Timeline of Mexico City

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

Prior to 13th century

 * 1325 – Tenochtitlán founded by Aztecs.
 * 1521 – City captured and sacked by Spanish forces led by Cortés.
 * 1522 - National Palace (Mexico) construction starts.
 * 1524 – México Tenochtitlán municipality established.
 * 1526 - Santo Domingo (Mexico City) established.
 * 1527 – Spanish Royal Audiencia of Mexico established.
 * 1537 – Mint built.
 * 1539 - Printer Juan Pablos active.
 * 1543 – Convento Grande de San Francisco painting school established (approximate date).
 * 1551 – Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico founded.
 * 1573 – Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral construction starts.
 * 1588 – San Ildefonso College founded by Jesuits.
 * 1592
 * Consulado established.
 * Alameda Central park created.
 * 1629 – Flood.
 * 1645 – Metropolitan Cathedral consecrated.
 * 1690 – Church of San Bernardo consecrated.
 * 1692 – Uprising against Spanish rule.
 * 1720 – Church of La Profesa dedicated.
 * 1736 – Palace of the Inquisition built.
 * 1752 – Teatro Principal built.
 * 1766 – House of the Marquis of Uluapa built.
 * 1776 – National Pawn Shop opens.
 * 1777 – Sacro y Real Monte Pío de Animas founded.
 * 1778
 * Academy of San Carlos founded.
 * La Enseñanza Church consecrated.
 * 1785 – Palace of Iturbide (residence) built.
 * 1790 – Population: 112,926.

18th century

 * 1813
 * Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral construction completed.
 * School of Mines built.
 * 1824 – Federal District created.
 * 1826 - El Iris literary magazine in publication.
 * 1831 - El Cocinero Mexicano (cookbook) published.
 * 1833 – National Institute of Geography and Statistics established.
 * 1847
 * August 19–20: Battle of Contreras.
 * September 8–15: Battle for Mexico City.
 * 1848 – February 2: Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo signed, ending the Mexican–American War.
 * 1856 - Flood.
 * 1863
 * French troops occupied Mexico City.
 * La Merced Market buildings constructed.
 * 1864 - Maximilian I of Mexico, archduke of Austria, crowned emperor of Mexico.
 * 1865
 * Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico closed.
 * Drogueria de la Profesa (drugstore) in business.
 * 1866 – National Conservatory of Music founded.
 * 1867 - (2ist of June) Porfirio Díaz takes power.
 * 1868 - La Concordia restaurant in business.
 * 1875 – Arbeu Theatre opens.
 * 1887
 * Fabrica Linera (textile mill) established.
 * Monument to Cuauhtémoc erected.
 * 1888 – Posada printer in business.
 * 1891 – El Palacio de Hierro (shop) in business.
 * 1900
 * Prison built.
 * Population: 344,721.

20th century

 * 1903 – Mexico City Banking Co. established.
 * 1905 – General Hospital of Mexico opens.
 * 1907 – Post office built.
 * 1909 - (30th & 3ist July) Earthquake.
 * 1910 –
 * El Àngel monument erected on Paseo de la Reforma.
 * National Autonomous University of Mexico founded, in its modern form.
 * 1917 – Excélsior newspaper begins publication.
 * 1918 – Teatro Esperanza Iris opens.
 * 1919 – Academia Mexicana de la Historia established.
 * 1921 – Secretariat of Public Education headquartered in city.
 * 1928
 * Federal District of Mexico City divided into 80 boroughs.
 * Teatro Ulises active.
 * 1930 – La Aficion newspaper begins publication.
 * 1932 – Teatro Orientación founded.
 * 1934 – Palacio de Bellas Artes inaugurated.
 * 1937
 * Taller de Gráfica Popular established.
 * Hotel Majestic opens in the Portal de Mercaderes.
 * 1940
 * 21 August: Leon Trotsky assassinated.
 * Palacio Chino (cinema) opens.
 * 1941 – Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation building constructed.
 * 1943
 * Colegio Nacional founded.
 * Tepeyac Teatro opens.
 * 1945 – Bimbo Bread in business.
 * 1947 – Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos begins operation.
 * 1948 – New Federal District building constructed.
 * 1950 - Population: 2,233,709.
 * 1952 – National Auditorium opens.
 * 1954 – Ciudad Universitaria campus built in Coyoacán.
 * 1957 – July 28: Earthquake.
 * 1960 – Cine Latino (cinema) opens.
 * 1962
 * Library of the Congress of Mexico established.
 * El Día newspaper begins publication.
 * 1964 – Museum of the City of Mexico and National Museum of Anthropology inaugurated.
 * 1966 - Estadio Azteca (stadium) opens.
 * 1968
 * October 2: Tlatelolco massacre.
 * October: 1968 Summer Olympics held.
 * 1969
 * First line of Mexico City Metro (subway system) opens.
 * Sister city relationship established with Los Angeles, USA.
 * 1971
 * June 10: Corpus Christi massacre.
 * Polyforum Cultural Siqueiros opens.
 * 1978
 * Templo Mayor excavated.
 * Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra founded.
 * 1980
 * Cuestion newspaper begins publication.
 * El Parnaso bookshop in business.
 * 1982
 * Central de Abasto (market) built.
 * National Museum of Art opens.
 * 1985 – September 19: 1985 Mexico City earthquake.
 * 1986
 * Franz Mayer Museum opens.
 * 1986 FIFA World Cup Final held at Estadio Azteca.
 * 1990 – Population: 8,235,744; metro 15,047,685.
 * 1992 – Supreme Court built.
 * 1993 – Cafebrería el Péndulo bookshop/cafe opens.
 * 1995 – World Trade Center Mexico City opens.
 * 1997 – Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas elected Head of Government of the Federal District.
 * 2000 – Andrés Manuel López Obrador becomes Head of Government of the Federal District.

21st century

 * 2001 – Pujol restaurant in business.
 * 2003 – Policia de Barrio program established.
 * 2004 – Centro Cultural Universitario Tlatelolco established.
 * 2005
 * Mexico City Metrobús begins operating.
 * Alejandro Encinas Rodríguez becomes interim Head of Government of the Federal District, succeeded by reinstated Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
 * 2006
 * Marcelo Ebrard is elected Head of Government of the Federal District.
 * Centro Cultural Bella Epoca bookshop opens.
 * 2008 – November 4: Plane crash in Las Lomas.
 * 2010 – Population: 8,851,080; metro 20,116,842.
 * 2012
 * Homeless World Cup football contest held.
 * Mexico City Arena opens.
 * Miguel Ángel Mancera becomes Head of Government of the Federal District.
 * 2013 – January 31: Torre Ejecutiva Pemex explosion
 * 2018
 * José Ramón Amieva becomes interim Head of Government of the Federal District
 * Claudia Sheinbaum is elected Head of Government of the Federal District
 * 2020 – COVID-19 pandemic
 * 2021 – Mexico City Metro overpass collapse

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 * 1960s-1990s
 * Frieden, Bernard. The search for housing policy in Mexico City. Town Planning Review. 36 (1965)
 * Lourdes Beneria and Martha Roldan. 1987. The Crossroads of Class and Gender: Industrial Homework, Subcontracting, and Household Dynamics in Mexico City. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
 * La Capital: The Biography of Mexico City, Jonathan Kandell. New York: Random House, 1988 ISBN 0-394-540697
 * Diana Davis. Social Construction of Mexico City. Journal of Urban History. 24 (1998), 364-415
 * La Capital: The Biography of Mexico City, Jonathan Kandell. New York: Random House, 1988 ISBN 0-394-540697
 * Diana Davis. Social Construction of Mexico City. Journal of Urban History. 24 (1998), 364-415
 * Diana Davis. Social Construction of Mexico City. Journal of Urban History. 24 (1998), 364-415
 * Diana Davis. Social Construction of Mexico City. Journal of Urban History. 24 (1998), 364-415
 * Diana Davis. Social Construction of Mexico City. Journal of Urban History. 24 (1998), 364-415