Quito in the Space Age
The atlas holds 5 people and 5 moments here, from 1971 to 2018. The most recorded lives are Pope Francis, Hugo Chávez and Salvador Allende.
Notable people
Ada Yonath
in 2018
1 moment here
Israeli crystallographer whose work on ribosome structure and function earned her a share of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.…
Hugo Chávez
in 2010
1 moment here
Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías was a Venezuelan army officer and politician who led the failed February 1992 coup attempt, became president of Venezuela in…
José Mujica
in 2014
1 moment here
Uruguayan guerrilla fighter, farmer and politician who was president of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015.…
Pope Francis
in 2015
1 moment here
Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis, was an Argentine Jesuit priest, archbishop of Buenos Aires, cardinal, and head of the Catholic Church and…
Salvador Allende
in 1971
1 moment here
Chilean physician and socialist politician who served as president of Chile from 3 November 1970 until his death during the 11 September 1973 coup.…
Moments
- 1971 State visit to Quito Salvador Allende
- 2010 Working visit to Quito Hugo Chávez
- 2014 UNASUR presidency transfer José Mujica
- 2015 Latin American apostolic journey Pope Francis
- 2018 Honored by Ecuador's National Assembly Ada Yonath