Timeline of Cali

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Cali, Colombia.

Prior to 20th century

• 1536 – Cali founded by Spaniard Sebastián de Belalcázar.
• 1747 – (church) built.
• 1802 – built.
• 1810
• July 3: Cali declares independence from Spanish colonial rule.
• Population: 6,385.
• 1811 – Cali joins the Confederated cities of the Cauca Valley.
• 1890 – Market Plaza built (approximate date).

20th century

• 1906 - Population: 16,000 (estimate).
• 1910 – Catholic Diocese of Cali, regional administrative Valle del Cauca Department, and Cali Chamber of Commerce Quiénes somos I Cámara de Comercio de Cali established.
• 1912 – Deportivo Cali (sport club) formed.
• 1913 – Cayzedo statue erected in the .
• 1914 – Buenaventura-Cali railway begins operating.
• 1927 – opens.
• 1931 – (theatre) opens.
• 1933 – built.
• 1937 – Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero (stadium) opens.
• 1938 – Population: 88,366.
• 1942 – (church) rebuilt.
• 1945 – University of Valle established.
• 1946 – October: Economic unrest.
• 1950 – El País newspaper begins publication.
• 1951 – Population: 284,186.
• 1953
• (railway station) opens.
• (library) established.
• 1956
• Dynamite explosion.
• La Tertulia Museum founded.
• 1957
• Cali Fair begins.
• opens.
• 1968 – established near city.
• 1969 – Cali Zoo founded.
• 1970
• Universidad Autónoma de Occidente established.
• Pontifical Xavierian University begins operating in Cali.
• 1971
• Palmaseca Airport, Coliseo El Pueblo (arena) and Velódromo Alcides Nieto Patiño open.
• 1971 Pan American Games held in Cali.
• 1973 – Population: 898,253 city; 923,264 urban agglomeration.
• 1974 – Central de Transportes de Cali built.
• 1977 – Criminal Cali Cartel active.
• 1979 – Universidad Icesi founded.
• 1980
• shopping center opens.
• Procali NGO association established.
• 1984 – Cali Tower built.
• 1985 – Population: 1,369,331.
• 1990
• built.
• established.
• 1992
• becomes mayor.
• Population: 1,759,139.
• 1995
• December 20: Airplane crash in nearby Buga.
• (book fair) begins.
• 1996 – El Gato del Río sculpture erected at Avenida del Río.
• 1999 – Church kidnapping.

21st century

• 2001 – Jardin Botanico de Cali (garden) established.
• 2002 – April 12: Valle del Cauca Deputies hostage crisis begins.
• 2004 – Criminal Los Rastrojos active.
• 2005 – Population: 2,119,908.
• 2007 – Centro de Eventos Valle del Pacifico built.
• 2008 – film museum opens.
• 2009 – Masivo Integrado de Occidente (transit system) begins operating.
• 2010 – Estadio Deportivo Cali (stadium) opens.
• 2016 – Population: 2,394,925.
• 2017 – Starbucks begins operations.

See also

• Cali history

Other cities in Colombia:

• Timeline of Bogotá
• Timeline of Cartagena, Colombia
• Timeline of Ocaña, Colombia

References

This article incorporates information from the Spanish Wikipedia and French Wikipedia.

Bibliography

• (about Bogota, Cali, Medellin)

External links

• Map of Cali, 1981
• Map of Cali, 1995