Timeline of Mérida, Mexico
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico.
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Prior to 20th century
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- 1542 - Mérida founded by Francisco de Montejo the Younger on site of former city T'ho.[1]
- 1547 - Franciscan convent active.[2]
- 1549 - Montejo's residence.[3]
- 1561 - Mérida Cathedral construction begins.[4]
- 1598 - Mérida Cathedral construction completed.[4]
- 1618 - School of Mérida opens.[3]
- 1624 - Real y Pontificia Universidad de Mérida established.
- 1648 - Yellow fever epidemic.[3]
- 1823 - Yucatán becomes part of Mexico.[4]
- 1847 - Caste War of Yucatán begins.
- 1892 - Government Palace (Palacio de Gobierno) built.[3]
20th century
- 1900 - Population: 43,630.[2]
- 1910 - Parque Zoológico del Centenario founded.
- 1922 - Universidad Nacional del Sureste established.[1]
- 1929 - Airport begins operating.
- 1949 - Cine Teatro Mérida opens.[5]
- 1957 - Monumento a la Patria erected on the Paseo Montejo.[3]
- 1962 - Instituto Tecnológico de Mérida established.
- 1978 - Pacheco murals in the Palacio de Gobierno completed.[4]
- 1983 - Jardin Botanico Regional del CICY (garden) established in Chuburná de Hidalgo.[6]
- 1988 - The city is hit by Hurricane Gilbert.
- 1993 - Catholic Pope John Paul II visits city.
- 1999 - Bill Clinton visits the city in a binational meeting.
21st century
- 2000 - The city is designated as the 1st American Capital of Culture.
- 2002 - The city is hit by Hurricane Isidore.
- 2001 -
- Yucatan Symphony Orchestra founded.
- Ana Rosa Payán becomes as the 29th mayor for a second period.
- 2003 - C.F. Mérida football club formed.
- 2004 - Manuel Fuentes Alcocer becomes the 30th mayor.
- 2005 - The city held the International Mathematical Olympiad. [7]
- 2006 - Mérida host the 18th International Olympiad in Informatics. [8]
- 2007 -
- George W. Bush is received in Merida, here he signs the Mérida Initiative.
- César Bojórquez Zapata becomes the 31st mayor.
- 2009 - The city held the 40th International Physics Olympiad.[9]
- 2010
- Angélica Araujo Lara becomes the 32nd mayor.[10]
- Population: 777,615; Metropolitan Area 973,046.[11]
- 2012 - Alvaro Lara Pacheco becomes interinal mayor, few months later Renán Barrera Concha wins the local election and he becomes the 34th mayor.
- 2014 - Mérida hosted the VI Summit of Association of Caribbean States, more than 25 Heads of State members came to the city.
- 2015
- Mauricio Vila Dosal becomes the 35th mayor.
- Raul Castro, President of Cuba is received by President Enrique Peña Nieto in his first visit as President, to Mexico. Here he announced his retirement on 2018.
See also
References
- 1 2 Leon E. Seltzer, ed. (1952), Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, New York: Columbia University Press, p. 1187, OL 6112221M
- 1 2 "Merida", Encyclopaedia Britannica (11th ed.), New York: Encyclopaedia Britannica Co., 1910, OCLC 14782424
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Mérida", Baedeker's Mexico, 1994, p. 275+ (fulltext via OpenLibrary)
- 1 2 3 4 Michael D. Phillips (1995). "Mérida". In Trudy Ring and Robert M. Salkin. Americas. International Dictionary of Historic Places. Routledge. p. 362+. ISBN 978-1-134-25930-4.
- ↑ "Movie Theaters in Merida, Mexico". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
- ↑ "Garden Search: Mexico". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved December 2015.
- ↑ IMO Organizers
- ↑ IOI 2006 website
- ↑ 40th IPhO 40th Mexico 2009 website
- ↑ "Mexican Mayors". City Mayors.com. London: City Mayors Foundation. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
- ↑ "Population of Capital Cities and Cities of 100,000 or More Inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 2011. United Nations Statistics Division. 2012. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
This article incorporates information from the Spanish Wikipedia.
Further reading
- Published in the 19th century
- John L. Stephens (1858), "(Merida)", Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Henry Moore (1894), "Commercial Directory: Merida", Railway Guide of the Republic of Mexico, Springfield, Ohio: Huben & Moore, OCLC 22498265
- Antonio García Cubas (1896). "Mérida". Diccionario Geográfico, Histórico y Biográfico de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos (in Spanish) 4. México: Antigua Imprenta de las Escalerillas.
- Published in the 20th century
- Reau Campbell (1909), "Mérida", Campbell's New Revised Complete Guide and Descriptive Book of Mexico, Chicago: Rogers & Smith Co., OCLC 1667015
- W.H. Koebel, ed. (1921), "Mexico: Chief Towns: Mérida", Anglo-South American Handbook 1, New York: Macmillan
- Ernst B. Filsinger (1922), "Mexico: Mérida", Commercial Travelers' Guide to Latin America, Washington, DC: Government Printing Office
- John Fisher (1999), "Yucatan: Merida", Mexico, Rough Guides (4th ed.), London, p. 523+, OL 24935876M
- Published in the 21st century
- Ben Greensfelder (2003), "Mérida", Yucatán (2nd ed.), Lonely Planet, OL 24928189M
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Coordinates: 20°58′N 89°37′W / 20.97°N 89.62°W
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