Timeline of León, Mexico
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of León, Guanajuato, Mexico.
Prior to 20th century
- 1576 - León founded by Spaniards.
- 1582 - built.
- 1767 - built.
- 1792 - Population: 23,711 town; 54,952 parish.
- 1836 - León attains city status.
- 1856 - built.
- 1863 - Catholic Diocese of León established.
- 1866 - Cathedral of León, Guanajuato consecrated.
- 1880 - Teatro Doblado opens.
- 1882 - Population: 70,022 city; 172,432 parish.
- 1889 - Flood.
- 1895 - Population: 90,978.
- 1896 - Heroes' Causeway Arch erected.
- 1900 - Population: 62,623.
20th century
- 1901 - Teatro del Círculo Leonés Mutualista founded.
- 1915 - León becomes capital of Guanajuato state.
- 1921 - construction begins.
- 1926 - June: Flood.
- 1928 - Partido Socialista Leones and Unión de Curtidores football club formed.
- 1943 - Club León football club formed.
- 1945 - Union Civica Leonesa founded.
- 1946
- * 2 January: Political protest; crackdown.
- * El Sol de León newspaper in publication.
- 1948 - Archivo Histórico Municipal de León inaugurated.
- 1950 - Population: 122,585.
- 1965 - Boletín del Archivo Municipal de León begins publication.
- 1967 - Estadio León opens.
- 1969 - Sister city relationship established with San Diego, USA.
- 1972 - established.
- 1978 - Convention Center established.
- 1979 - León Zoological Park opens.
- 1988 - Carlos Medina Plascencia becomes mayor.
- 1990 - Del Bajío International Airport opens near city.
- 1991 - Eliseo Pérez Martínez becomes mayor.
- 2000 - Cultural Institute of Leon and Teatro María Grever established.
21st century
- 2002 - begins.
- 2003
- * Optibús transit system begins operating.
- * Ricardo Alaníz Posada becomes mayor.
- 2004 - Lechugueros de León basketball team formed.
- 2005 - Population: 1,278,087 municipality.
- 2006
- * 6 July: 2006 Guanajuato state election held.
- * becomes mayor.
- 2008 - Museo de Arte e Historia de Guanajuato opens.
- 2009 - becomes mayor.
- 2010
- * Teatro del Bicentenario opens.
- * Population: 1,436,480 municipality.
- 2012 - 23 March: Catholic pope visits city.
In English
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In Spanish
- Luis Manrique, Brevísima relación histórica... de la ciudad de León
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- Wigberto Jiménez Moreno, "Ciudad de León", ''Enciclopedia de México''