Historical figures in Lisbon
The atlas holds 9 people and 15 moments here, from 1477 to 2023. The most recorded lives are Vasco da Gama, Christopher Columbus and Ronald Reagan. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Engineers and Inventors, across the Space Age and the Age of Exploration.
Notable people
Vasco da Gama
from 1497 to 1503
5 moments here
Portuguese mariner, explorer and nobleman whose voyages connected Portugal and India by sea around southern Africa.…
Christopher Columbus
from 1477 to 1493
3 moments here
Genoese navigator who completed four Castilian-sponsored Atlantic expeditions between 1492 and 1504.…
Ronald Reagan
in 1985
1 moment here
American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…
Pope Francis
in 2023
1 moment here
Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis, was an Argentine Jesuit priest, archbishop of Buenos Aires, cardinal, and head of the Catholic Church and…
Jimmy Carter
in 1980
1 moment here
James Earl Carter Jr. was an American naval officer, Georgia state senator and governor, the 39th president of the United States, and a…
Jules Verne
in 1878
1 moment here
French novelist, playwright, and poet whose documented life included residences and work in Nantes, Paris, Amiens, Auteuil, and Le Crotoy, together…
Amy Winehouse
in 2008
1 moment here
British singer and songwriter Amy Jade Winehouse was born in London and became internationally known for the albums Frank and Back to Black.…
Lope de Vega
in 1588
1 moment here
Spanish playwright, poet, and novelist of the Spanish Golden Age. Born and died in Madrid, Lope de Vega studied in Madrid and Alcalá, served in naval…
Gabriela Mistral
in 1935
1 moment here
Chilean poet, educator, journalist, and diplomat born Lucila Godoy Alcayaga. Mistral taught across Chile, worked on Mexican educational reform,…
Moments
- 1477 Establishes himself in Lisbon Christopher Columbus
- 1477 Returns from Galway to Lisbon Christopher Columbus
- 1493 Reaches Lisbon in a storm Christopher Columbus
- 1497 First India voyage departs Vasco da Gama
- 1499 Return to Lisbon Vasco da Gama
- 1502 Admiralcy ceremony at Lisbon Cathedral Vasco da Gama
- 1502 Second India voyage departs Vasco da Gama
- 1503 Return from second India voyage Vasco da Gama
- 1588 Embarkation for the Armada Lope de Vega
- 1878 Saint-Michel voyage to Lisbon Jules Verne
- 1935 Move to Lisbon Gabriela Mistral
- 1980 Lisbon official visit Jimmy Carter
- 1985 Makes Lisbon state visit Ronald Reagan
- 2008 Rock in Rio Lisboa performance Amy Winehouse
- 2023 World Youth Day journey Pope Francis