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Timeline of Santiago de Chile

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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Santiago, Santiago Province, Chile.

Contents

Prior to 19th century

  • 1541
  • 12 February: Santiago de Nueva Extremadura founded by Spaniard Pedro de Valdivia.
  • 11 September: Settlement sacked by forces of Michimalonco.
  • 1552 – Coat of arms granted.
  • 1553 – Franciscan convent founded.
  • 1595 – San Augustin church built.
  • 1609
  • Flooding of Mapocho River.
  • Royal Appeals Court established.
  • 1647 – 1647 Santiago earthquake.
  • 1747 – Universidad de San Felipe founded.
  • 1748 – Santiago Metropolitan Cathedral rebuilt (approximate date).
  • 1760 – Basilica de la Merced built.
  • 1769 – Casa Colorada built.
  • 1779 – Bridge built over Mapocho River.
  • 1783 – Flooding of Mapocho River.
  • 1795 - Consulado (merchant guild) established.

    • 19th century

  • 1800 – Metropolitan Cathedral of Santiago built.
  • 1805 – La Moneda (mint) built.
  • 1808 – Palacio de la Real Audiencia de Santiago built.
  • 1813 – Biblioteca Nacional de Chile and Instituto Nacional (school) established.
  • 1817 – City occupied by forces of Jose de San Martin.
  • 1821 – Cementerio General de Santiago established in Recoleta.
  • 1830 – Chilean National Museum of Natural History founded.
  • 1841 – Quinta Normal Park founded.
  • 1842 – University of Chile founded.
  • 1845 – Caupolican Artisans Society founded.
  • 1849 – Astronomical observatory built.
  • 1851 – Valparaiso-Santiago telegraph begins operating.
  • 1852 – Valdivia chapel built.
  • 1856 - August: Premiere of Manuel Ascencio Segura's play Ña Catita.
  • 1857 – Municipal Theatre of Santiago inaugurated.
  • 1863 – 8 December: Church of the Company Fire.
  • 1865 – Aqueduct built.
  • 1868 – Jesuit church burns down.
  • 1870
  • Club Hípico de Santiago opens.
  • Cholera epidemic.
  • 1872 – Benjamín Vicuña Mackenna becomes mayor.
  • 1873 – Parque Cousiño inaugurated.
  • 1875
  • International Exposition held.
  • Population: 148,284.
  • Plaza La Serena built (approximate date).
  • 1876 – National Congress Building inaugurated.
  • 1882 – Central Post Office Building (Santiago) constructed.
  • 1885
  • Estación Central (railway station) opens.
  • Deutsche Wissenschaftliche Verein zu Santiago founded.
  • 1888 – Pontifical Catholic University of Chile founded.
  • 1893 – Santiago Stock Exchange founded.
  • 1895 – Population: 256,413.
  • 1897 – Estación Central (railway station) rebuilt.

    • 20th century

  • 1900 – El Mercurio newspaper begins publication.
  • 1905 – Parque Forestal inaugurated.
  • 1908 – December: Pan-American Scientific Congress held.
  • 1911 – Chilean National History Museum founded.
  • 1925 – Chilean National Zoo opens.
  • 1926 – Teatro Carrera opens.
  • 1927 – Santiago Metropolitan Park laid out.
  • 1935
  • Teatro Oriente (theatre) built.
  • Plaza de la Constitución (Santiago de Chile) laid out (approximate date).
  • 1936 - Cine Metro (cinema) opens.
  • 1945 – Chilean National Ballet founded.
  • 1950 – 3ra de la Hora newspaper begins publication.
  • 1960 - Arboretum Frutillar founded.
  • 1962 – 1962 FIFA World Cup held; Battle of Santiago occurs.
  • 1967 – Pudahuel Airport commissioned.
  • 1972
  • Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral inaugurated.
  • United Nations Conference on Trade and Development held.
  • 1973 – 11 September: Chilean coup d'état.
  • 1974 – Torre Entel built.
  • 1975 – Santiago Metro begins operating.
  • 1978
  • Santiago Metro Line 2 begins operating.
  • Paseo Ahumada pedestrianized.
  • 1980 – Santiago Metropolitan Region established.
  • 1981 – Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino established.
  • 1984 – La Cuarta newspaper begins publication.
  • 1985 – 3 March: Earthquake.
  • 1990
  • Metrotrén begins operating (San Fernando-Santiago).
  • Jaime Ravinet becomes mayor.
  • National Congress of Chile relocated to Valparaíso from Santiago.
  • 1991 - July 21: 1991 Copa América final football tournament held.
  • 1997 - Santiago Metro Line 5 begins operating.
  • 1998 – 2nd Summit of the Americas held.

    • 21st century

  • 2002
  • Jardín Botánico Chagual (garden) established.
  • Population of Santiago (commune): 200,792; population of metro area: 5,428,590.
  • 2004 – Raúl Alcaíno Lihn becomes mayor.
  • 2005
  • Santiago Metro Line 4 begins operating.
  • Plaza de la Ciudadanía inaugurated (approximate date).
  • 2006
  • Centro Cultural Palacio de La Moneda built.
  • Gran Torre Santiago construction begins.
  • 2007 – March: Protests.
  • 2008
  • Mall Plaza Alameda in business.
  • Pablo Zalaquett Said becomes mayor.
  • 2010
  • 27 February: 2010 Chile earthquake.
  • 28 September: Time capsule buried in the Plaza de Armas.
  • 8 December: Fire in prison in San Miguel.
  • Taller Bloc (art space) founded.
  • 2012 – Carolina Tohá becomes mayor.
  • 2014 - Homeless World Cup football contest held.

    • References

    Timeline of Santiago de Chile Wikipedia
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