Timeline of Campeche City
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Prior to 20th century
- 1540 - San Francisco de Campeche founded by Spaniard Francisco de Montejo.[1][2]
- 1633 - Sack of Campeche (1633) by Dutch privateers.
- 1659 - Town "sacked by the British."[2]
- 1663 - Sack of Campeche (1663) by pirates.[1]
- 1685 - Campeche raided by Dutch pirate Laurens de Graaf.[3][2]
- 1732 - Puerta de la Tierra (gate) erected.[citation needed]
- 1760 - Catedral de Campeche built.
- 1762 - San José el Alto fort built.[citation needed]
- 1777 - Campeche attains city status;[4] Campeche coat of arms established.
- 1796 - Hospital de San Lazaro founded.[4]
- 1801 - Fuerte de San Miguel (Campeche) (fort) built.
- 1821 - 5 November: Campeche secedes from Yucatán.[4]
- 1840 - June: Yucatecan occupation begins.[4]
- 1857 - 6–7 August: Coup in Campeche.[4]
- 1858 - State of Campeche established.[4]
- 1864 - 26 January: French in power.[4]
- 1871 - Telegraph begins operating.[4]
- 1879 - Population: 15,190.[4]
- 1883 - "Naval base established at Lerma."[4]
- 1895 - Catholic Diocese of Campeche established.[5]
20th century
- 1900 - Population: 17,109.[2]
- 1903 - Bank of Campeche established.[4]
- 1914 - Joaquín Mucel Acereto becomes Governor of Campeche state.[4]
- 1950 - Population: 31,279.[4]
- 1958 - Estadio Venustiano Carranza (stadium) built.
- 1970 - Population: 69,506.[4]
- 1973 - Novedades de Campeche newspaper begins publication.[6]
- 1975 - Tribuna de Campeche newspaper begins publication.[6]
- 1980 - Piratas de Campeche baseball team formed.
- 1981 - Corsarios de Campeche football club formed.
- 1989 - Autonomous University of Campeche established.
- 1990 - Population: 150,518.[4]
- 1994 - El Sur de Campeche newspaper begins publication.[6]
- 1999 - Fortified Town of Campeche designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
21st century
- 2001 - Estadio Nelson Barrera (stadium) opens.
- 2005 - Population: 238,850 municipality.[7]
- 2007 - TV MAR Campeche begins broadcasting.
- 2009 - Carlos Ernesto Rosado Ruelas elected mayor.[8]
- 2010 - Population: 220,389 city of San Francisco de Campeche; 259,005 municipality.[7]
- 2011 - Cañoneros de Campeche football club formed.
See also
- History of San Francisco de Campeche
- Campeche history (state)
- History of Campeche (state)
- List of presidents of Campeche Municipality
