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Timeline of Campeche City

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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Campeche, Mexico.

Contents

Prior to 20th century

  • 1540 - San Francisco de Campeche founded by Spaniard Francisco de Montejo.
  • 1659 - Town "sacked by the British."
  • 1663 - Sack of Campeche (1663) by pirates.
  • 1685 - Campeche raided by Dutch pirate Laurens de Graaf.
  • 1732 - Puerta de la Tierra (gate) erected.
  • 1760 - Catedral de Campeche built.
  • 1762 - San José el Alto fort built.
  • 1777 - Campeche attains city status; Campeche coat of arms established.
  • 1796 - Hospital de San Lazaro founded.
  • 1801 - Fuerte de San Miguel (Campeche) (fort) built.
  • 1821 - 5 November: Campeche secedes from Yucatán.
  • 1840 - June: Yucatecan occupation begins.
  • 1857 - 6–7 August: Coup in Campeche.
  • 1858 - State of Campeche established.
  • 1864 - 26 January: French in power.
  • 1871 - Telegraph begins operating.
  • 1879 - Population: 15,190.
  • 1883 - "Naval base established at Lerma."
  • 1895 - Catholic Diocese of Campeche established.

    • 20th century

  • 1900 - Population: 17,109.
  • 1903 - Bank of Campeche established.
  • 1914 - Joaquín Mucel Acereto becomes Governor of Campeche state.
  • 1950 - Population: 31,279.
  • 1958 - Estadio Venustiano Carranza (stadium) built.
  • 1970 - Population: 69,506.
  • 1980 - Piratas de Campeche baseball team formed.
  • 1981 - Corsarios de Campeche football club formed.
  • 1989 - Autonomous University of Campeche established.
  • 1990 - Population: 150,518.
  • 1999 - Fortified Town of Campeche designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site.

    • 21st century

  • 2001 - Estadio Nelson Barrera (stadium) opens.
  • 2005 - Population: 238,850 municipality.
  • 2007 - TV MAR Campeche begins broadcasting.
  • 2009 - Carlos Ernesto Rosado Ruelas elected mayor.
  • 2010 - Population: 220,389 city of San Francisco de Campeche; 259,005 municipality.
  • 2011 - Cañoneros de Campeche football club formed.

    • References

    Timeline of Campeche City Wikipedia
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