13 commemorations that will mark the cultural agenda in 2025

The 700th anniversary of the founding of Tenochtitlan and the centenary of Rosario Castellanos, among the most notable anniversaries.
The year that begins promises a busy cultural agenda, however, there are dates that will surely give rise to remembering relevant historical events and artists of great importance. Below, we mention thirteen anniversaries that you will not be able to ignore.

On February 28, 500 years have passed since the assassination of the tlatoani Cuauhtémoc, at the hands of the troops of Hernán Cortés.

On March 13, 700 years have passed since the birth of Tenochtitlán, a fundamental event for the creation of what is today Mexico.
On March 28, the centenary of the birth of the influential French musician, pedagogue and orchestra conductor, Pierre Boulez, is celebrated.

May 11 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Rubem Fonseca, a Brazilian writer who revolutionized crime fiction with his way of narrating violence.

May 22 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of the prolific Mexican playwright and screenwriter Emilio Carballido.
May 25 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Rosario Castellanos, one of the most important writers of the 20th century in Mexico, thanks to titles such as Balún Canán and Oficio de tinieblas.

June 3 marks the 150th anniversary of the death of the French composer Georges Bizet, an author remembered for, among other works, the opera Carmen.

July 5 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of the Peruvian artist Fernando de Szyszlo, a key figure in the development of Latin American abstract art. July 13 marks the centenary of the birth of Luis Spota, a Mexican writer and journalist, known for his novels Casi el paraíso, La Plaza and Paraíso 25, among others.

September 6 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of the American-born but naturalized Mexican photographer Mariana Yampolsky, whose documentary work has been recognized by UNESCO as a cultural heritage of Mexico.

October 17 marks the bicentennial of the birth of the Austrian composer Johann Strauss, who is considered a revolutionary of the waltz and famous for pieces such as the waltz “The Blue Danube.”
October 21 marks the centenary of the birth of the Cuban performer Celia Cruz, known as “The Queen of Salsa.”

December 16 marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of the British writer Jane Austen, author of classics such as Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility.
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