Historical figures in Cuernavaca

The atlas holds 5 people and 5 moments here, from 1530 to 1979. The most recorded lives are Frida Kahlo, Hernán Cortés and Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Among them Explorers, Writers and Political Leaders, across the Interwar Period and the Age of Exploration.

Notable people

1. Diego Rivera

   in 1929

   1 moment here

   Mexican painter and muralist Diego Rivera was a central figure in Mexican muralism. His documented movements include study in Mexico and Europe, work…

2. Emiliano Zapata

   in 1911

   1 moment here

   Mexican revolutionary and agrarian leader of the Liberation Army of the South during the Mexican Revolution.…

3. Frida Kahlo

   in 1929

   1 moment here

   Mexican painter Frida Kahlo (Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón) was born in Coyoacán and spent much of her life in Mexico City.…

4. Hernán Cortés

   in 1530

   1 moment here

   Spanish conquistador, commander, explorer, governor, and writer whose 1519–1521 campaign against the Aztec Empire helped establish Spanish rule in…

5. Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

   in 1979

   1 moment here

   Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919–1980) was the last shah of Iran, reigning from 1941 until the Iranian Revolution of 1979.…

Moments

1. 1530 Retirement at Cuernavaca Hernán Cortés
2. 1911 Posing in Cuernavaca Emiliano Zapata
3. 1929 Residence in Cuernavaca Frida Kahlo
4. 1929 Begins the Cuernavaca mural commission Diego Rivera
5. 1979 Residence in Cuernavaca Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

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