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

  1. 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.…

  2. 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…

  3. José Mujica

    in 2014

    1 moment here

    Uruguayan guerrilla fighter, farmer and politician who was president of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015.…

  4. 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…

  5. 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

  1. 1971 State visit to Quito Salvador Allende
  2. 2010 Working visit to Quito Hugo Chávez
  3. 2014 UNASUR presidency transfer José Mujica
  4. 2015 Latin American apostolic journey Pope Francis
  5. 2018 Honored by Ecuador's National Assembly Ada Yonath

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