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

  1. 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,…

  2. 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…

  3. 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…

  4. 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…

  5. 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

  1. 1920 Arrival in Madrid Jorge Luis Borges
  2. 1922 Arrives to study in Madrid Salvador Dalí
  3. 1923 Begins Madrid stay Albert Einstein
  4. 1924 First European journey: Madrid Gabriela Mistral
  5. 1937 Writing in bombarded Madrid Ernest Hemingway
  6. 1937 Arrival in Spain as war correspondent Ernest Hemingway

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