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Timeline of Lima

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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Lima, Peru.

Contents

Prior to 19th century

  • 1535
  • Ciudad de los Reyes founded by Francisco Pizarro.
  • Cathedral of Lima construction begins.
  • 1541
  • 26 June: Francisco Pizarro assassinated.
  • Catholic Diocese of Lima established.
  • 1542 – Spanish Real Audiencia established.
  • 1548 – Jerónimo de Loayza becomes Catholic Archbishop of Lima.
  • 1549 – Municipal Palace of Lima built.
  • 1551 – University of San Marcos founded.
  • 1555 - Artisan guilds established (approximate date).
  • 1565 – Casa de Moneda de Lima (mint) established.
  • 1581 – Antonio Ricardo sets up printing press.
  • 1586 – 1586 Lima–Callao earthquake.
  • 1613 - Consulado (merchant guild) begins operating.
  • 1625 – Cathedral of Lima consecrated.
  • 1655 - 13 November: 1655 Peru earthquake.
  • 1671
  • Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados (Lima) (church) built.
  • Rose of Lima canonized as a religious saint.
  • 1687
  • 1687 Peru earthquake.
  • Lima City Walls built.
  • 1700 – Population: 37,234.
  • 1746 – 1746 Lima–Callao earthquake.
  • 1768 – Plaza de toros de Acho (bullring) constructed.
  • 1791 – Population: 52,627.
  • 1799 – Callao-Lima highway constructed.

    • 19th century

  • 1808 – Public cemetery established.
  • 1812 – Population: 63,900.
  • 1820 – Treasure of Lima reputedly removed from city.
  • 1821 - Lima taken by forces of José de San Martín; Peruvian independence from Spanish Empire declared.
  • 1822 - National Library of Peru founded.
  • 1828 – Earthquake.
  • 1838 – July: Political unrest.
  • 1839 – El Comercio newspaper begins publication.
  • 1854
  • Medical Society founded.
  • Yellow fever epidemic.
  • 1856 – Saint Cecilia Philharmonic Society formed.
  • 1860
  • April: Earthquake.
  • Lima Stock Exchange and Artisan Mutual Aid Society founded.
  • 1861 – Peru National Archive established.
  • 1865 - November: City taken by anti-Spanish forces during the Chincha Islands War.
  • 1867 - Fabrica de Chocolate Cavenago y Cortazar established.
  • 1868 – Club de la Union founded.
  • 1870 – Lima City Walls dismantled.
  • 1872 – Palacio de la Exposición built; International Exposition held.
  • 1876
  • Escuela Especial de Construcciones Civiles y Minas established.
  • Population: 101,488.
  • 1881 – Occupation of Lima by Chilean forces begins.
  • 1883 – Occupation of Lima by Chilean forces ends.
  • 1886
  • Ateneo de Lima established.
  • Teatro Olimpo (theatre) inaugurated.
  • 1888 – Sociedad Geografica de Lima founded.
  • 1897 – Estadio Guadalupe opens.
  • 1898 – Instituto Tecnico e Industrial del Peru inaugurated.

    • 1900s-1940s

  • 1903 – Sociedad Empleados de Comercio organized.
  • 1906
  • Museo de Historia Nacional opens.
  • Lima Cricket and Football Club active.
  • 1907 – Lima Philharmonic Society founded.
  • 1908 - Population: 140,884.
  • 1914 – Teatro Colón (theatre) inaugurated.
  • 1918 - Museum of Natural History, Lima established.
  • 1923 – Museum of Italian Art inaugurated.
  • 1924 – Archbishop's Palace of Lima built.
  • 1929 – Teatro Municipal established.
  • 1933 - Jardín botánico Octavio Velarde Núñez (garden) established.
  • 1935 – Lima Municipal Library established.[1]
  • 1936 – Cine Metro (cinema) opens.
  • 1938
  • Government Palace built.
  • National Symphony Orchestra founded.
  • 1939 – Legislative Palace built on Paseo Colón (Lima).
  • 1940 – Avenida Abancay constructed.
  • 1944 – Municipal Palace of Lima rebuilt.

    • 1950s-1990s

  • 1958 – Cine El Pacifico (cinema) in Miraflores built.
  • 1959
  • Cementerio El Ángel (cemetery) established.
  • Pastelería San Antonio in business.
  • 1962 – University of Lima founded.
  • 1964 - 24 May: Estadio Nacional disaster.
  • 1966 – 17 October: 1966 Peru earthquake.
  • 1969 - Perú Negro (musical group) formed.
  • 1981 - City partnered with Austin, Texas, USA.
  • 1984 - Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement active.
  • 1988 – Historic Centre of Lima designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
  • 1991 – November 3: Barrios Altos massacre.
  • 1992
  • 16 July: Tarata bombing.
  • La Cantuta massacre.
  • 1996
  • 17 December: Japanese embassy hostage crisis begins.
  • Alberto Andrade Carmona becomes mayor.
  • 1997 – Jockey Plaza shopping centre in Surco in business.
  • 1998 - Orchestra of the University of Lima founded.
  • 1999 – Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne becomes Catholic Archbishop of Lima.

    • 21st century

  • 2001 – Chocavento Tower built.
  • 2002 – 21 March: Bombing near U.S. embassy.
  • 2003 – Luis Castañeda Lossio becomes mayor.
  • 2004
  • 25 July: 2004 Copa América Final football tournament held.
  • Camisea Gas Project begins operating.
  • 2007 – Population: 7,605,742; metro 8,472,935.
  • 2010 – El Metropolitano bus transit system begins operating.
  • 2011
  • Lima Metro begins operating.
  • Universidad de Ingeniería y Tecnología (UTEC) founded.
  • Susana Villarán becomes mayor.
  • 2013 - Air pollution in Lima reaches annual mean of 48 PM2.5 and 88 PM10, more than recommended.

    • References

    Timeline of Lima Wikipedia
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