10 moments

1. Birth at El Tablazo

   1949-12-01 · El Tablazo, Rionegro, Antioquia, Colombia

   Escobar was born in the rural El Tablazo district of Rionegro, Antioquia. Coordinates are a representative point for Rionegro because the source identifies the rural district but not a precise birth-site coordinate.

2. Baptism at San Nicolás Parish

   1949-12-04 · Parroquia de San Nicolás, Rionegro, Antioquia, Colombia

   

   Four days after his birth, Escobar was baptized at the parish of San Nicolás in Rionegro. Coordinate is a representative point for the central San Nicolás parish area in Rionegro.

3. Economics studies in Medellín

   1969-01-01 · Universidad Autónoma Latinoamericana, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia

   After finishing secondary school, Escobar entered the economics faculty of Universidad Autónoma Latinoamericana in Medellín before withdrawing. The source supports study at the university in 1969 but does not provide enrollment dates beyond that year.

4. Marriage in Palmira

   1976-03-29 · Palmira, Valle del Cauca, Colombia

   Escobar married Victoria E. Henao at the parish of the Holy Trinity in Palmira, Valle del Cauca. Coordinates represent Palmira's center; the cited parish is identified by name but not geocoded in the source.

5. Return from Ecuador trafficking trip

   1976-05-01 · Ecuador

   Colombian security agents arrested Escobar after he returned from drug trafficking in Ecuador, documenting his presence there during the month. The source identifies Ecuador but not a locality or travel dates within May; coordinates are a country-level representative point.

6. Hiding in the Magdalena Medio

   1990-07-01 · Magdalena Medio, Colombia

   

   During a major military dragnet, Escobar was driven into hiding in the swampy jungle of the Magdalena Medio region east of Medellín. The source gives a regional jungle area rather than a precise hideout; coordinates are representative for Magdalena Medio.

7. Surrender and confinement at La Catedral

   1991-06-01 · La Catedral, Envigado, Antioquia, Colombia

   

   Escobar surrendered to Colombian authorities and was placed in the Envigado prison known as La Catedral under a negotiated arrangement. The official DEA history supplies month-level precision; La Catedral was the Envigado prison identified in contemporaneous accounts.

8. Escape from La Catedral

   1992-07-01 · La Catedral, Envigado, Antioquia, Colombia

   

   After roughly thirteen months in La Catedral, Escobar fled the prison as the government sought to transfer him to a conventional facility. The article identifies La Catedral as the prison from which he went on the run, but supports only month-level precision for the escape.

9. Death in Medellín

   1993-12-02 · Los Olivos, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia

   

   Escobar was killed while attempting to escape across rooftops after the Search Bloc located his Los Olivos hideout. The event page provides exact death-location coordinates; its prose names Medellín while identifying the specific Los Olivos house elsewhere on the same page.

10. Found at Los Olivos hideout

    1993-12-02 · Los Olivos, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia

    

    Colombian special forces located Escobar at a house in Medellín's Los Olivos neighborhood after tracing a call to his family. Coordinates are those supplied by the linked death-location article.