The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Mexico City, Mexico.
Prior to 19th 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 – Mexico City Riot of 1692. 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. 1792 – Chamber of Notaries of Mexico City founded.
19th 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. - Read online at Google Books 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 2020 – Population: 9,209,944; metro: 21,804,515 2021 – Mexico City Metro overpass collapse 2026 – Hosting FIFA World Cup
See also History of Mexico City Mexico City's boroughs List of heads of government of the Mexican Federal District Chronology of the Mexican Federal District Tenochtitlan, 1325-1521 Greater Mexico City
References
This article incorporates information from the Spanish Wikipedia.
Bibliography In English Published before 20th century
Published in 20th century 1900s-1950s
(describes Mexico City)
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
Diana Davis. Social Construction of Mexico City. Journal of Urban History. 24 (1998), 364-415
Published in 21st century
In Spanish
External links
Europeana. Items related to Mexico City, various dates. Digital Public Library of America. Items related to Mexico City, various dates , ca.1880-1957