Timeline of León, Mexico

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

Prior to 20th century

 * 1576 - León founded by Spaniards.
 * 1582 - (jail) built.
 * 1767 - (church) built.
 * 1792 - Population: 23,711 town; 54,952 parish.
 * 1836 - León attains city status.
 * 1856 - built.
 * 1863 - Catholic Diocese of León established.
 * 1866 - Cathedral of León, Guanajuato consecrated.
 * 1880 - Teatro Doblado (theatre) opens.
 * 1882 - Population: 70,022 city; 172,432 parish.
 * 1889 - Flood.
 * 1895 - Population: 90,978.
 * 1896 - Heroes' Causeway Arch erected.
 * 1900 - Population: 62,623.

20th century

 * 1901 - Teatro del Círculo Leonés Mutualista (theatre) founded.
 * 1915 - León becomes capital of Guanajuato state.
 * 1921 - (church) construction begins.
 * 1926 - June: Flood.
 * 1928 - Partido Socialista Leones (labor group) and Unión de Curtidores football club formed.
 * 1943 - Club León football club formed.
 * 1945 - Union Civica Leonesa (political group) founded.
 * 1946
 * 2 January: Political protest; crackdown.
 * El Sol de León newspaper in publication.
 * 1948 - Archivo Histórico Municipal de León (city archive) inaugurated.
 * 1950 - Population: 122,585.
 * 1965 - Boletín del Archivo Municipal de León (history journal) begins publication.
 * 1967 - Estadio León (stadium) opens.
 * 1969 - Sister city relationship established with San Diego, USA.
 * 1972 - established.
 * 1978 - Convention Center established.
 * 1979 - León Zoological Park opens.
 * 1988 - Carlos Medina Plascencia becomes mayor.
 * 1990 - Del Bajío International Airport opens near city.
 * 1991 - Eliseo Pérez Martínez becomes mayor.
 * 2000 - Cultural Institute of Leon and Teatro María Grever (theatre) established.

21st century

 * 2002 - begins.
 * 2003
 * Optibús transit system begins operating.
 * Ricardo Alaníz Posada becomes mayor.
 * 2004 - Lechugueros de León basketball team formed.
 * 2005 - Population: 1,278,087 municipality.
 * 2006
 * 6 July: 2006 Guanajuato state election held.
 * becomes mayor.
 * 2008 - Museo de Arte e Historia de Guanajuato (museum) opens.
 * 2009 - becomes mayor.
 * 2010
 * Teatro del Bicentenario (theatre) opens.
 * Population: 1,436,480 municipality.
 * 2012 - 23 March: Catholic pope visits city.

in English

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 * Published in the 20th century
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 * Published in the 21st century

in Spanish

 * Luis Manrique, Brevisima relacion historica . .. de la ciudad de Leon (Leon, 1854)
 * + via Google Books
 * Wigberto Jiménez Moreno, “Ciudad de León,” Enciclopedia de México (Mexico, 1974)