Historical figures in Mexico City
The atlas holds 13 people and 31 moments here, from 1519 to 2014. The most recorded lives are Frida Kahlo, Hernán Cortés and Gabriel García Márquez. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Business Leaders, across the Cold War and the Space Age.
Notable people
Frida Kahlo
from 1907 to 1954
10 moments here
Mexican painter Frida Kahlo (Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón) was born in Coyoacán and spent much of her life in Mexico City.…
Hernán Cortés
from 1519 to 1526
6 moments here
Spanish conquistador, commander, explorer, governor, and writer whose 1519–1521 campaign against the Aztec Empire helped establish Spanish rule in…
Gabriel García Márquez
from 1961 to 2014
3 moments here
Colombian novelist, journalist, screenwriter, and Nobel laureate whose life moved between Colombia, Europe, Cuba, the United States, Mexico, and…
Jorge Luis Borges
from 1973 to 1981
2 moments here
Argentine writer, poet, essayist, translator, lecturer, librarian, and critic. Borges was born in Buenos Aires, lived in Switzerland and Spain during…
Diego Maradona
in 1986
2 moments here
Argentine football player and manager Diego Armando Maradona (1960–2020) was a central figure in world football.…
John F. Kennedy
in 1962
1 moment here
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was an American naval officer, journalist, congressman, senator, and the 35th president of the United States.…
Marilyn Monroe
in 1962
1 moment here
American actress and model born Norma Jeane Mortenson. This chronology maps verified places where Monroe lived, worked, traveled, performed, filmed,…
Che Guevara
in 1954
1 moment here
Ernesto "Che" Guevara (1928–1967) was an Argentine physician, Marxist revolutionary, Cuban government official, diplomat, and guerrilla commander.…
Fidel Castro
in 1955
1 moment here
Cuban revolutionary and political leader who led the 26th of July Movement against Fulgencio Batista, became Cuba's prime minister in 1959, and later…
Jimmy Carter
in 1979
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…
Harry S. Truman
in 1947
1 moment here
Harry S. Truman (1884–1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953.…
Helen Keller
in 1953
1 moment here
Helen Adams Keller was an American deafblind author, lecturer, disability-rights advocate, and political activist.…
Ayrton Senna
in 1989
1 moment here
Brazilian racing driver Ayrton Senna da Silva was a three-time Formula One World Drivers’ Champion.…
Moments
- 1519 Entry into Tenochtitlan Hernán Cortés
- 1520 Return to Tenochtitlan during uprising Hernán Cortés
- 1521 Fall of Tenochtitlan Hernán Cortés
- 1522 Residence at Coyoacán Hernán Cortés
- 1524 Departure for Honduras Hernán Cortés
- 1526 Return to Mexico City Hernán Cortés
- 1907 Birth in Coyoacán Frida Kahlo
- 1922 National Preparatory School student Frida Kahlo
- 1925 Bus and streetcar collision Frida Kahlo
- 1929 Marriage to Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo
- 1934 Residence in San Ángel Frida Kahlo
- 1935 Central Mexico City apartment Frida Kahlo
- 1935 Return to San Ángel Frida Kahlo
- 1939 Return to La Casa Azul Frida Kahlo
- 1947 State visit to Mexico Harry S. Truman
- 1950 Hospital ABC treatment Frida Kahlo
- 1953 National University of Mexico address Helen Keller
- 1954 Death in Mexico City Frida Kahlo
- 1954 Arrival and medical work in Mexico City Che Guevara
- 1955 Exile and revolutionary preparation Fidel Castro
- 1961 Settlement in Mexico City Gabriel García Márquez
- 1962 Met the Mexican press at Hotel Continental Marilyn Monroe
- 1962 Made Mexico City state visit John F. Kennedy
- 1973 Travel to Mexico City Jorge Luis Borges
- 1975 Move back to Mexico City Gabriel García Márquez
- 1979 Mexico City state visit Jimmy Carter
- 1981 Return to Mexico City Jorge Luis Borges
- 1986 World Cup final victory Diego Maradona
- 1986 World Cup quarter-final against England Diego Maradona
- 1989 Mexican Grand Prix victory Ayrton Senna
- 2014 Death in Mexico City Gabriel García Márquez