Mexico City in the Space Age
The atlas holds 7 people and 11 moments here, from 1961 to 2014. The most recorded lives are Gabriel García Márquez, Jorge Luis Borges and Diego Maradona.
Notable people
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,…
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…
Ayrton Senna
in 1989
1 moment here
Brazilian racing driver Ayrton Senna da Silva was a three-time Formula One World Drivers’ Champion.…
Moments
- 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