Political Leaders in Madrid
The atlas holds 11 people and 15 moments here, from 1528 to 2005. The most recorded lives are Simón Bolívar, Peter Paul Rubens and Ronald Reagan.
Notable people
Simón Bolívar
from 1799 to 1803
4 moments here
Venezuelan military and political leader known as El Libertador. Bolívar led revolutionary campaigns that helped secure the independence of…
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…
Ronald Reagan
in 1985
1 moment here
American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…
Napoleon Bonaparte
in 1808
1 moment here
French military commander and statesman who rose during the French Revolution, became First Consul in 1799, and ruled as Emperor of the French in…
Victor Hugo
in 1811
1 moment here
French Romantic poet, novelist, dramatist, artist, activist, and politician. This chronology traces documented physical presences from his mobile…
Mikhail Gorbachev
in 1991
1 moment here
Soviet and Russian politician who led the Soviet Union from 1985 until its dissolution in 1991.…
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…
George H. W. Bush
in 1991
1 moment here
George Herbert Walker Bush was an American naval aviator, oil executive, congressman, diplomat, director of central intelligence, vice president, and…
Kofi Annan
in 2005
1 moment here
Ghanaian diplomat and statesman who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006.…
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…
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
- 1528 First return to Spain Hernán Cortés
- 1603 Arrival in Madrid on Spanish mission Peter Paul Rubens
- 1628 Eight-month diplomatic stay in Madrid Peter Paul Rubens
- 1799 Joins his uncle in Madrid Simón Bolívar
- 1800 Lives with Uztáriz in Madrid Simón Bolívar
- 1802 Marries in Madrid Simón Bolívar
- 1803 Returns to Madrid after bereavement Simón Bolívar
- 1808 Retakes Madrid Napoleon Bonaparte
- 1811 Studies in Madrid Victor Hugo
- 1924 First European journey: Madrid Gabriela Mistral
- 1980 Madrid official visit Jimmy Carter
- 1985 Makes Madrid state visit Ronald Reagan
- 1991 Middle East Peace Conference opening George H. W. Bush
- 1991 Madrid Peace Conference Mikhail Gorbachev
- 2005 Summit on Democracy, Terrorism and Security Kofi Annan