Timeline of Montevideo

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Montevideo, Uruguay.

18th century

 * 1724 – Ciudad Vieja, Montevideo (Historic City Centre) founded.
 * 1726 – Settlement established by Spaniard Bruno Mauricio de Zabala.
 * 1778 – Free port status acquired.
 * 1797 – 31 August: British ship Lady Shore arrives in harbour.

19th century



 * 1804 – Montevideo Metropolitan Cathedral consecrated.
 * 1807
 * 3 February: City besieged by British forces; British take city.
 * Printing press in operation.
 * Southern Star newspaper in publication.
 * September: British occupation ends.
 * 1811 – Siege of Montevideo by forces of the United Provinces of the River Plate.
 * 1812
 * Montevideo Cabildo built.
 * Siege of Montevideo (1812-1814) begins.
 * 1814 – Siege ends; Spanish loyalists surrender.
 * 1817 – 20 January: city occupied by Luso-Brazilian forces.
 * 1821 – City becomes part of Brazilian province Cisplatina.
 * 1823 – Siege of Montevideo (1823)
 * 1825 – Hospital de Caridad founded.
 * 1828
 * City becomes capital of independent Oriental Republic of Uruguay.
 * British Cemetery established.
 * 1829 – City wall dismantled.
 * ca.1830 - Plaza Independencia established
 * 1830 – National museum founded.
 * 1833 – Public library founded.
 * 1840 - Plaza de Cagancha named.
 * 1843 – Great Siege of Montevideo begins.
 * 1847 – Anglican church built.
 * 1849 – University of the Republic founded.
 * 1851 – Great Siege of Montevideo ends.
 * 1856
 * Solís Theatre built.
 * Salesas convent founded.
 * Epidemic.
 * 1857 – British hospital founded.
 * 1858 – Church of the Immaculate Conception built.
 * 1862 – Hotel Oriental built.
 * 1863 – Bolsa (exchange) built.
 * 1866 – Post office built.
 * 1868 – Mercado del Puerto built.
 * 1871 – Teatro Cibils inaugurated.
 * 1874 – Estévez Palace built.
 * 1876 – Punta Brava Lighthouse erected.
 * 1879 – Population: 91,167.
 * 1880 – Nuevo Teatro San Felipe opens.
 * 1885 – Escuela Brasil (school) established.
 * 1889 – Teatro Nuevo Politeama inaugurated.
 * 1895 – Teatro Stella d'Italia founded.
 * 1900 – Estadio Gran Parque Central opens.

20th century



 * 1905 – Teatro Urquiza inaugurated.
 * 1906 – Electric streetcar begins operating.
 * 1908
 * Municipality of Montevideo created.
 * Daniel Muñoz becomes Intendant of Montevideo.
 * Immigrants' Hotel opens.
 * Edificio London París completed.
 * Population: 312,946.(estimate).
 * 1909 – Urbano hotel in business.
 * 1910 – Teatro 18 de Julio opens.
 * 1911
 * National Museum of Visual Arts (Uruguay) inaugurated.
 * May: General strike.
 * 1913 – Villa del Cerro and La Teja become part of city.
 * 1924 - Nuestra Señora del Carmen, Cordón, Montevideo current church built.
 * 1925 – Palacio Legislativo (Uruguay) built.
 * 1928 - Palacio Salvo finished.
 * 1930
 * Estadio Centenario opens.
 * July: 1930 FIFA World Cup held.
 * Juan Manuel Blanes Museum established.
 * Obelisk of Montevideo built.
 * Port of Montevideo major engineering works completed.
 * 1933
 * International Conference of American States held; Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States signed.
 * Edificio Lapido built.
 * 1935 – Asociación de Arte Constructivo founded.
 * 1941 – City Hall of Montevideo built.
 * 1945 – Cine Trocadero opens (approximate date).
 * 1947 – Airport terminal inaugurated.
 * 1952 – Cinemateca Uruguaya (film archive) founded.
 * 1953 – Museo Torres García opens.
 * 1956 – Cilindro Municipal (arena) opens.
 * 1958 – Museum and Municipal Archives inaugurated in the Cabildo.
 * 1963 – Population: 1,154,465.
 * 1964 – Edificio Panamericano (residential building) constructed.
 * 1973 – 27 June: 1973 Uruguayan coup d'état.
 * 1975 – Population: 1,229,748.
 * 1983 – September: Labor demonstration.
 * 1985 – Liberty Building (Montevideo) built.
 * 1988 – May: Pope John Paul II visits city.
 * 1990
 * Tabaré Vázquez elected mayor.
 * City administration partially decentralized.
 * 1991 – Population: 1,360,258.
 * 1992 – Sarandi street pedestrianized.
 * 1995 – 23 July: 1995 Copa América Final football tournament held.

21st century



 * 2007 – Mercosur headquartered in city.
 * 2008 – Executive Tower, Montevideo built.
 * 2009 – Carrasco International Airport expands.
 * 2010 – Ana Olivera becomes Intendant of Montevideo.
 * 2011 – Population: 1,319,108.
 * 2015 – Daniel Martínez becomes Intendant of Montevideo.
 * 2016 – Population: 1,380,432.
 * 2019 – Christian Di Candia becomes Intendant of Montevideo.