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. 2020 – Carolina Cosse becomes Intendant of Montevideo. 2025 – Mario Bergara becomes Intendant of Montevideo.
See also Montevideo history
Barrios of Montevideo List of municipal intendants of Montevideo List of governors of Montevideo, 1751–1817 List of museums in Montevideo
References
This article incorporates information from the Spanish Wikipedia.
Bibliography Published in the 19th century
. Includes description of Montevideo.
Published in the 20th century
Albes, Edward (1922). Montevideo, the city of roses. Pan American Union online; 29 pp well-illustrated
Published in the 21st century
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