Timeline of Lima
History of Lima
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Prior to 19th century
- 1535
- Ciudad de los Reyes founded by Francisco Pizarro.[1]
- Cathedral of Lima construction begins.[2]
- Plaza Mayor location designated.
- 1541
- 26 June: Francisco Pizarro assassinated.[1][3]
- Catholic Diocese of Lima established.[4]
- 1542 – Spanish Real Audiencia established.[5]
- 1548 – Jerónimo de Loayza becomes Catholic Archbishop of Lima.[6]
- 1549 – Municipal Palace of Lima built.
- 1551 – University of San Marcos founded.[2]
- 1555 - Artisan guilds established (approximate date).[7]
- 1565 – Casa de Moneda de Lima (mint) established.[2]
- 1581 – Antonio Ricardo sets up printing press.[8]
- 1586 – 1586 Lima–Callao earthquake.[9]
- 1613 - Consulado (merchant guild) begins operating.[10][11]
- 1625 – Cathedral Basilica of Lima consecrated.[2]
- 1655 - 13 November: 1655 Peru earthquake.[12]
- 1671
- Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados (Lima) (church) built.[6]
- Rose of Lima canonized as a religious saint.[12]
- 1674 - Basilica and Convent of San Francisco completed.
- 1687
- 1687 Peru earthquake.
- Lima City Walls built.
- 1700 – Population: 37,234.[13]
- 1746 – 1746 Lima–Callao earthquake.[2]
- 1768 – Plaza de toros de Acho (bullring) constructed.[2]
- 1791 – Population: 52,627.[13]
- 1799 – Callao-Lima highway constructed.[13]
19th century
- 1808 – Public cemetery established.[13]
- 1812 – Population: 63,900.[13]
- 1820 – Treasure of Lima reputedly removed from city.
- 1821 - Lima taken by forces of José de San Martín; Peruvian independence from Spanish Empire declared.[14]
- 1822 - National Library of Peru founded.[15]
- 1828 – Earthquake.[16]
- 1838 – July: Political unrest.[16]
- 1839 – El Comercio newspaper begins publication.[17]
- 1854
- 1856 – Saint Cecilia Philharmonic Society formed.[18]
- 1860
- April: Earthquake.[16]
- Lima Stock Exchange and Artisan Mutual Aid Society[18] founded.
- 1861 – Peru National Archive established.[19]
- 1865 - November: City taken by anti-Spanish forces during the Chincha Islands War.[3]
- 1867 - Fabrica de Chocolate Cavenago y Cortazar established.[20]
- 1868 – Club de la Union founded.
- 1870 – Lima City Walls dismantled.[9]
- 1872 – Palacio de la Exposición built;[2] Lima International Exhibition held.[3]
- 1876
- Escuela Especial de Construcciones Civiles y Minas established.[21]
- Population: 101,488.[1]
- 1881 – Occupation of Lima by Chilean forces begins.[1][22]
- 1883 – Occupation of Lima by Chilean forces ends.[1]
- 1886
- 1888 – Sociedad Geográfica de Lima founded.[21]
- 1897 – Estadio Guadalupe opens.
- 1898 – Instituto Tecnico e Industrial del Peru inaugurated.[21]
20th century
1900s-1940s
- 1903 – Sociedad Empleados de Comercio organized.[25]
- 1906
- Museo de Historia Nacional opens.[21]
- Lima Cricket and Football Club active.
- 1907 – Lima Philharmonic Society founded.
- 1908 - Population: 140,884.[26]
- 1914 – Teatro Colón (theatre) inaugurated.[24]
- 1918 - Museum of Natural History, Lima established.
- 1923 – Museum of Italian Art inaugurated.
- 1924 – Archbishop's Palace of Lima built.
- 1928 - 21 July: Asociación Nacional de Periodistas del Perú founded in Lima.[27]
- 1929 – Teatro Municipal established.
- 1933 - Jardín botánico Octavio Velarde Núñez (garden) established.[28]
- 1935 – Lima Municipal Library established.[19]
- 1936 – Cine Metro (cinema) opens.[29]
- 1938
- Government Palace built.
- National Symphony Orchestra founded.
- 1939 – Legislative Palace built on Paseo Colón.
- 1940 – Avenida Abancay constructed.[9]
- 1944 – Municipal Palace of Lima rebuilt.
1950s-1990s
- 1958 – Cine El Pacifico (cinema) in Miraflores built.[29]
- 1959
- El Ángel Cemetery (cemetery) established.
- Pastelería San Antonio in business.[30]
- 1961 - Population: 1,436,231 urban agglomeration.[31]
- 1962 – University of Lima founded.
- 1964 - 24 May: Estadio Nacional disaster.[32]
- 1966 – 17 October: 1966 Peru earthquake.[9]
- 1969 - Perú Negro (musical group) formed.[33]
- 1972 - Population: 2,833,609 city; 3,302,523 urban agglomeration.[34]
- 1980 - Colegio de Periodistas del Perú founded.
- 1981 - City partnered with Austin, Texas, USA.[35]
- 1984 - Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement active.
- 1988 – Historic Centre of Lima designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site.[9]
- 1990
- Lima Metro opens.
- Population: 6,414,500 (estimate).[36]
- 1991 – 3 November: Barrios Altos massacre.
- 1992
- 16 July: Tarata bombing.
- La Cantuta massacre.
- 1996
- 17 December: Japanese embassy hostage crisis begins.
- Alberto Andrade Carmona becomes mayor.
- 1997 – Jockey Plaza shopping centre in Surco in business.
- 1998 - Orchestra of the University of Lima founded.
- 1999 – Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne becomes Catholic Archbishop of Lima.
21st century
- 2001 – Chocavento Tower built.
- 2002 – 21 March: Bombing near U.S. embassy.[14]
- 2003 – Luis Castañeda Lossio becomes mayor.
- 2004
- 25 July: 2004 Copa América final football tournament held.
- Camisea Gas Project begins operating.[14]
- 2005 - Consejo Consultivo de Radio y Televisión headquartered in Lima.
- 2007 – Population: 7,605,742; metro 8,472,935.
- 2010 – El Metropolitano bus transit system begins operating.
- 2011
- Lima Metro begins operating.
- Universidad de Ingeniería y Tecnología is founded.
- Susana Villarán becomes mayor.
- 2013 - Air pollution in Lima reaches annual mean of 48 PM2.5 and 88 PM10, more than recommended.[37]
- 2015 - Luis Castañeda Lossio becomes mayor again.
- 2016 - Population: 10,039,455.[38]
