Timeline of Chihuahua City
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Chihuahua, Mexico.
Prior to 20th century
- 1707 - Settlement founded by Francisco Munoz.
- 1709 - "San Francisco de Cuellar" community founded by Antonio de Deza y Ulloa.
- 1718 - Settlement named "San Felipe el Real de Chihuahua."
- 1717 - Church of Saint Francis of Assisi construction begins.
- 1721 - Royal House built.
- 1731 - Santa Rita Church built.
- 1763 - Population: nearly 5000.
- 1789 - Church of San Francisco building completed.
- 1791 - Population: 4,077.
- 1811 - Execution of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla early in the Mexican War of Independence.
- 1821 - Population: 4,441.
- 1826
- * Church of Saint Francis of Assisi construction completed.
- * Guadalupe Church built.
- 1835 - Literary and Scientific Institute of Chihuahua founded.
- 1847
- * February 28: Battle of the Sacramento River occurs near town.
- * March: Town taken by United States forces under command of Alexander William Doniphan and Sterling Price.
- 1864 - Benito Juárez makes the town temporary capital of Mexico.
- 1882 - Paso del Norte-Chihuahua City railroad begins operating.
- 1891
- * Government Palace of Chihuahua built.
- * Catholic Diocese of Chihuahua established.
- 1895 - Population: 18,279.
- 1900 - Population: 30,405.
20th century
- 1902 - El Correo de Chihuahua newspaper begins publication.
- 1905 - American Smelting and Refining Company facility built.
- 1907
- * City Hall of Chihuahua built.
- * Francisco Villa Museum built.
- 1908 - March 1: Banco Minero robbed.
- 1910
- * Museo Casa Chihuahua rebuilding completed.
- * Quinta Gameros mansion built.
- 1913 - Headquarters of Pancho Villa established in city.
- 1921 - Antonio Guizar y Valencia becomes Catholic bishop of Chihuahua.
- 1926 - Escuela Benito Juárez active.
- 1927 - El Heraldo newspaper begins publication.
- 1947 - El Mexicano newspaper begins publication.
- 1948 - Chihuahua Institute of Technology established.
- 1949 - Del Real Hotel built.
- 1954 - University of Chihuahua established.
- 1961 - Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacífico opened
- 1969 - Adalberto Almeida y Merino becomes Catholic archbishop of Chihuahua.
- 1972 - Museo Casa Juárez established.
- 1975 - Legislature building constructed.
- 1981 - Telmex Tower built.
- 1986 - July: Local election.
- 1990 - Catholic Pope John Paul II visits city.
- 1997 - Archivo Histórico del Instituto Chihuahuense de la Cultura established.
- 1998 - Gate to Chihuahua sculpture installed.
- 2000 - Punto Alto built.
21st century
- 2001 - Tribunales Federales building constructed.
- 2002 - Alejandro Cano Ricaud becomes municipal president.
- 2003 - Angel of Liberty monument erected.
- 2004 - Juan Blanco Zaldivar becomes municipal president.
- 2005 - International Festival of Chihuahua begins.
- 2006 - Museo Casa Chihuahua opens.
- 2008 - Nordam Mexico in business.
- 2010
- * June: Attack on Faith and Life Center.
- * Álvaro Madero Muñoz becomes municipal president, succeeded by Marco Adán Quezada Martínez.
- * Population: 809,232; metro 852,533.
- 2011 - Monument Tower built.
- 2012
- * Centro Cultural Bicentenario inaugurated.
- * Cenit Tower built.
- 2013 - July: Javier Garfio Pacheco elected municipal president.
- 2017 - March: Journalist Miroslava Breach Velducea is shot and killed by a gunman as she drives away from her home.
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