Madrid in the Age of Exploration

The atlas holds 5 people and 21 moments here, from 1528 to 1635. The most recorded lives are Lope de Vega, Miguel de Cervantes and Diego Velázquez.

Lope de Vega
from 1562 to 1635
9 moments 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…
Miguel de Cervantes
from 1566 to 1616
6 moments here
Spanish novelist, playwright, poet, soldier, purchasing agent and tax collector, best known for Don Quixote.…
Diego Velázquez
from 1622 to 1631
3 moments here
Spanish Baroque painter and court artist to Philip IV of Spain. Born in Seville, he trained there before establishing his long-term home and career…
Peter Paul Rubens
from 1603 to 1628
2 moments here
Flemish Baroque painter, designer, humanist, collector, and diplomat. Rubens was born at Siegen, spent formative years in Cologne and Antwerp, worked…
Hernán Cortés
in 1528
1 moment here
Spanish conquistador, commander, explorer, governor, and writer whose 1519–1521 campaign against the Aztec Empire helped establish Spanish rule in…