Writers in Havana
The atlas holds 4 people and 21 moments here, from 1939 to 2016. The most recorded lives are Fidel Castro, Ernest Hemingway and Gabriel García Márquez.
Notable people
Fidel Castro
from 1942 to 2016
14 moments here
Cuban revolutionary and political leader who led the 26th of July Movement against Fulgencio Batista, became Cuba's prime minister in 1959, and later…
Ernest Hemingway
from 1939 to 1960
4 moments here
American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. Hemingway’s documented movements ranged from Illinois and Michigan to Italy in World War I,…
Gabriel García Márquez
from 1959 to 1960
2 moments here
Colombian novelist, journalist, screenwriter, and Nobel laureate whose life moved between Colombia, Europe, Cuba, the United States, Mexico, and…
Jean-Paul Sartre
in 1960
1 moment here
French philosopher, writer, and political activist associated with existentialism. His documented movements include education and teaching across…
Moments
- 1939 Finca Vigía tenancy Ernest Hemingway
- 1939 Hotel Ambos Mundos residence Ernest Hemingway
- 1941 Return to Finca Vigía from China trip Ernest Hemingway
- 1942 Belén school transfer Fidel Castro
- 1945 University law studies Fidel Castro
- 1949 Move to larger Havana flat Fidel Castro
- 1955 Release and return to Havana Fidel Castro
- 1959 Freedom Caravan arrival Fidel Castro
- 1959 Residence and office at Havana Hilton Fidel Castro
- 1959 Operation Truth in Havana Gabriel García Márquez
- 1960 Prensa Latina work in Havana Gabriel García Márquez
- 1960 La Coubre memorial service Jean-Paul Sartre
- 1960 Last departure from Cuba Ernest Hemingway
- 1961 Words to the Intellectuals Fidel Castro
- 1966 Tri-Continental Conference Fidel Castro
- 2007 Meeting with Wu Guanzheng Fidel Castro
- 2010 National Assembly address Fidel Castro
- 2012 Meeting with Pope Benedict XVI Fidel Castro
- 2016 Public address to Communist Party Fidel Castro
- 2016 Meeting at Havana home with Hassan Rouhani Fidel Castro
- 2016 Death in Havana Fidel Castro