Timeline of San José, Costa Rica

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of San José, Costa Rica.

Prior to 20th century

 * 1738 - San José founded.
 * 1760 - Town hall in use (approximate date).
 * 1776 - Church built.
 * 1802 - Metropolitan Cathedral of San José built.
 * 1808 - Population: 8,316.
 * 1812 - "Town council elected."
 * 1813 - San Jose attains city status.
 * 1814 - (school) opens.
 * 1823 - San José becomes capital of Costa Rica.
 * 1824 - Population: 15,472.
 * 1835 -.
 * 1836 - Population: 17,965.
 * 1841 - 2 September: Earthquake.(es)
 * 1845
 * Puntarenas-San Jose road built.
 * established.
 * 1848 - Carmen District created.
 * 1850 - Roman Catholic diocese of San José de Costa Rica established.
 * 1855 - built.
 * 1864 - Population: 8,863.
 * 1869 - Telegraph begins operating.
 * 1878 - Metropolitan Cathedral of San José and Estacion del Pacifico (rail station) built.
 * 1880 - Public market built (approximate date).
 * 1883 - Population: 13,484.
 * 1884 - Street lighting installed.
 * 1886 - Telephone begins operating.
 * 1887 - (park) established.
 * 1889
 * Streetcar begins operating.
 * Laguna Swamp drained.
 * 1890 - Estacion del Atlantico (rail station) begins operating.
 * 1892 - Population: 19,326.
 * 1895 - unveiled.
 * 1897 - National Theatre of Costa Rica opens.

20th century

 * 1904 - Population: 24,500.
 * 1907 - (church) built (approximate date).
 * 1908 - Population: 26, 500 (approximate).
 * 1910 - relocated to San Jose (approximate date).
 * 1911 - Sociedad Gimnástica Española de San José (sport club) formed.
 * 1916 - opens.
 * 1918 - Population: 38,016 city; 51,658 metro.
 * 1920 - established.
 * 1921 - opens.
 * 1924
 * 4 March: Earthquake.(es)
 * National Stadium opens.
 * 1927 - Population: 50,580.
 * 1930 - Gran Hotel (Costa Rica) built.
 * 1948 - March–April: Costa Rican Civil War.
 * 1950 - Population: 86,909 city; 139,915 urban agglomeration.
 * 1958 - (national congress building) constructed.
 * 1963 - March: Irazú Volcano erupts near city.
 * 1973 - Population: 215,441 city; 395,401 urban agglomeration.
 * 1977 - La Sabana Metropolitan Park established.
 * 1980 - United Nations' University for Peace established near San Jose.
 * 1985 - Pre-Columbian Gold Museum opens.
 * 1987 - Sister city relationship established with Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
 * 1990 - City twinned with Almaty, Kazakhstan; Miami, USA; and San Jose, California, USA.
 * 1993 - April: Supreme Court of Justice hostage crisis.
 * 1994
 * Museum of Contemporary Art and Design established.
 * Population: 315,909 city; 1,186,417 urban agglomeration (estimate).
 * 1998 - Johnny Araya Monge becomes mayor.

21st century

 * 2000 - City twinned with Mexico City, Mexico.
 * 2008 - City twinned with Puebla, Mexico.
 * 2011
 * National Stadium rebuilt.
 * Population: 288,054.
 * 2012 - 5 September: 2012 Costa Rica earthquake occurs.
 * 2013 - becomes mayor.