Timeline of Guadalajara

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

Prior to 19th century

 * 1542 – February 14: Guadalajara founded in New Spain.
 * 1560
 * Town becomes capital of Nueva Galicia province.
 * Royal Audiencia of Guadalajara relocated to Guadalajara from Compostela.
 * 1591 – Jesuit college founded.
 * 1618 – Guadalajara Cathedral built.
 * 1690 – Sanctuary of Nuestra Señora del Carmen founded.
 * 1692 – Templo de San Francisco de Asís (church) built.
 * 1774 – Governor's Palace built on Plaza de Armas.
 * 1786 – Spanish intendancy established.
 * 1792
 * University of Guadalajara founded.
 * Population: 24,249.
 * 1795 – Consulado (merchant guild) established.

19th century



 * 1811 – Mint built.
 * 1817 – May 31: Severe earthquake.
 * 1829 – Hospicio Cabañas inaugurated.
 * 1848 – Panteón de Belén (cemetery) established.
 * 1849 – Earthquake.
 * 1854 – Guadalajara Cathedral towers rebuilt.
 * 1859 – War of Reform (approximate date).
 * 1861 – Public Library of the State of Jalisco established.
 * 1863 – French occupation begins.
 * 1866
 * Teatro Degollado inaugurated.
 * French occupation ends.
 * 1867 – Club Popular de Artesanos active.
 * 1875 – Earthquake.
 * 1895 – Population: 83,934.
 * 1896 – Casa de los Perros built.
 * 1897 – Templo Expiatorio del Santísimo Sacramento (church) construction begins.
 * 1900 – Population: 101,208.

20th century

 * 1906 – Club Deportivo Guadalajara (football club) formed.
 * 1907 – Automobile Club of Guadalajara conducts car race near city.
 * 1908 – Southern Pacific railway begins operating.
 * 1914 – Mexican Revolution.
 * 1916 – Club Atlas (football club) formed.
 * 1917 – El Informador newspaper begins publication.
 * 1925 – University of Guadalajara re-established.
 * 1932 – June 3: 1932 Jalisco earthquake.
 * 1939 – José Clemente Orozco paints murals in the Hospicio Cabañas.
 * 1942
 * El Occidental newspaper begins publication.
 * Alameda Theatre opens.
 * 1950
 * Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra established.
 * Population: 378,423.
 * 1952 – Rotonda de los Jaliscienses Ilustres and Town Hall built.
 * 1954 – XEWK-AM radio begins broadcasting.
 * 1958 – San Juan de Dios Market inaugurated.
 * 1960
 * Jalisco Stadium opens.
 * Population: 740,396.
 * 1966 – Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport opens.
 * 1968 – Centro de Enseñanza Técnica Industrial founded.
 * 1969 – Plaza del Sol shopping mall in business.
 * 1972 – Templo Expiatorio del Santísimo Sacramento (church) built.
 * 1973 – Liga Comunista 23 de Septiembre formed.
 * 1975 – Federation of Low-Income Neighbourhoods formed.
 * 1976 – Trolleybuses begin operating.
 * 1979 – Supermercados Gigante (supermarket) opens.
 * 1983 – Sister city relationship established with Portland, Oregon, USA.
 * 1986 – Guadalajara International Film Festival begins.
 * 1987 – Guadalajara International Book Fair begins.
 * 1988
 * Guadalajara Zoo opens.
 * Festival Cultural de Mayo begins.
 * 1989 – Guadalajara light rail system begins operating.
 * 1990 – Population: 1,650,042.
 * 1991 – XHGJG-TV begins broadcasting.
 * 1992 – April 22: Gasoline explosions in Analco.
 * 1994 – Encuentro del Mariachi begins.
 * 1996 – Guadalajara Gay Pride inaugurated.
 * 1997 – December: "Freak snowfall."
 * 1998 – Francisco Javier Ramírez Acuña becomes mayor.

21st century
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 * 2002 – Oficina para Proyectos de Arte (art space) founded.
 * 2004 – EU-Latin American-Caribbean summit held; prompts protest.
 * 2005 – City designated an American Capital of Culture.
 * 2007
 * Pan American Volleyball Complex opens.
 * Alfonso Petersen becomes mayor.
 * 2008 – Nissan Gymnastics Stadium opens.
 * 2009
 * Guadalajara Macrobús begins operating.
 * Jorge Aristóteles Sandoval Díaz elected mayor.
 * 2010
 * Telcel Tennis Complex and Pan American Hockey Stadium open.
 * Population: 1,495,182.
 * 2011 – October: 2011 Pan American Games held.
 * 2012
 * May: Peace march.
 * Ramiro Hernández García becomes [[List of municipal presidents of Guadalajara|

in English

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in Spanish

 * (Annotated list of titles published in Guadalajara, arranged chronologically)
 * (Annotated list of titles published in Guadalajara, arranged chronologically)
 * (Annotated list of titles published in Guadalajara, arranged chronologically)