Timeline of Mexico City

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Mexico City, Mexico.

Prior to 19th century

• 1325 – Tenochtitlán founded by Aztecs.
• 1521 – City captured and sacked by Spanish forces led by Cortés.
• 1522 - National Palace (Mexico) construction starts.
• 1524 – México Tenochtitlán municipality established.
• 1526 - Santo Domingo (Mexico City) established.
• 1527 – Spanish Royal Audiencia of Mexico established.
• 1537 – Mint built.
• 1539 - Printer Juan Pablos active.
• 1543 – Convento Grande de San Francisco painting school established (approximate date).
• 1551 – Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico founded.
• 1573 – Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral construction starts.
• 1588 – San Ildefonso College founded by Jesuits.
• 1592
• Consulado established.
• Alameda Central park created.
• 1629 – Flood.
• 1645 – Metropolitan Cathedral consecrated.
• 1690 – Church of San Bernardo consecrated.
• 1692 – Mexico City Riot of 1692.
• 1720 – Church of La Profesa dedicated.
• 1736 – Palace of the Inquisition built.
• 1752 – Teatro Principal built.
• 1766 – House of the Marquis of Uluapa built.
• 1776 – National Pawn Shop opens.
• 1777 – Sacro y Real Monte Pío de Animas founded.
• 1778
• Academy of San Carlos founded.
• La Enseñanza Church consecrated.
• 1785 – Palace of Iturbide (residence) built.
• 1790 – Population: 112,926.
• 1792 – Chamber of Notaries of Mexico City founded.

19th century

• 1813
• Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral construction completed.
• School of Mines built.
• 1824 – Federal District created.
• 1826 - El Iris literary magazine in publication.
• 1831 - El Cocinero Mexicano (cookbook) published.
• 1833 – National Institute of Geography and Statistics established.
• 1847
• August 19–20: Battle of Contreras.
• September 8–15: Battle for Mexico City.
• 1848 – February 2: Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo signed, ending the Mexican–American War.
• 1856 - Flood.
• 1863
• French troops occupied Mexico City.
• La Merced Market buildings constructed.
• 1864 - Maximilian I of Mexico, archduke of Austria, crowned emperor of Mexico.
• 1865
• Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico closed.
• Drogueria de la Profesa (drugstore) in business.
• 1866 – National Conservatory of Music founded.
• 1867 - (2ist of June) Porfirio Díaz takes power.
• 1868 - La Concordia restaurant in business.
• 1875 – Arbeu Theatre opens.
• 1887
• Fabrica Linera (textile mill) established.
• Monument to Cuauhtémoc erected.
• 1888 – Posada printer in business.
• 1891 – El Palacio de Hierro (shop) in business.
• 1900
• Prison built.
• Population: 344,721.

20th century

• 1903 – Mexico City Banking Co. established.
• 1905 – General Hospital of Mexico opens.
• 1907 – Post office built.
• 1909 - (30th & 3ist July) Earthquake.
• 1910 –
• El Àngel monument erected on Paseo de la Reforma.
• National Autonomous University of Mexico founded, in its modern form.
• 1917 – Excélsior newspaper begins publication.
• 1918 – Teatro Esperanza Iris opens.
• 1919 – Academia Mexicana de la Historia established.
• 1921 – Secretariat of Public Education headquartered in city.
• 1928
• Federal District of Mexico City divided into 80 boroughs.
• Teatro Ulises active.
• 1930 – La Aficion newspaper begins publication.
• 1932 – Teatro Orientación founded.
• 1934 – Palacio de Bellas Artes inaugurated.
• 1937
• Taller de Gráfica Popular established.
• Hotel Majestic opens in the Portal de Mercaderes.
• 1940
• 21 August: Leon Trotsky assassinated.
• Palacio Chino (cinema) opens.
• 1941 – Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation building constructed.
• 1943
• Colegio Nacional founded.
• Tepeyac Teatro opens.
• 1945 – Bimbo Bread in business.
• 1947 – Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos begins operation.
• 1948 – New Federal District building constructed.
• 1950 - Population: 2,233,709.
• 1952 – National Auditorium opens.
• 1954 – Ciudad Universitaria campus built in Coyoacán.
• 1957 – July 28: Earthquake.
• 1960 – Cine Latino (cinema) opens.
• 1962
• Library of the Congress of Mexico established.
• El Día newspaper begins publication.
• 1964 – Museum of the City of Mexico and National Museum of Anthropology inaugurated.
• 1966 - Estadio Azteca (stadium) opens.
• 1968
• October 2: Tlatelolco massacre.
• October: 1968 Summer Olympics held.
• 1969
• First line of Mexico City Metro (subway system) opens.
• Sister city relationship established with Los Angeles, USA.
• 1971
• June 10: Corpus Christi massacre.
• Polyforum Cultural Siqueiros opens.
• 1978
• Templo Mayor excavated.
• Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra founded.
• 1980
• Cuestion newspaper begins publication.
• El Parnaso bookshop in business.
• 1982
• Central de Abasto (market) built.
• National Museum of Art opens.
• 1985 – September 19: 1985 Mexico City earthquake.
• 1986
• Franz Mayer Museum opens.
• 1986 FIFA World Cup Final held at Estadio Azteca.
• 1990 – Population: 8,235,744; metro 15,047,685.
• 1992 – Supreme Court built.
• 1993 – Cafebrería el Péndulo bookshop/cafe opens.
• 1995 – World Trade Center Mexico City opens.
• 1997 – Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas elected Head of Government of the Federal District.
• 2000 – Andrés Manuel López Obrador becomes Head of Government of the Federal District.

21st century

• 2001 – Pujol restaurant in business.
• 2003 – Policia de Barrio program established.
• 2004 – established.
• 2005
• Mexico City Metrobús begins operating.
• Alejandro Encinas Rodríguez becomes interim Head of Government of the Federal District, succeeded by reinstated Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
• 2006
• Marcelo Ebrard is elected Head of Government of the Federal District.
• Centro Cultural Bella Epoca bookshop opens.
• 2008 – November 4: Plane crash in Las Lomas.
• 2010 – Population: 8,851,080; metro 20,116,842.
• 2012
• Homeless World Cup football contest held.
• Mexico City Arena opens.
• Miguel Ángel Mancera becomes Head of Government of the Federal District.
• 2013 – January 31: Torre Ejecutiva Pemex explosion
• 2018
• José Ramón Amieva becomes interim Head of Government of the Federal District
• Claudia Sheinbaum is elected Head of Government of the Federal District
• 2020 – COVID-19 pandemic
• 2021 – Mexico City Metro overpass collapse

See also

• History of Mexico City
• Mexico City's boroughs
• List of heads of government of the Mexican Federal District
• Tenochtitlan, 1325-1521
• Greater Mexico City

References

This article incorporates information from the Spanish Wikipedia.

Bibliography

In English

Published before 20th century

Published in 20th century

1900s-1950s

• (describes Mexico City)

1960s-1990s

• Frieden, Bernard. The search for housing policy in Mexico City. Town Planning Review. 36 (1965)
• Lourdes Beneria and Martha Roldan. 1987. The Crossroads of Class and Gender: Industrial Homework, Subcontracting, and Household Dynamics in Mexico City. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
• La Capital: The Biography of Mexico City, Jonathan Kandell. New York: Random House, 1988
• Diana Davis. Social Construction of Mexico City. Journal of Urban History. 24 (1998), 364-415

Published in 21st century

In Spanish

External links

• Europeana. Items related to Mexico City, various dates.
• Digital Public Library of America. Items related to Mexico City, various dates
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