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Timeline of Mexico City

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The following is a timeline of the history of Mexico City, Mexico.

Contents

Prior to 19th century

  • 1325 – Tenochtitlán founded by Aztecs.
  • 1521 – City sacked by Spanish forces led by Cortés.
  • 1524 – México Tenochtitlán municipality established.
  • 1527 – Spanish Royal Audiencia of Mexico established.
  • 1537 – Mint built.
  • 1539 - Printer Juan Pablos active.
  • 1543 – Convento Grande de San Francisco painting school established (approximate date).
  • 1551 – Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico founded.
  • 1588 – San Ildefonso College founded by Jesuits.
  • 1592
  • Consulado established.
  • Alameda Central park created.
  • 1629 – Flood.
  • 1645 – Metropolitan Cathedral consecrated.
  • 1690 – Church of San Bernardo consecrated.
  • 1692 – Uprising against Spanish rule.
  • 1720 – Church of La Profesa dedicated.
  • 1736 – Palace of the Inquisition built.
  • 1752 – Teatro Principal built.
  • 1766 – House of the Marquis of Uluapa built.
  • 1776 – National Pawn Shop opens.
  • 1777 – Sacro y Real Monte Pío de Animas founded.
  • 1778
  • School of fine arts founded.
  • La Enseñanza Church consecrated.
  • 1785 – Palace of Iturbide (residence) built.
  • 1790 – Population: 112,926.

    • 19th century

  • 1813 – School of Mines built.
  • 1824 – Federal District created.
  • 1831 - El Cocinero Mexicano (cookbook) published.
  • 1833 – National Institute of Geography and Statistics established.
  • 1847
  • August 19–20: Battle of Contreras.
  • September 8–15: Battle for Mexico City.
  • 1848 – February 2: Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo signed, ending the Mexican–American War.
  • 1863
  • "French troops occupied Mexico City."
  • La Merced Market buildings constructed.
  • 1865 – Drogueria de la Profesa (drugstore) in business.
  • 1866 – National Conservatory of Music founded.
  • 1868 - La Concordia restaurant in business.
  • 1875 – Arbeu Theatre opens.
  • 1887
  • Fabrica Linera (textile mill) established.
  • Monument to Cuauhtémoc erected.
  • 1888 – Posada printer in business.
  • 1891 – El Palacio de Hierro (shop) in business.
  • 1900
  • Prison built.
  • Population: 344,721.

    • 1900s-1950s

  • 1903 – Mexico City Banking Co. established.
  • 1905 – General Hospital of Mexico opens.
  • 1907 – Post office built.
  • 1910 – El Àngel monument erected on Paseo de la Reforma.
  • 1917 – Excélsior newspaper begins publication.
  • 1918 – Teatro Esperanza Iris opens.
  • 1919 – Academia Mexicana de la Historia established.
  • 1921 – Secretariat of Public Education headquartered in city.
  • 1928
  • Federal District of Mexico City divided into 80 boroughs.
  • Teatro Ulises active.
  • 1930 – La Aficion newspaper begins publication.
  • 1932 – Teatro Orientación founded.
  • 1934 – Palacio de Bellas Artes inaugurated.
  • 1937
  • Taller de Gráfica Popular established.
  • Hotel Majestic opens in the Portal de Mercaderes.
  • 1940
  • 21 August: Leon Trotsky assassinated.
  • Palacio Chino (cinema) opens.
  • 1941 – Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation building constructed.
  • 1943
  • Colegio Nacional founded.
  • Tepeyac Teatro opens.
  • 1945 – Bimbo Bread in business.
  • 1947 – Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos begins operation.
  • 1948 – New Federal District building constructed.
  • 1952 – National Auditorium opens.
  • 1954 – Ciudad Universitaria campus built in Coyoacán.
  • 1957 – July 28: Earthquake.

    • 1960s-1990s

  • 1960 – Cine Latino (cinema) opens.
  • 1962
  • Library of the Congress of Mexico established.
  • El Día newspaper begins publication.
  • 1964 – Museum of the City of Mexico and National Museum of Anthropology inaugurated.
  • 1966 - Estadio Azteca (stadium) opens.
  • 1968
  • October 2: Tlatelolco massacre.
  • October: 1968 Summer Olympics held.
  • 1969
  • First line of Mexico City Metro (subway system) opens.
  • Sister city relationship established with Los Angeles, USA.
  • 1971
  • June 10: Corpus Christi massacre.
  • Polyforum Cultural Siqueiros opens.
  • 1978
  • Templo Mayor excavated.
  • Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra founded.
  • 1980
  • Cuestion newspaper begins publication.
  • El Parnaso bookshop in business.
  • 1982
  • Central de Abasto (market) built.
  • National Museum of Art opens.
  • 1985 – September 19: 1985 Mexico City earthquake.
  • 1986 – Franz Mayer Museum opens.
  • 1990 – Population: 8,235,744; metro 15,047,685.
  • 1992 – Supreme Court built.
  • 1993 – Cafebrería el Péndulo bookshop/cafe opens.
  • 1995 – World Trade Center Mexico City opens.
  • 1997 – Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas elected Head of Government of the Federal District.
  • 2000 – Andrés Manuel López Obrador becomes Head of Government of the Federal District.

    • 21st century

  • 2001 – Pujol (restaurant) in business.
  • 2003 – Policia de Barrio program established.
  • 2004 – Centro Cultural Universitario Tlatelolco established.
  • 2005
  • Mexico City Metrobús begins operating.
  • Alejandro Encinas Rodríguez becomes interim Head of Government of the Federal District, succeeded by reinstated Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
  • 2006
  • Marcelo Ebrard elected Head of Government of the Federal District.
  • Centro Cultural Bella Epoca bookshop opens.
  • 2008 – November 4: Plane crash in Las Lomas.
  • 2010 – Population: 8,851,080; metro 20,116,842.
  • 2012
  • Homeless World Cup football contest held.
  • Miguel Ángel Mancera becomes Head of Government of the Federal District.
  • 2013 – January 31: Torre Ejecutiva Pemex explosion.

    • References

    Timeline of Mexico City Wikipedia
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