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Timeline of Guadalajara

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

Contents

Prior to 19th century

  • 1542 - February 14: Guadalajara founded in New Spain.
  • 1560
  • Town becomes capital of Nueva Galicia province.
  • Royal Audiencia of Guadalajara relocated to Guadalajara from Compostela.
  • 1591 - Jesuit college founded.
  • 1618 - Guadalajara Cathedral built.
  • 1690 - Sanctuary of Nuestra Señora del Carmen founded.
  • 1692 - Templo de San Francisco de Asís (church) built.
  • 1774 - Governor's Palace built on Plaza de Armas.
  • 1786 - Spanish intendancy established.
  • 1792
  • University of Guadalajara founded.
  • Population: 24,249.
  • 1795 - Consulado (merchant guild) established.

    • 19th century

  • 1811 - Mint built.
  • 1817 - May 31: Earthquake.
  • 1829 - Hospicio Cabañas inaugurated.
  • 1848 - Panteón de Belén (cemetery) established.
  • 1849 - Earthquake.
  • 1854 - Guadalajara Cathedral towers rebuilt.
  • 1859 - War of Reform (approximate date).
  • 1861 - Public Library of the State of Jalisco established.
  • 1863 - French occupation begins.
  • 1866
  • Teatro Degollado inaugurated.
  • French occupation ends.
  • 1867 - Club Popular de Artesanos active.
  • 1895 - Population: 83,934.
  • 1896 - Casa de los Perros built.
  • 1897 - Templo Expiatorio del Santísimo Sacramento (church) construction begins.
  • 1900 - Population: 101,208.

    • 20th century

  • 1906 - Club Deportivo Guadalajara (football club) formed.
  • 1907 - Automobile Club of Guadalajara conducts car race near city.
  • 1908 - Southern Pacific railway begins operating.
  • 1914 - Mexican Revolution.
  • 1916 - Club Atlas (football club) formed.
  • 1917 - El Informador newspaper begins publication.
  • 1925 - University of Guadalajara re-established.
  • 1932 - June 3: 1932 Jalisco earthquake.
  • 1939 - José Clemente Orozco paints murals in the Hospicio Cabañas.
  • 1942
  • El Occidental newspaper begins publication.
  • Alameda Theatre opens.
  • 1950 - Jalisco Philarmonic Orchestra established.
  • 1952 - Rotonda de los Jaliscienses Ilustres and Town Hall built.
  • 1954 - XEWK-AM radio begins broadcasting.
  • 1958 - San Juan de Dios Market inaugurated.
  • 1960
  • Jalisco Stadium opens.
  • Population: 740,396.
  • 1966 - Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport opens.
  • 1968 - Centro de Enseñanza Técnica Industrial founded.
  • 1969 - Plaza del Sol shopping mall in business.
  • 1972 - Templo Expiatorio del Santísimo Sacramento (church) built.
  • 1973 - Liga Comunista 23 de Septiembre formed.
  • 1975 - Federation of Low-Income Neighbourhoods formed.
  • 1976 - Trolleybuses begin operating.
  • 1979 - Supermercados Gigante (supermarket) opens.
  • 1983 - Sister city relationship established with Portland, Oregon, USA.
  • 1986 - Guadalajara International Film Festival begins.
  • 1987 - Guadalajara International Book Fair begins.
  • 1988
  • Guadalajara Zoo opens.
  • Festival Cultural de Mayo begins.
  • 1989 - Guadalajara light rail system begins operating.
  • 1990 - Population: 1,650,042.
  • 1991 - XHGJG-TV begins broadcasting.
  • 1992 - April 22: Gasoline explosions in Analco.
  • 1994 - Encuentro del Mariachi begins.
  • 1996 - Guadalajara Gay Pride inaugurated.
  • 1997 - December: "Freak snowfall."
  • 1998 - Francisco Javier Ramírez Acuña becomes mayor.

    • 21st century

  • 2002 - Oficina para Proyectos de Arte (art space) founded.
  • 2004 - EU-Latin American-Caribbean summit held; prompts protest.
  • 2005 - City designated an American Capital of Culture.
  • 2007
  • Pan American Volleyball Complex opens.
  • Alfonso Petersen becomes mayor.
  • 2008 - Nissan Gymnastics Stadium opens.
  • 2009
  • Guadalajara Macrobus begins operating.
  • Jorge Aristóteles Sandoval Díaz elected mayor.
  • 2010
  • Telcel Tennis Complex and Pan American Hockey Stadium open.
  • Population: 1,495,182.
  • 2011 - October: 2011 Pan American Games held.
  • 2012
  • May: Peace march.
  • Ramiro Hernández García becomes Presidencia Municipal.

    • References

    Timeline of Guadalajara Wikipedia
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