Timeline of Quito

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Quito, Ecuador.

Prior to 20th century

• 1487 - Incas in power.
• 1527 - "Inka ruler Huayna Capac dies in Quito along with an estimated 200,000 of his subjects" (approximate date).
• 1533 - Quito "burnt by Ruminahui."
• 1534 - "Spanish soldiers, led by Sebastián de Belalcázar, defeat the Inka in Quito. They name the town Villa de San Francisco de Quito."
• 1535
• Art school founded.
• Construction of Monastery of St. Francis begins (approximate date).
• 1541 - Quito attains Spanish colonial city status.
• 1545 - Catholic Diocese of Quito established.
• 1548 - Quito becomes part of the Viceroyalty of Peru.
• 1551 - Colegio de San Juan Evangelista established (approximate date).
• 1563 - Spanish colonial Audiencia of Quito established.
• 1592-1593 - Economic unrest.
• 1613 - Church of the Society of Jesus building opens.
• 1718 - Quito becomes part of Viceroyalty of New Granada.
• 1735 - Earthquake.
• 1765
• Quito Revolt.
• Church of the Society of Jesus building completed.
• 1797 - Earthquake.
• 1810 - Carondelet Palace built.
• 1822 - May 24: Battle of Pichincha.
• 1829 - Quito becomes capital of Ecuador.
• 1859 - Earthquake.
• 1865 - Guayaquil-Quito railway built (approximate date).
• 1875 - August 6: Assassination of president Garcia Moreno.
• 1880 - opens.

20th century

• 1906
• El Comercio newspaper begins publication.
• Chamber of Commerce established.http://www.lacamaradequito.com/la-camara/
• Population: 50,840.
• 1914 - opens.
• 1930 - LDU Quito football club formed.
• 1932 - Estadio El Ejido (stadium) opens.
• 1933 - Teatro Bolivar opens.
• 1937 - Teatro Capitol built.
• 1938 - ' newspaper begins publication.
• 1950 - Population: 209,932.
• 1951 - Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa (stadium) opens.
• 1955 - Deportivo Quito football club formed.
• 1960 - Mariscal Sucre Airport begins operating.
• 1972 - Population: 564,900 (approximate).
• 1978 - Historic Center of Quito designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• 1982
• Hoy and La Hora newspapers begin publication.
• Population: 866,472.
• 1990
• May: Indigenous rights demonstration.
• Population: 1,100,847.
• 1992
• September: Economic unrest.
• established.
• Jamil Mahuad becomes mayor.
• Coliseo General Rumiñahui (arena) built.
• 1994 - Estadio Chillogallo (stadium) opens.
• 1995 - January: Economic protest.
• 1996 - March: Labor strike.
• 1997
• February: Anti-Bucaram demonstration.
• September: Indigenous rights rally.
• Casa Blanca stadium opens.
• 1999 - February 17: Assassination of politician Jaime Hurtado.
• 2000
• January: Indigenous rights demonstration.
• Paco Moncayo becomes mayor.