Historical figures in Santiago

The atlas holds 5 people and 8 moments here, from 1910 to 2007. The most recorded lives are Gabriela Mistral, Pope Francis and Fidel Castro. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Philosophers, across the Cold War and the Space Age.

Notable people

1. Gabriela Mistral

   from 1910 to 1954

   4 moments here

   Chilean poet, educator, journalist, and diplomat born Lucila Godoy Alcayaga. Mistral taught across Chile, worked on Mexican educational reform,…

2. Pope Francis

   in 1958

   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…

3. Fidel Castro

   in 1971

   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…

4. Albert Camus

   in 1949

   1 moment here

   French writer, philosopher, journalist, and political activist, born in French Algeria. Camus studied and worked in Algiers, moved between Algeria…

5. Hugo Chávez

   in 2007

   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…

Moments

1. 1910 Primary-school teacher in Barrancas Gabriela Mistral
2. 1910 Teacher qualification examination Gabriela Mistral
3. 1921 First director of Liceo de Niñas Nº 6 Gabriela Mistral
4. 1949 Lecture in Santiago Albert Camus
5. 1954 Return to Chile Gabriela Mistral
6. 1958 Jesuit novitiate and humanities study Pope Francis
7. 1971 State visit to Chile Fidel Castro
8. 2007 Ibero-American Summit in Santiago Hugo Chávez

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