Timeline of San Salvador
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of San Salvador, El Salvador.
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Prior to 20th century
- 1525 - San Salvador founded by Spaniard Gonzalo de Alvarado.[1]
- 1526 - "Settlement destroyed by Indians."[1]
- 1528 - San Salvador refounded by Spaniard Diego de Alvarado.[1]
- 1831 - San Salvador becomes capital of the Central American Union.[2]
- 1840 - San Salvador becomes capital of El Salvador.[2]
- 1841 - University of El Salvador founded.
- 1842 - Catholic Diocese of San Salvador established.[3]
- 1849 - Cementerio de Los Ilustres (cemetery) established.
- 1854 - April 16: Earthquake.[4]
- 1870 - National Palace built.
- 1890 - Siglo XX newspaper begins publication.
20th century
1900s-1960s
See also: History of El Salvador (1931–79)
- 1911
- Liberty Monument erected in Duenas Park.[5]
- National Palace rebuilt.
- 1917
- Earthquake.[2]
- National Theatre of El Salvador opens.
- 1920 - Population: 80,100.[6]
- 1921
- Siman (shop) in business.
- Casa Presidencial (government residence) built.
- 1923 - Ilopango military airfield begins operating.
- 1932 - Estadio Jorge "Mágico" González (stadium) built.
- 1934 - Flood.[2]
- 1935 - Parque Cuscatlán (park) established.
- 1936 - El Diario de Hoy newspaper headquartered in San Salvador.[7]
- 1949 - Tribuna Libre newspaper begins publication.[8]
- 1950
- Club Deportivo Atlético Marte formed.
- Population: 160,380.[2]
- 1951
- Cathedral burns down.[2]
- Organization of Central American States headquartered in city.
- 1953 - Iglesia de María Auxiliadora (El Salvador) (church) built.
- 1955 - Cine Avenida (cinema) opens (approximate date).[9]
- 1956 - San Salvador Cathedral construction begins.
- 1958 - El Salvador Amateur Radio Club headquartered in city.
- 1960 - Alianza Fútbol Club active.
- 1964
- José Napoleón Duarte becomes mayor.
- Biblioteca Nacional Francisco Gavidia (library) building constructed.
- 1965 - Jesuit Central American University founded.
- 1969 - "Metroplan 80" (city plan) created.[10]
1970s-1990s
See also: Salvadoran Civil War
- 1970
- Metrocentro shopping mall in business.
- Carlos Antonio Herrera Rebollo becomes mayor.
- 1971 - Teatro Presidente opens.
- 1972 - Wester Hotel in business.
- 1974 - José Antonio Morales Ehrlich becomes mayor.
- 1975 - International Trade and Convention Center opens.
- 1976
- Estadio Cuscatlán (stadium) opens.
- José Napoleón Gómez becomes mayor.
- 1977 - February 28: Political demonstration; crackdown.
- 1978 - Hugo Guerra becomes mayor.
- 1979 - Julio Adolfo Rey Prendes becomes mayor.
- 1980
- March 24: Archbishop Óscar Romero assassinated.[11]
- El Salvador International Airport opens.
- 1981 - October 24: Bombing.[12]
- 1982 - Alejandro Duarte becomes mayor.
- 1985 - José Antonio Morales Ehrlich becomes mayor again.
- 1986 - October 10: 1986 San Salvador earthquake.[13]
- 1988
- December: Car bombing.[14]
- Armando Calderón Sol becomes mayor.[15]
- 1989
- November 11: FMLN attacks.[16]
- November 16: Murder of UCA scholars.[11]
- Diario Co Latino newspaper in publication.
- 1994 - Mario Valiente becomes mayor.
- 1995 - Centro Comercial Galerias shopping mall in business.
- 1996 - Homies Unidos (community group) founded.
- 1997
- Hilton Hotel in business.
- Héctor Silva becomes mayor.[17]
- 1999 - Museo de la Palabra y la Imagen opens.
21st century
- 2002
- RN-5 highway opens.
- San Salvador Fútbol Club formed.
- 2003
- Teatro Luis Poma and Museo de Arte de El Salvador building open.
- Carlos Rivas Zamora becomes mayor.
- 2005 - Sister city relationship established with Los Angeles, USA.[18]
- 2006 - Violeta Menjívar becomes mayor.
- 2007 - Population: 316,090.[19]
- 2009
- World Trade Center San Salvador built.
- Norman Quijano becomes mayor.
- RN-21 highway opens.
- 2010
- June: Bus attacks.[17]
- Torre El Pedregal built.
- 2011 - Parque del Bicentenario (park) established.
See also
References
- 1 2 3 James Stuart Olson, ed. (1991). "El Salvador". Historical Dictionary of European Imperialism. Greenwood. ISBN 978-0-313-26257-9.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Leon E. Seltzer, ed. (1952), Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, New York: Columbia University Press, p. 1684, OL 6112221M
- ↑ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: El Salvador". www.katolsk.no. Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved December 2014.
- ↑ Catholic Encyclopedia 1912.
- ↑ Salvador: General Descriptive Data, Washington DC: Union of American Republics, 1916 – via Hathi Trust
- ↑ Collier 1928.
- ↑ "El Salvador: Directory". Europa World Year Book. Europa Publications. 2003. ISBN 978-1-85743-227-5.
- ↑ "San Salvador (El Salvador) -- Newspapers". Global Resources Network. Chicago, USA: Center for Research Libraries. Retrieved December 2014.
- ↑ "Movie Theaters in San Salvador". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved December 2014.
- ↑ Lungo 2000.
- 1 2 "El Salvador". Political Chronology of the Americas. Routledge. 2003. ISBN 978-1-135-35653-8.
- ↑ "San Salvador Terrorists Set Off Five Bombs", New York Times, October 24, 1981
- ↑ "Strong Quake Hits San Salvador", New York Times, October 11, 1986
- ↑ "Besieged San Salvador Feels Realities of War", New York Times, January 23, 1989
- ↑ "San Salvador Journal; The Far Right's New Face (Some Say It's a Mask)", New York Times, September 21, 1988
- ↑ Elisabeth Jean Wood (2003). "Chronology". Insurgent Collective Action and Civil War in El Salvador. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-139-93656-9.
- 1 2 "El Salvador Profile: Timeline". BBC News. Retrieved December 2014.
- ↑ "Sister Cities of Los Angeles". USA: City of Los Angeles. Retrieved December 2015.
- ↑ "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 2012. United Nations Statistics Division.
This article incorporates information from the Spanish Wikipedia and German Wikipedia.
Bibliography
- A.A. MacErlean (1912). "San Salvador". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York.
- "San Salvador". Collier's Encyclopedia. New York: P.F. Collier & Son. 1928.
- Mario Lungo (2000). "Downtown San Salvador: housing, public spaces, and economic transformation". In Mario Polèse and Richard E. Stren. The Social Sustainability of Cities: Diversity and the Management of Change. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-0-8020-8320-3.
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Coordinates: 13°41′N 89°11′W / 13.69°N 89.19°W
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