Timeline of Campeche City

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Campeche, Mexico.

Prior to 20th century

 * 1540 - San Francisco de Campeche founded by Spaniard Francisco de Montejo.
 * 1633 - Sack of Campeche (1633) by Dutch privateers.
 * 1659 - Town "sacked by the British."
 * 1663 - Sack of Campeche (1663) by pirates.
 * 1685 - Campeche raided by Dutch pirate Laurens de Graaf.
 * 1732 - Puerta de la Tierra (gate) erected.
 * 1760 - built.
 * 1762 - San José el Alto fort built.
 * 1777 - Campeche attains city status; established.
 * 1796 - Hospital de San Lazaro founded.
 * 1801 - (fort) built.
 * 1821 - 5 November: Campeche secedes from Yucatán.
 * 1840 - June: Yucatecan occupation begins.
 * 1857 - 6–7 August: Coup in Campeche.
 * 1858 - State of Campeche established.
 * 1864 - 26 January: French in power.
 * 1871 - Telegraph begins operating.
 * 1879 - Population: 15,190.
 * 1883 - "Naval base established at Lerma."
 * 1895 - Catholic Diocese of Campeche established.

20th century

 * 1900 - Population: 17,109.
 * 1903 - Bank of Campeche established.
 * 1914 - becomes Governor of Campeche state.
 * 1950 - Population: 31,279.
 * 1958 - Estadio Venustiano Carranza (stadium) built.
 * 1970 - Population: 69,506.
 * 1973 - Novedades de Campeche newspaper begins publication.
 * 1975 - Tribuna de Campeche newspaper begins publication.
 * 1980 - Piratas de Campeche baseball team formed.
 * 1981 - Corsarios de Campeche football club formed.
 * 1989 - Autonomous University of Campeche established.
 * 1990 - Population: 150,518.
 * 1994 - El Sur de Campeche newspaper begins publication.
 * 1999 - Fortified Town of Campeche designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site.

21st century

 * 2001 - Estadio Nelson Barrera (stadium) opens.
 * 2005 - Population: 238,850 municipality.
 * 2007 - begins broadcasting.
 * 2009 - Carlos Ernesto Rosado Ruelas elected mayor.
 * 2010 - Population: 220,389 city of San Francisco de Campeche; 259,005 municipality.
 * 2011 - Cañoneros de Campeche football club formed.

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