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Timeline of León, Mexico

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

Contents

Prior to 20th century

  • 1576 - León founded by Spaniards.
  • 1582 - Cárcel Municipal de León (Guanajuato) (jail) built.
  • 1767 - Iglesia de La Compañia Nueva (León) (church) built.
  • 1792 - Population: 23,711 town; 54,952 parish.
  • 1836 - León attains city status.
  • 1856 - León Municipal Palace built.
  • 1863 - Catholic Diocese of León established.
  • 1866 - Catedral Basílica de León consecrated.
  • 1880 - Teatro Doblado (theatre) opens.
  • 1882 - Population: 70,022 city; 172,432 parish.
  • 1888 - Flood.
  • 1896 - Heroes' Causeway Arch erected.
  • 1900 - Population: 62,623.

    • 20th century

  • 1901 - Teatro del Círculo Leonés Mutualista (theatre) founded.
  • 1915 - León becomes capital of Guanajuato state.
  • 1921 - Templo Expiatorio del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús (León) (church) construction begins.
  • 1926 - June: Flood.
  • 1928 - Partido Socialista Leones (labor group) and Unión de Curtidores football club formed.
  • 1943 - Club León football club formed.
  • 1945 - Union Civica Leonesa (political group) founded.
  • 1946
  • 2 January: Political protest; crackdown.
  • El Sol de León newspaper in publication.[1]
  • 1948 - Archivo Histórico Municipal de León (city archive) inaugurated.
  • 1965 - Boletín del Archivo Municipal de León (history journal) begins publication.
  • 1967 - Estadio León (stadium) opens.
  • 1969 - Sister city relationship established with San Diego, USA.
  • 1972 - Instituto Tecnológico de León established.
  • 1978 - Convention Center established.
  • 1979 - León Zoological Park opens.
  • 1988 - Carlos Medina Plascencia becomes mayor.
  • 1990 - Del Bajío International Airport opens near city.
  • 1991 - Eliseo Pérez Martínez becomes mayor.
  • 2000 - Cultural Institute of Leon and Teatro María Grever (theatre) established.

    • 21st century

  • 2002 - León Hot Air Balloon Festival begins.
  • 2003
  • Optibus transit system begins operating.
  • Ricardo Alaníz Posada becomes mayor.
  • 2004 - Lechugueros de León basketball team formed.
  • 2005 - Population: 1,278,087 municipality.
  • 2006
  • 6 July: Guanajuato state election, 2006 held.
  • Vicente Guerrero Reynoso becomes mayor.
  • 2008 - Museo de Arte e Historia de Guanajuato (museum) opens.[2]
  • 2009 - Francisco Ricardo Sheffield Padilla becomes mayor.
  • 2010
  • Teatro del Bicentenario (theatre) opens.[3]
  • Population: 1,436,480 municipality.
  • 2012 - 23 March: Catholic pope visits city.

    • References

    Timeline of León, Mexico Wikipedia
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