Madrid in the Interwar Period
The atlas holds 5 people and 6 moments here, from 1920 to 1937. The most recorded lives are Ernest Hemingway, Albert Einstein and Salvador Dalí.
Notable people
Ernest Hemingway
in 1937
2 moments here
American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. Hemingway’s documented movements ranged from Illinois and Michigan to Italy in World War I,…
Albert Einstein
in 1923
1 moment here
German-born theoretical physicist who transformed modern physics through special and general relativity, foundational work on quantum theory, and…
Salvador Dalí
in 1922
1 moment here
Spanish painter, sculptor, writer, designer, filmmaker, and leading exponent of Surrealism. Born in Figueres, Dalí trained in Madrid, joined the…
Jorge Luis Borges
in 1920
1 moment here
Argentine writer, poet, essayist, translator, lecturer, librarian, and critic. Borges was born in Buenos Aires, lived in Switzerland and Spain during…
Gabriela Mistral
in 1924
1 moment here
Chilean poet, educator, journalist, and diplomat born Lucila Godoy Alcayaga. Mistral taught across Chile, worked on Mexican educational reform,…
Moments
- 1920 Arrival in Madrid Jorge Luis Borges
- 1922 Arrives to study in Madrid Salvador Dalí
- 1923 Begins Madrid stay Albert Einstein
- 1924 First European journey: Madrid Gabriela Mistral
- 1937 Writing in bombarded Madrid Ernest Hemingway
- 1937 Arrival in Spain as war correspondent Ernest Hemingway