentine Jesuit priest, archbishop of Buenos Aires, cardinal, and head of the Catholic Church and…
Salvador Allende
in 1971
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.…
Simón Bolívar
in 1822
1 moment here
Venezuelan military and political leader known as El Libertador. Bolívar led revolutionary campaigns that helped secure the independence of…
Moments
- 1822 Parades through Quito Simón Bolívar
- 1956 Ecuadorian War Academy mission Augusto Pinochet
- 1971 State visit to Quito Salvador Allende
- 2010 Working visit to Quito Hugo Chávez
- 2014 UNASUR presidency transfer José Mujica
- 2015 Latin American apostolic journey Pope Francis
- 2018 Honored by Ecuador's National Assembly Ada Yonath