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Timeline of Quito

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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Quito, Ecuador.

Contents

Prior to 20th century

  • 1487 - Incas in power.
  • 1527 - "Inka ruler Huayna Capac dies in Quito along with an estimated 200,000 of his subjects" (approximate date).
  • 1533 - Quito "burnt by Ruminahui."
  • 1534 - "Spanish soldiers, led by Sebastián de Belalcázar, defeat the Inka in Quito. They name the town Villa de San Francisco de Quito."
  • 1535
  • Art school founded.
  • Construction of Monastery of St. Francis begins (approximate date).
  • 1541 - Quito attains Spanish colonial city status.
  • 1545 - Catholic Diocese of Quito established.
  • 1548 - Quito becomes part of the Viceroyalty of Peru.
  • 1551 - Colegio de San Juan Evangelista established (approximate date).
  • 1563 - Spanish colonial Audiencia of Quito established.
  • 1592-1593 - Economic unrest.
  • 1613 - Church of the Society of Jesus building opens.
  • 1718 - Quito becomes part of Viceroyalty of New Granada.
  • 1735 - Earthquake.
  • 1765
  • Social unrest.
  • Church of the Society of Jesus building completed.
  • 1797 - Earthquake.
  • 1810 - Carondelet Palace built.
  • 1822 - May 24: Battle of Pichincha.
  • 1829 - Quito becomes capital of Ecuador.
  • 1859 - Earthquake.
  • 1865 - Guayaquil-Quito railway built (approximate date).
  • 1875 - August 6: Assassination of president Garcia Moreno.
  • 1880 - Teatro Nacional Sucre opens.

    • 20th century

  • 1906
  • El Comercio newspaper begins publication.
  • Chamber of Commerce established.[1]
  • Population: 50,840.
  • 1914 - Teatro Variedades (Quito) opens.
  • 1930 - LDU Quito football club formed.
  • 1932 - Estadio El Ejido (stadium) opens.
  • 1933 - Teatro Bolivar opens.
  • 1937 - Teatro Capitol built.
  • 1938 - Últimas Noticias (Ecuador) newspaper begins publication.
  • 1951 - Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa (stadium) opens.
  • 1955 - Deportivo Quito football club formed.
  • 1960 - Mariscal Sucre Airport begins operating.
  • 1978 - Historic Center of Quito designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
  • 1982 - Hoy and La Hora newspapers begin publication.
  • 1990 - May: Indigenous rights demonstration.
  • 1992
  • September: Economic unrest.
  • Botanical Garden of Quito established.
  • Jamil Mahuad becomes mayor.
  • Coliseo General Rumiñahui (arena) built.
  • 1994 - Estadio Chillogallo (stadium) opens.
  • 1995 - January: Economic protest.
  • 1996 - March: Labor strike.
  • 1997
  • February: Anti-Bucaram demonstration.
  • September: Indigenous rights rally.
  • Casa Blanca stadium opens.
  • 1999 - February 17: Assassination of politician Jaime Hurtado.

    • 21st century

  • 2000
  • January: Indigenous rights demonstration.
  • Paco Moncayo becomes mayor.
  • 2001 - January: Indigenous rights demonstration.
  • 2006 - Quito TV begins broadcasting.
  • 2008 - Teatro México opens.
  • 2009 - Andrés Vallejo becomes mayor, succeeded by Augusto Barrera.
  • 2011 - Mashpi Rainforest Biodiversity Reserve established near city.
  • 2013 - New Mariscal Sucre International Airport opens.
  • 2014 - Mauricio Rodas becomes mayor.
  • 2015 - September: Forest fire.
  • 2016 - October: United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development held in Quito.

    • References

    Timeline of Quito Wikipedia
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