Timeline of Guatemala City

The following is a timeline of the history of Guatemala City, Republic of Guatemala.

Prior to 20th century

• 1776 – Nueva Guatemala de la Asuncion founded, following destruction by earthquake of former Spanish colonial capital Antigua.
• 1778 – Population: 10,841.
• 1779 – City becomes capital of Spanish colonial Captaincy General of Guatemala.
• 1789 – Plaza Mayor fountain erected.
• 1793 – Consulado (merchant guild) established.
• 1813 – Cathedral of Guatemala City inaugurated.
• 1823 – City becomes part of the United Provinces of Central America.
• 1831 – Sociedad Economica museum established.
• 1835 – Capital relocated from Guatemala city to San Salvador.
• 1858 – Theatre founded.
• 1874 - Earthquake.
• 1879 – Gas street lighting installed.
• 1880 – Population: 58,000.
• 1882 – Horse streetcar begins operating.
• 1885 – Electric street lighting installed.
• 1893 – Population: 72,000.
• 1898 – National Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology established.

20th century

• 1905 - Population: about 97,000.
• 1917 – December 17: Earthquake.
• 1918 – January 4: Earthquake.
• 1921
• Airport built.
• Population: 121,000.
• 1924 – Zoo founded.
• 1934 – Museo Nacional de Historia y Bellas Artes (museum) opens.
• 1935 – Torre del Reformador (tower) and Obelisco (monument) erected.
• 1940
• Guatemala Post Office Building constructed.
• Population: 186,000.
• 1943 – National Palace rebuilt.
• 1949 – Club Social y Deportivo Comunicaciones (football club) formed.
• 1950
• Estadio Mateo Flores and Estadio del Ejército (stadiums) open.
• City hosts 1950 Central American and Caribbean Games.
• Population: 284,276.
• 1957 – National Library of Guatemala new building opens.
• 1966 – Del Valle University of Guatemala founded.
• 1971 – Francisco Marroquin University founded.
• 1973 – Population: 706,920.
• 1975 – Museo Nacional de Arte Moderno "Carlos Mérida" established.
• 1976 – February 4: 1976 Guatemala earthquake.
• 1978 – National Theatre opens.
• 1984 – El Mezquital occupied.
• 1990 – Population: 1,675,589 (estimate).
• 1991
• Estadio Cementos Progreso (stadium) opens.
• Óscar Berger becomes mayor.
• 1996 – Álvaro Arzú becomes President of Guatemala.
• 1997 – Tikal Futura shopping mall built.
• 1999 – Club Premier hi-rise built.
• 2000
• Fritz García Gallont becomes mayor.
• Galileo University founded.
• Domo (arena) built.

21st century

• 2001
• City hosts 2001 Central American Games.
• Population: 1,022,001.
• 2002 – Museo Miraflores (archaeological museum) founded.
• 2004
• Guatemala City Railway Museum inaugurated.
• Álvaro Arzú becomes mayor again.
• 2005 – March: Protest against Central American Free Trade Agreement.
• 2007
• February 19: Salvadoran congressmen killings discovered near city.
• February 23: Sinkhole collapse.
• 2009 – Guatemala National Police Archives headquartered in city.
• 2010 – May 30: Sinkhole collapse.
• 2012 – July: Teacher unrest over upscaled requirements of studying a university degree to become a teacher in the country.
• 2013 – Air pollution in Guatemala City reaches annual mean of 41 PM2.5 and 56 PM10, more than recommended.
• 2018 – June: 2018 Volcán de Fuego eruption occurs in vicinity of city.

See also

• Guatemala City history
• Guatemala City metropolitan area
• History of Guatemala

References

This article incorporates information from the Spanish Wikipedia.

Bibliography

Published in the 19th century

• (describes the city in 1840)
• (includes city directory)

Published in the 20th century

• (Annotated list of titles published in Guatemala City, arranged chronologically)

External links

• Items related to Guatemala City, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)