Timeline of Santiago de Chile
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Santiago, Santiago Province, Chile.
Prior to 19th century
- 1541
- 12 February: Santiago de Nueva Extremadura founded by Spaniard Pedro de Valdivia.[1]
- 11 September: Settlement sacked by forces of Michimalonco.[2]
- 1552 – Coat of arms granted.[3]
- 1553 – Franciscan convent founded.[4]
- 1595 – San Augustin church built.[1]
- 1609
- Flooding of Mapocho River.[1]
- es:Real Audiencia de Chile (Royal Appeals Court) reestablished in Santiago.[5]
- 1647 – 1647 Santiago earthquake.[1]
- 1747 – Universidad de San Felipe founded.[1]
- 1753 – Santiago Metropolitan Cathedral building began.[1]
- 1760 – Basilica de la Merced built.[citation needed]
- 1769 – Casa Colorada built.
- 1779 – es:Puente de Cal y Canto (bridge) built over Mapocho River (official inauguration 1782).[1] [6][7]
- 1783 – Flooding of Mapocho River.[1]
- 1795 – Consulado (merchant guild) established.[8]
- 1799 – Santiago Metropolitan Cathedral rebuilding completed. [1]
19th century
- 1805 – La Moneda (mint) built.
- 1808 – Palacio de la Real Audiencia de Santiago built.
- 1813 – Biblioteca Nacional de Chile and Instituto Nacional (school) established.[9][10]
- 1817 – City occupied by forces of Jose de San Martin.[1]
- 1821 – Cementerio General de Santiago established in Recoleta.[11][12]
- 1830 – Chilean National Museum of Natural History founded.
- 1841 – Quinta Normal Park founded.[13]
- 1842 – University of Santiago, Chile founded.[1]
- 1845 – Caupolican Artisans Society founded.[14]
- 1849 – Astronomical observatory built.[15]
- 1852 – Valparaiso-Santiago telegraph begins operating.[16]
- 1852 – Valdivia chapel built.[1]
- 1856 – August: Premiere of Manuel Ascencio Segura's play Ña Catita.[17]
- 1857 – Municipal Theatre of Santiago inaugurated.[18]
- 1863 – 8 December: Church of the Company Fire.
- 1865 – Aqueduct built.[1]
- 1868 – Jesuit church burns down.[1]
- 1870
- Club Hípico de Santiago opens.[19]
- Cholera epidemic.[citation needed]
- 1872 – Benjamín Vicuña Mackenna becomes mayor.
- 1873 – Parque Cousiño inaugurated.
- 1875
- International Exposition held.
- Population: 148,284.[20]
- Plaza La Serena built (approximate date).[citation needed]
- 1876 – National Congress Building inaugurated.
- 1882 – Central Post Office Building (Santiago) constructed.
- 1885
- Estación Central (railway station) opens.
- Deutsche Wissenschaftliche Verein zu Santiago founded.[21]
- 1888 – Pontifical Catholic University of Chile founded.
- 1893 – Santiago Stock Exchange founded.
- 1895 – Population: 256,413.[1]
- 1897 – Estación Central (railway station) rebuilt.
- 1900
- El Mercurio newspaper begins publication.
- Population: 269,886.[1]
20th century
- 1902 - Population: 322,059. (estimated)[1]
- 1905 – Parque Forestal inaugurated.
- 1908 – December: Pan-American Scientific Congress held.[22]
- 1911 – Chilean National History Museum founded.
- 1925 – Chilean National Zoo opens.
- 1926 – Teatro Carrera opens.[23]
- 1927 – Santiago Metropolitan Park laid out.
- 1935
- Teatro Oriente (theatre) built.[23]
- Plaza de la Constitución (Santiago de Chile) laid out (approximate date).[citation needed]
- 1936 – Cine Metro (cinema) opens.[23]
- 1945 – Chilean National Ballet founded.
- 1948 – Instituto Chileno de Investigaciones Genealógicas headquartered in Santiago.
- 1950 – 3ra de la Hora newspaper begins publication.[24]
- 1952 – Population: 664,575 city; 1,348,283 urban agglomeration.[25]
- 1960 – Arboretum Frutillar founded.[26]
- 1962 – 1962 FIFA World Cup held; Battle of Santiago occurs.
- 1967 – Pudahuel Airport commissioned.
- 1972
- 1973 – 11 September: Chilean coup d'état.
- 1974 – Torre Entel built.
- 1975
- Santiago Metro begins operating.
- Population: 3,186,000 city; 3,262,990 urban agglomeration.[27]
- 1976 - July: Lowest temperature of -6.8 recorded in Santiago
- 1978
- Santiago Metro Line 2 begins operating.
- Paseo Ahumada pedestrianized.
- 1980 – Santiago Metropolitan Region established.
- 1981 – Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino established.
- 1984 – La Cuarta newspaper begins publication.
- 1985 – 3 March: Earthquake.
- 1990
- Metrotrén begins operating (San Fernando-Santiago).
- Jaime Ravinet becomes mayor.
- National Congress of Chile relocated to Valparaíso from Santiago.
- 1991 – July 21: 1991 Copa América final football tournament held.
- 1995 – Population: 4,229,970 (estimate).[28]
- 1997 – Santiago Metro Line 5 begins operating.
- 1998 – 2nd Summit of the Americas held.
21st century
- 2002
- Jardín Botánico Chagual (garden) established.
- Population of Santiago (commune): 200,792; population of metro area: 5,428,590.
- 2004 – Raúl Alcaíno Lihn becomes mayor.[29]
- 2005
- Santiago Metro Line 4 begins operating.
- Plaza de la Ciudadanía inaugurated (approximate date).[citation needed]
- 2006
- Centro Cultural Palacio de La Moneda built.
- Gran Torre Santiago construction begins.
- 2007 – March: Protests.[30]
- 2008
- Mall Plaza Alameda in business.
- Pablo Zalaquett Said becomes mayor.[29]
- 2010
- 27 February: 2010 Chile earthquake.
- 28 September: Time capsule buried in the Plaza de Armas.[31]
- 8 December: Fire in prison in San Miguel.[30]
- Taller Bloc (art space) founded.[32]
- 2012 – Carolina Tohá becomes mayor.[29]
- 2014 – Homeless World Cup football contest held.
- 2016
- December: Felipe Alessandri becomes mayor.
- Population: 5,561,252.[33]
- 2017
- July: Snowfall.[34][35]
- Santiago Metro Line 6 begins operating.
- 2021 – Irací Hassler becomes mayor.
- 2023 – 2023 Pan American Games are held.
- 2024 – Mario Desbordes becomes mayor.
See also
- Santiago history (article section)
- History of Santiago de Chile
- Political divisions of Santiago
- List of mayors of Santiago de Chile
- Timeline of Chilean history
