Writers in Mexico City

The atlas holds 8 people and 16 moments here, from 1519 to 2014. The most recorded lives are Hernán Cortés, Gabriel García Márquez and Jorge Luis Borges.

Notable people

  1. 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…

  2. 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…

  3. 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…

  4. 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.…

  5. 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…

  6. 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…

  7. 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.…

  8. Helen Keller

    in 1953

    1 moment here

    Helen Adams Keller was an American deafblind author, lecturer, disability-rights advocate, and political activist.…

Moments

  1. 1519 Entry into Tenochtitlan Hernán Cortés
  2. 1520 Return to Tenochtitlan during uprising Hernán Cortés
  3. 1521 Fall of Tenochtitlan Hernán Cortés
  4. 1522 Residence at Coyoacán Hernán Cortés
  5. 1524 Departure for Honduras Hernán Cortés
  6. 1526 Return to Mexico City Hernán Cortés
  7. 1947 State visit to Mexico Harry S. Truman
  8. 1953 National University of Mexico address Helen Keller
  9. 1955 Exile and revolutionary preparation Fidel Castro
  10. 1961 Settlement in Mexico City Gabriel García Márquez
  11. 1962 Made Mexico City state visit John F. Kennedy
  12. 1973 Travel to Mexico City Jorge Luis Borges
  13. 1975 Move back to Mexico City Gabriel García Márquez
  14. 1979 Mexico City state visit Jimmy Carter
  15. 1981 Return to Mexico City Jorge Luis Borges
  16. 2014 Death in Mexico City Gabriel García Márquez

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