Timeline of Puebla

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

Prior to 18th century

 * 1531
 * Puebla founded by Toribio Motolinia & Sebastián Ramírez de Fuenleal.
 * First mass celebrated 16 April 1531 by Toribio Motolinia.
 * 1533-1545 - Indios de Servicio provide labor to Puebla.
 * 1537 – College of the Holy Ghost founded by Jesuits.
 * 1541 – Textile mill in operation.
 * 1542 – School established.
 * 1543 – Catholic Diocese of Tlaxcala headquartered in Puebla.
 * 1551 – San Francisco Convent active.
 * 1552 – Puebla Cathedral construction begins.
 * 1555 – Fountain installed in Plaza Mayor.
 * 1556 – Joseph designated city patron saint.
 * 1578 - Colegio del Espíritu Santo founded
 * 1580 – Casa del Deán built.
 * 1592 – Hospital de San Roque founded.
 * 1609 – Convent of Santa Monica founded.
 * 1629 – Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla becomes Cathedral maestro de capilla.
 * 1632 – Hospital de San Bernardo opens.
 * 1639-1653 - Juan de Palafox y Mendoza, Bishop of Puebla
 * 1640 – Printing press in operation (approximate date).
 * 1646 – Biblioteca Palafoxiana founded.
 * 1649 – Puebla Cathedral consecrated.
 * 1653 – Potters' guild established.
 * 1659 – Church of Santo Domingo built (approximate date).
 * 1678 – Population: 68,800.
 * 1688 - Death of Catarina de San Juan, "la China Poblana"
 * 1690
 * (chapel) built in the Church of Santo Domingo.
 * Puebla Cathedral completed.

18th and 19th centuries

 * 1728 – Museum of antiquities established.
 * 1760 – Teatro Principal inaugurated.
 * 1764 – Estaban Bravo de Rivero becomes mayor.
 * 1767 – La Compania (Jesuit church) built.
 * 1771 – Jose Merino Ceballos becomes mayor.
 * 1793 – Population: 56,859.
 * 1813 – Academia de Bellas Artes founded.
 * 1827 – El Poblano newspaper begins publication.
 * 1844 – Paseo Bravo (street) laid out.
 * 1846 – El Patricio newspaper in publication.
 * 1847 – Siege of Puebla by United States forces.
 * 1862
 * May 5: Battle of Puebla occurs near city.
 * City renamed "Puebla de Zaragoza".
 * 1863 – May 16–17: Siege of Puebla by French forces.
 * 1867 - Seized by Mexicans under Porfirio Díaz.
 * 1868 – Guerrero theatre opens.
 * 1869 – Apizaco-Puebla Mexican Railway line built.
 * 1879 – Population: 64,588.
 * 1891 – Penitenciaria (prison) built.
 * 1893 – Velodrome in use.
 * 1895 – Population: 91,917.
 * 1897 – Railway station built.
 * 1898 – Rancho de la Magdalena becomes part of city.
 * 1900 – Population: 93,521.

20th century

 * 1901 – Franco-Mexican monument erected (approximate date).
 * 1906 – built.
 * 1910
 * Victoria Market opens.
 * Population: 101,214.
 * 1911 – Gaceta de Puebla newspaper begins publication.
 * 1924 – La Opinion newspaper in publication.
 * 1926 – Mexico City-Puebla highway completed.
 * 1931
 * 400th anniversary of city founding.
 * Population: 124,063.
 * 1937 – University of Puebla founded.
 * 1942 - Colegio Americano de Puebla founded.
 * 1944
 * Club de Fútbol Puebla formed.
 * El Sol de Puebla newspaper begins publication.
 * (museum) opens.
 * 1950 – Population: 206,840.
 * 1960 – Population: 297,257.
 * 1962 – Area of city expanded.
 * 1964 – Volkswagen automotive manufactory begins operating.
 * 1968 – Estadio Cuauhtémoc (stadium) opens.
 * 1973 – Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla and Museo de Arte Cultural Poblano established.
 * 1985 – Hermanos Serdán International Airport inaugurated.
 * 1987
 * Historic Downtown area designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
 * (garden) established.
 * 1988 – Central de Autobuses Puebla (depot) inaugurated.
 * 1991 – Amparo Museum inaugurated.

21st century

 * 2002 – San Pedro Museum of Art active.
 * 2005 – becomes mayor.
 * 2008 – Blanca Alcalá becomes mayor.
 * 2010
 * Eduardo Rivera Pérez elected mayor.
 * Population: 1,434,062; metro 2,668,437.
 * 2014 – José Antonio Gali Fayad becomes mayor.
 * 2017 - Puebla earthquake

Guidebooks

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Works in Spanish

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