Historical figures in Málaga
The atlas holds 4 people and 4 moments here, from 1350 to 1934. The most recorded lives are Pablo Picasso, Ibn Battuta and Diego Velázquez. Among them Writers, Artists and Architects, across the Age of Exploration and the Interwar Period.
Notable people
Pablo Picasso
in 1881
1 moment here
Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and co-founder of Cubism. Born in Málaga, Picasso trained in A Coruña, Barcelona, and Madrid…
Ibn Battuta
in 1350
1 moment here
Maghrebi Muslim jurist, traveller, explorer, and author from Tangier. Between 1325 and 1354 he journeyed through North and East Africa, the Middle…
Diego Velázquez
in 1649
1 moment 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…
Gabriela Mistral
in 1934
1 moment here
Chilean poet, educator, journalist, and diplomat born Lucila Godoy Alcayaga. Mistral taught across Chile, worked on Mexican educational reform,…
Moments
- 1350 Reaches Málaga Ibn Battuta
- 1649 Second Italian journey: departure from Málaga Diego Velázquez
- 1881 Born in Málaga Pablo Picasso
- 1934 Conference in Málaga Gabriela Mistral