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 - League War (Costa Rica). 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. 1978 - Costa Rican Museum of Art opens. 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.
See also San José history
References
Bibliography
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External links
Items related to San Jose, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America) Items related to San Jose, various dates (via Europeana)