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Timeline of Puebla City

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

Contents

Prior to 18th century

  • 1531 - Puebla founded.
  • 1537 - College of the Holy Ghost founded by Jesuits.
  • 1541 - Textile mill in operation.
  • 1542 - School established.
  • 1543 - Catholic Diocese of Tlaxcala headquartered in Puebla.
  • 1551 - San Francisco Convent active.
  • 1552 - Puebla Cathedral construction begins.
  • 1555 - Fountain installed in Plaza Mayor.
  • 1556 - Joseph designated city patron saint.
  • 1580 - Casa del Deán built.
  • 1592 - Hospital de San Roque founded.
  • 1609 - Convent of Santa Monica founded.
  • 1629 - Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla becomes Cathedral maestro de capilla.
  • 1632 - Hospital de San Bernardo opens.
  • 1640 - Printing press in operation (approximate date).
  • 1646 - Biblioteca Palafoxiana founded.
  • 1649 - Cathedral consecrated.
  • 1653 - Potters' guild established.
  • 1659 - Church of Santo Domingo built (approximate date).
  • 1678 - Population: 68,800.
  • 1690 - Capilla del Rosario (Puebla) (chapel) built in the Church of Santo Domingo.

    • 18th-19th centuries

  • 1728 - Museum of antiquities established.
  • 1760 - Teatro Principal inaugurated.
  • 1764 - Estaban Bravo de Rivero becomes mayor.
  • 1767 - La Compania (Jesuit church) built.
  • 1771 - Jose Merino Ceballos becomes mayor.
  • 1793 - Population: 56,859.
  • 1813 - Academia de Bellas Artes founded.
  • 1827 - El Poblano newspaper begins publication.
  • 1844 - Paseo Bravo (street) laid out.
  • 1846 - El Patricio newspaper in publication.
  • 1847 - Siege of Puebla by United States forces.
  • 1862
  • May 5: Battle of Puebla occurs near city.
  • City renamed "Puebla de Zaragoza".
  • 1863 - May 16–17: Siege of Puebla by French forces.
  • 1868 - Guerrero theatre opens.
  • 1869 - Apizaco-Puebla Mexican Railway line built.
  • 1879 - Population: 64,588.
  • 1891 - Penitenciaria (prison) built.
  • 1893 - Velodrome in use.
  • 1895 - Population: 91,917.
  • 1897 - Railway station built.
  • 1898 - Rancho de la Magdalena becomes part of city.
  • 1900 - Population: 93,521.

    • 20th century

  • 1901 - Franco-Mexican monument erected (approximate date).
  • 1906 - Palacio Municipal de Puebla built.
  • 1910
  • Victoria Market opens.
  • Population: 101,214.
  • 1911 - Gaceta de Puebla newspaper begins publication.
  • 1924 - La Opinion newspaper in publication.
  • 1926 - Mexico City-Puebla highway completed.
  • 1931
  • 400th anniversary of city founding.
  • Population: 124,063.
  • 1937 - University of Puebla founded.
  • 1944
  • Club de Fútbol Puebla formed.
  • El Sol de Puebla newspaper begins publication.
  • Museo José Luis Bello y González (museum) opens.
  • 1950 - Population: 211,285.
  • 1960 - Population: 297,257.
  • 1962 - Area of city expanded.
  • 1964 - Volkswagen automotive manufactory begins operating.
  • 1968 - Estadio Cuauhtémoc (stadium) opens.
  • 1973 - Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla and Museo de Arte Cultural Poblano established.
  • 1985 - Hermanos Serdán International Airport inaugurated.
  • 1987
  • Historic Downtown area designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
  • Jardín Botánico Universitario de la Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (garden) established.
  • 1988 - Central de Autobuses Puebla (depot) inaugurated.
  • 1991 - Amparo Museum inaugurated.

    • 21st century

  • 2002 - San Pedro Museum of Art active.
  • 2005 - Enrique Dóger becomes mayor.
  • 2008 - Blanca Alcalá becomes mayor.
  • 2010
  • Eduardo Rivera Pérez elected mayor.
  • Population: 1,434,062; metro 2,668,437.
  • 2014 - José Antonio Gali Fayad becomes mayor.

    • References

    Timeline of Puebla City Wikipedia
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