The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
Prior to 20th century
1561 - Roman Catholic diocese of Comayagua established 1578 - Silver mines discovered 1786 - Tegucigalpa Cathedral building completed. 1812 - Political unrest. 1821 - Tegucigalpa attains city status. 1822 - Mallol Bridge built 1877 - Telegraph begins operating. 1880 - Tegucigalpa becomes capital of Honduras. 1889 - founded
20th century 1905 - Population: about 35,000. 1907 - Tegucigalpa was occupied by Nicaraguan invaders. 1912 El Cronista newspaper begins publication. Club Deportivo Olimpia (football club) formed. 1915 - (theatre) opens. 1920 - Population: 38,950. 1928 - Club Deportivo Motagua (football club) formed. 1934 - Toncontín Airport begins operating. 1937 - Distrito Central created. 1946 - American School of Tegucigalpa established. 1948 - Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino (stadium) opens. 1950 - Population: 72,385 city; 99,948 urban agglomeration. 1961 - Population: 164,941. 1973 - Population: 274,850 city; 302,483 urban agglomeration. 1977 - La Tribuna newspaper begins publication. 1984 - Military leader "Alvarez is deposed amid anti-American demonstrations in Tegucigalpa." 1986 - Population: 597,512 (estimate). 1989 25 January: Alvarez assassinated. 21 October: Airplane crash. 1993 - El Periódico newspaper begins publication. 1998 - October: Hurricane Mitch occurs.
21st century
2003 - Population: 858,437. 2009 - 28 June: 2009 Honduran coup d'état. 2011 - hi-rise built.(es) 2013 - Population: 1,157,509. 2014 - Nasry Asfura becomes mayor.
See also Tegucigalpa history
References
This article incorporates information from the Spanish Wikipedia.
Bibliography
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External links
Map of Tegucigalpa, 1984 Items related to Tegucigalpa, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America) Items related to Tegucigalpa, various dates (via Europeana)