41 moments

1. Birth in Aracataca

   1927-03-06 · Aracataca, Magdalena, Colombia

   Gabriel García Márquez was born in the banana-town setting that later informed his fictional Macondo.

2. Visit to Barranquilla

   1929-01-01 · Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia

   As a child living with his grandparents in Aracataca, García Márquez traveled to Barranquilla to meet his newborn sister Margot. The source gives the year but not a more precise date.

3. Move to Sincé

   1936-01-01 · Sincé, Sucre, Colombia

   His parents moved to Sincé and took Gabriel García Márquez and his brother with them, ending his early residence with his grandparents in Aracataca. The source gives the year only.

4. Family move through Barranquilla

   1937-01-01 · Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia

   After the death of his grandfather, the family moved first back to Barranquilla before continuing to Sucre. The move followed his grandfather's death in March 1937; the exact date of arrival is not stated.

5. Family residence in Sucre

   1937-01-01 · Sucre, Sucre, Colombia

   The family continued from Barranquilla to Sucre, where García Márquez's father opened a pharmacy. Representative coordinates for the municipality of Sucre; the exact residence is not identified.

6. Secondary school in Barranquilla

   1940-01-01 · Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia

   García Márquez returned to Barranquilla to begin secondary education at the Jesuit Colegio San José. The source identifies January but not the day.

7. Arrival for school in Bogotá

   1943-01-01 · Bogotá, Colombia

   He made his first trip to Bogotá, received a scholarship, and entered the Liceo Nacional de Zipaquirá as a boarder. The source gives the year only.

8. Brief return to Aracataca

   1947-01-01 · Aracataca, Magdalena, Colombia

   Before commencing university law studies, García Márquez made a brief visit to his birthplace; his grandmother died during this journey. The source gives the year only.

9. Law studies in Bogotá

   1947-01-01 · National University of Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia

   García Márquez stayed in Bogotá to study law at the National University of Colombia. Coordinates identify the main Bogotá campus.

10. Transfer to Cartagena

    1948-01-01 · Cartagena, Bolívar, Colombia

    After the Bogotazo and the burning of his boarding house, García Márquez transferred to the University of Cartagena and began reporting for El Universal. The source gives the year but not a more precise transfer date.

11. Journalism in Barranquilla

    1950-01-01 · Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia

    He moved to Barranquilla to concentrate on journalism, writing columns and reporting for El Heraldo.

12. Return to Bogotá for El Espectador

    1954-02-01 · Bogotá, Colombia

    He returned to Bogotá as a reporter and editorial writer for El Espectador, also becoming a pioneering Colombian film columnist. The source identifies February but not the day.

13. Film study in Rome

    1955-01-01 · Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, Rome, Italy

    During his European posting, García Márquez moved to Rome and enrolled at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. The source gives the year only.

14. Foreign-correspondent assignment in Geneva

    1955-01-01 · Geneva, Switzerland

    El Espectador sent García Márquez to Geneva to cover the Four Powers summit, beginning his European foreign-correspondent period. The source gives the year only.

15. Residence in Paris

    1955-01-01 · Paris, France

    Late in 1955 García Márquez relocated to Paris after the Colombian government closed El Espectador. The source identifies only late 1955.

16. Writing in the Latin Quarter

    1956-01-01 · Rue de Cujas, Paris, France

    Living in a garret on Rue de Cujas in Paris's Latin Quarter, García Márquez began the novella No One Writes to the Colonel. Coordinates represent Rue de Cujas in the Latin Quarter rather than an identified building.

17. Eastern Europe reporting journey

    1957-01-01 · Eastern Europe

    García Márquez traveled through East Germany, Czechoslovakia, and the Soviet Union with Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza and Manuel Zapata Olivella. The source specifies several countries but no dates or route stops; coordinates are a representative regional point.

18. Visit to London

    1957-01-01 · London, England, United Kingdom

    He traveled to London intending to learn English before relocating to Venezuela later that year. The source gives the year only.

19. Move to Caracas

    1957-12-01 · Caracas, Venezuela

    In December García Márquez moved to Caracas at Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza's invitation to work with the magazine Momentos. The source identifies December but not the day.

20. Marriage journey to Barranquilla

    1958-03-01 · Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia

    García Márquez traveled to Barranquilla to marry Mercedes Barcha. The source identifies March but not the day.

21. Operation Truth in Havana

    1959-01-01 · Havana, Cuba

    Invited by Fidel Castro to Operation Truth, García Márquez traveled to Havana and attended the public trial of Sosa Blanco. The source dates this immediately after the Cuban Revolution's triumph; only the year is used.

22. Prensa Latina correspondent in Bogotá

    1959-01-01 · Bogotá, Colombia

    After Havana, García Márquez returned to Bogotá as a correspondent for Prensa Latina's Colombian office. The source gives the year only.

23. Prensa Latina work in Havana

    1960-01-01 · Havana, Cuba

    García Márquez spent six months in Havana continuing his work for Prensa Latina. The source gives the year and duration but no exact months.

24. Prensa Latina posting in New York

    1961-01-01 · New York City, New York, United States

    At the beginning of 1961 García Márquez traveled to New York as a Prensa Latina correspondent, resigning in May. The source identifies early 1961 but not a specific arrival date.

25. Settlement in Mexico City

    1961-06-01 · Mexico City, Mexico

    After leaving New York and traveling through the southern United States, García Márquez moved to Mexico, beginning his long residence in Mexico City. The chronology says Mexico; Mexico City is supported by the University of Texas exhibition guide stating that he and his family arrived there in 1961.

26. Journey toward Acapulco

    1965-01-01 · Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico

    While traveling toward Acapulco, García Márquez decided to resume the project that became One Hundred Years of Solitude. The wording establishes travel toward Acapulco; it does not state whether he reached the city before turning back.

27. Ibero-American literature congress

    1967-07-01 · Caracas, Venezuela

    After One Hundred Years of Solitude appeared, García Márquez attended the XII International Congress of Ibero-American Literature in Caracas. The date is July 1967, inferred from the chronology's preceding statement that the novel was published in June; month precision is supported by 'al mes siguiente'.

28. Visit to Buenos Aires after breakthrough

    1967-08-01 · Buenos Aires, Argentina

    He traveled to Buenos Aires amid the extraordinary early success of One Hundred Years of Solitude.

29. Move to Barcelona

    1967-10-01 · Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

    García Márquez moved with his family to Barcelona, where he lived through the first half of the 1970s.

30. Residence on Carrer de Caponata

    1969-01-01 · Carrer de Caponata, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

    While living in Barcelona, García Márquez established himself on Carrer de Caponata in the Sarrià neighborhood. Coordinates represent Carrer de Caponata in Sarrià; the exact house number is not given.

31. Move back to Mexico City

    1975-01-01 · Lomas del Pedregal, Mexico City, Mexico

    He left Barcelona and settled in the Lomas del Pedregal area of Mexico City's Federal District. The source gives the year only; coordinates are representative of Lomas del Pedregal.

32. Visit to Spain

    1979-01-01 · Spain

    García Márquez traveled to Spain and was received by King Juan Carlos I. The source identifies Spain but not the city; coordinates are a representative national point.

33. Return to Colombia

    1980-01-01 · Colombia

    García Márquez returned to Colombia, resumed his El Espectador column, and worked on Chronicle of a Death Foretold. The source identifies Colombia but not a city; coordinates are a representative national point.

34. Political asylum request in Bogotá

    1981-03-01 · Embassy of Mexico, Bogotá, Colombia

    Following military surveillance and accusations linking him to M-19, García Márquez sought Mexican political asylum at the Mexican embassy in Bogotá. Coordinates are a representative point for Mexico's diplomatic mission area in Bogotá; the historical embassy address is not specified.

35. Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm

    1982-12-01 · Stockholm, Sweden

    

    García Márquez collected the Nobel Prize in Literature in Stockholm, wearing a liquiliqui associated with the Caribbean. The source identifies December but not the day; the Nobel ceremony occurred on 10 December 1982.

36. Writing retreat in Cartagena

    1984-02-01 · Cartagena, Bolívar, Colombia

    To escape obligations following the Nobel Prize, García Márquez took refuge in Cartagena, where his parents lived, from February through September. The source supports a February–September stay; the card date records its start month.

37. White House meeting with Bill Clinton

    1987-09-11 · White House, Washington, D.C., United States

    An official White House photograph documents García Márquez with President Bill Clinton at the White House. The University of Texas exhibition guide identifies the official photograph and date.

38. Apartment on Rue du Bac

    1993-01-01 · 41 Rue du Bac, Paris, France

    García Márquez and Mercedes Barcha acquired a larger Paris apartment near the Seine at 41 Rue du Bac. The source gives the year only.

39. Cancer treatment in Los Angeles

    1999-01-01 · Los Angeles, California, United States

    Following a mistaken pneumonia diagnosis, García Márquez received successful chemotherapy at a Los Angeles hospital. The hospital is not identified; coordinates are for Los Angeles.

40. Guadalajara International Film Festival appearance

    2009-03-01 · Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

    

    García Márquez appeared with Colombian Culture Minister Paula Moreno at the Guadalajara International Film Festival. The source identifies March but not the day.

41. Death in Mexico City

    2014-04-17 · Mexico City, Mexico

    García Márquez died of pneumonia in Mexico City at age 87, ending a life long centered there after his 1961 move.