18 moments

1. Birth in Panama City

   1928-11-11 · Panama City, Panama

   Fuentes was born in Panama City while his father, Rafael Fuentes, was serving as a Mexican diplomat.

2. Childhood in Washington

   1934-01-01 · Washington, D.C., United States

   Fuentes lived in Washington, D.C., during his father’s Mexican Embassy posting and attended English-language school there. The source supports residence from 1934 through 1940; the card date marks the beginning of that documented period.

3. Family transfer to Santiago

   1940-01-01 · Santiago, Chile

   The Fuentes family relocated to Santiago after his father was transferred there; Fuentes later recalled this period as formative for his political interests.

4. Move to Havana after the Cuban Revolution

   1959-01-01 · Havana, Cuba

   Fuentes moved to Havana in the aftermath of the Cuban Revolution and wrote articles and essays supportive of Castro during this period.

5. New York conference

   1965-01-01 · New York City, New York, United States

   Fuentes attended a conference in New York, an appearance that contributed to the Cuban government later labeling him a traitor. The source supports the year and city but does not identify the conference venue.

6. Radio UNAM recording

   1970-01-01 · Radio UNAM, Mexico City, Mexico

   Fuentes recorded a talk for Radio UNAM’s Presencia de Carlos Fuentes series, discussing tragedy and art. The source gives only the year; coordinates identify the Radio UNAM/UNAM campus area.

7. Library of Congress literary recording

   1974-06-06 · Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., United States

   Fuentes recorded material for the Hispanic Division’s audio literary archive at the Library of Congress.

8. Ambassadorial residence in Paris

   1975-01-01 · Paris, France

   

   Fuentes moved to Paris with his family and began serving as Mexico’s ambassador to France. The source supports a Paris residence and ambassadorial service beginning in 1975; it does not identify a specific residence or embassy building.

9. Rómulo Gallegos Prize speech

   1977-01-01 · Caracas, Venezuela

   Fuentes delivered the speech published as his remarks on receiving the Rómulo Gallegos International Novel Prize for Terra Nostra in Caracas. The source supports Caracas and 1977, but not a more precise ceremony date.

10. Paris photograph

    1979-09-01 · Paris, France

    A contemporaneous photograph places Fuentes in Paris two years after the end of his ambassadorial tenure. Coordinates represent central Paris because the photograph caption does not specify a site.

11. London home study

    1985-01-01 · London, England, United Kingdom

    A captioned photograph documents Fuentes working in the study of his London home. Coordinates represent central London; the home address is not supplied.

12. Cervantes Prize visit to Madrid

    1988-01-01 · Madrid, Spain

    

    Fuentes traveled to Madrid, where King Juan Carlos bestowed the Cervantes Prize on him. The article establishes Madrid and the 1988 visit but does not identify the presentation venue.

13. Opening speech at International Literature Festival Berlin

    2005-09-06 · Haus der Berliner Festspiele, Berlin, Germany

    Fuentes gave the opening speech, “In Praise of the Novel,” for the fifth International Literature Festival Berlin.

14. Huizinga Lecture in Leiden

    2006-01-01 · Pieterskerk, Leiden, Netherlands

    Fuentes came to Leiden to give the Huizinga Lecture at Pieterskerk and also lectured at the university. The source provides the year but not the lecture date.

15. Golden Plate Award presentation

    2006-06-03 · Los Angeles, California, United States

    Carlos Slim presented Fuentes with the American Academy of Achievement’s Golden Plate Award in Los Angeles.

16. Spencer Trask Lecture at Princeton

    2007-10-18 · McCosh Hall 10, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, United States

    Fuentes gave “A Panoramic View of the History of Mexico” as the Spencer Trask Lecture at Princeton University.

17. Formentor Literature Prize ceremony

    2011-08-27 · Formentor Peninsula, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain

    Fuentes received the revived Formentor Literature Prize in a ceremony on the Formentor peninsula in northern Mallorca. Coordinates identify the Formentor peninsula; the report does not state a more precise ceremony coordinate.

18. Death at Ángeles del Pedregal Hospital

    2012-05-15 · Hospital Ángeles Pedregal, Mexico City, Mexico

    Fuentes died from a massive hemorrhage at Ángeles del Pedregal hospital in southern Mexico City.