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Timeline of San José, Costa Rica

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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of San José, Costa Rica.

Contents

Prior to 20th century

  • 1738 - San José founded.
  • 1760 - Town hall in use (approximate date).
  • 1776 - Church built.
  • 1808 - Population: 8,316.
  • 1812 - "Town council elected."
  • 1813 - San Jose attains city status.
  • 1814 - Casa de Enseñanza de Santo Tomás (school) opens.
  • 1823 - San José becomes capital of Costa Rica.
  • 1824 - Population: 15,472.
  • 1835 - War of the League (Costa Rica).
  • 1836 - Population: 17,965.
  • 1841 - 2 September: Earthquake.(es)
  • 1845
  • Puntarenas-San Jose road built.
  • Hospital San Juan de Dios (San José) established.
  • 1848 - Carmen District created.
  • 1850 - Roman Catholic diocese of San José de Costa Rica established.
  • 1855 - Presidential Palace, Costa Rica built.
  • 1864 - Population: 8,863.
  • 1869 - Telegraph begins operating.
  • 1878 - Metropolitan Cathedral of San José and Estacion del Pacifico (rail station) built.
  • 1880 - Public market built (approximate date).
  • 1883 - Population: 13,484.
  • 1884 - Street lighting installed.
  • 1886 - Telephone begins operating.
  • 1887 - Parque Morazán (park) established.
  • 1889
  • Streetcar begins operating.
  • Laguna Swamp drained.
  • 1890 - Estacion del Atlantico (rail station) begins operating.
  • 1892 - Population: 19,326.
  • 1895 - Monumento Nacional de Costa Rica unveiled.
  • 1897 - National Theatre of Costa Rica opens.

    • 20th century

  • 1904 - Population: 24,500.
  • 1907 - Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de La Merced (San José) (church) built (approximate date).
  • 1910 - Corte de Justicia Centroamericana relocated to San Jose (approximate date).
  • 1911 - Sociedad Gimnástica Española de San José (sport club) formed.
  • 1916 - Botanical garden opens.
  • 1918 - Population: 38,016 city; 51,658 metro.
  • 1920 - Parque España (San José) established.
  • 1921 - Zoo opens.
  • 1924
  • 4 March: Earthquake.(es)
  • National Stadium opens.
  • 1927 - Population: 50,580.
  • 1930 - Gran Hotel (Costa Rica) built.
  • 1948 - March–April: Costa Rican Civil War.
  • 1950 - Population: 86,718.
  • 1958 - Cuesta de Moras (national congress building) constructed.
  • 1963 - March: Irazú Volcano erupts near city.
  • 1977 - La Sabana Metropolitan Park established.
  • 1980 - United Nations' University for Peace established near San Jose.
  • 1985 - Pre-Columbian Gold Museum opens.
  • 1987 - Sister city relationship established with Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
  • 1990 - City twinned with Almaty, Kazakhstan; Miami, USA; and San Jose, California, USA.
  • 1993 - April: Supreme Court of Justice hostage crisis.
  • 1994 - Museum of Contemporary Art and Design established.
  • 1998 - Johnny Araya Monge becomes mayor.

    • 21st century

  • 2000 - City twinned with Mexico City, Mexico.
  • 2008 - City twinned with Puebla, Mexico.
  • 2011
  • National Stadium rebuilt.
  • Population: 288,054.
  • 2012 - 5 September: 2012 Costa Rica earthquake occurs.
  • 2013 - Sandra García Pérez becomes mayor.

    • References

    Timeline of San José, Costa Rica Wikipedia
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