Timeline of Buenos Aires
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Prior to 19th century
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- 1580 - Fort built by Juan de Garay.[1]
- 1591 - Dominican monastery established.[2]
- 1604 - San Francisco monastery established.[2]
- 1611 - Men's Hospital founded.[2]
- 1620 - Town becomes capital of Buenos Aires Province.[1]
- 1671 - Cathedral inaugurated.[3]
- 1711 - Cabildo built.[2]
- 1716 - Granted the royal motto Most Noble and Loyal ("Muy Noble y muy Leal")
- 1720 - Recoleta church built.[2]
- 1722 - Completion of Saint Ignatius Church
- 1727 - San Miguel church founded.[2]
- 1743 - Women's Hospital established.[2]
- 1744 - Las Monjas convent founded.[2]
- 1749 - San Juan convent established.[2]
- 1752 - Cathedral built.[1]
- 1755 - Female Orphan School established.[2]
- 1763 - Anglo-Portuguese invasion, part of the Seven Years' War, repelled by Viceroy Cevallos.
- 1768 - Merced church built.[2]
- 1776 - City becomes capital of Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata.[1]
- 1778 - "Free trade regulations" in effect.[1]
- 1779 - Foundling Asylum established.[2]
- 1794 - Merchant guild established.[4]
19th century
1800s-1840s
- 1801 - Telégrafo Mercantil newspaper begins publication.[5]
- 1806 - British briefly in power.
- 1810
- 18–25 May: May Revolution.[6]
- State Library established.[2]
- 1811 - Pirámide de Mayo monument built on the Plaza de Mayo.
- 1815 - Academy of Jurisprudence founded.[2]
- 1821 - University of Buenos Aires founded.
- 1822
- Academy of Music founded.[citation needed]
- Street names changed.[2]
- Northern Cemetery established.
- 1823 - Museum of Buenos Ayres, Sociedad de Beneficencia,[2] and Philharmonic Association founded.[citation needed]
- 1829 - British Library established (approximate date).[2]
- 1832 - English Cemetery established.[2]
- 1833 - Victoria Theatre built.[7]
- 1838
- 28 March: French blockade of the Río de la Plata begins.
- Scotch Church built.[2]
- 1840 - French blockade of the Río de la Plata ends.
- 1841 - Foreign Club established.[2]
- 1845 - Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata begins.
- 1847 - Lutheran Church built.[2]
1850s-1890s
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Buenos Aires, ca.1860
- 1850 - Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata ends.[citation needed]
- 1852
- Board of Health, Faculty of Medicine, and Club del Progreso founded.[2]
- Yellow fever epidemic.
- 1853
- City becomes capital of State of Buenos Aires.
- Germania club founded.[2]
- 1854 - Buenos Aires Stock Exchange, Society of Natural History of the Plate, and Gymnastic Club founded.[2]
- 1855 - Custom house built.[2]
- 1856
- es built.[citation needed]
- Irish Convent of Sisters of Mercy established.[2]
- 1857
- Teatro Colón opens.
- Deaf and Dumb Institute founded.[2]
- 1858
- Café Tortoni in business.
- Poor Asylum, School of Catedral al Sur, and Maua Bank established.[2]
- School of medicine built.[2]
- Yellow fever epidemic.
- 1859 - British Hospital and Convalecencia built.[2]
- 1860
- Plaza del Retiro laid out.[2]
- Catedral al Norte (school) and Club del Plata founded.[2]
- Santa Catalina church built.[2]
- 1861
- City becomes part of Argentine Confederation again.
- Plaza del Parque public garden laid out.[2]
- Teutonia club founded.[2]
- Mercado del Comercio and Episcopal palace built.[2]
- 1862
- 1863
- 1864
- 1865
- Constitución railway station opens.
- Coliseum concert-hall built.[2]
- Kranken-verein and Heimath club founded.[2]
- 1866 - Archepiscopal see and Mercado de Independencia established.[1]
- 1867
- 1868
- 1869
- 1870 - Yellow fever epidemic.[9]
- 1871
- Yellow fever epidemic.[1]
- City fire department established.[10]
- 1873 - A la Ciudad de Londres department store in business.[11]
- 1875 - Parque Tres de Febrero inaugurated.
- 1876 - Sociedad Estímulo de Bellas Artes (art society)[12] and Buenos Aires Orchestral Society organized.[citation needed]
- 1877
- National Penitentiary inaugurated.[5]
- es in business.[13]
- 1879
- 1880 - City separated from Buenos Aires Province; es established.
- 1882
- Once railway station opens.
- National Theatre built.[7]
- 1887
- Belgrano and Flores become part of city.[1]
- Constitución railway station rebuilt.[citation needed]
- 1888
- Buenos Aires Zoo established.[15]
- Pizzurno Palace built.
- 1890 - National Historical Museum opens.[5]
- 1891 - Rivera Indarte Theatre opens.
- 1893 - Buenos Aires City Hall built.
- 1894
- The Water Company Palace built.
- Musical Mutual Society organized.[citation needed]
- 1895
- Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes opens.
- Population: 663,854.[3]
- 1897 - Puerto Madero constructed.
- 1898
- Buenos Aires Botanical Garden inaugurated.[16]
- Casa Rosada built.
20th century
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1900s-1940s
- 1901 - Club Atlético River Plate formed.
- 1904
- Monument to Giuseppe Garibaldi inaugurated.
- Population: 950,891.[1]
- 1905 - Club Atlético Boca Juniors formed.
- 1906 - Congress hall built.[1]
- 1908 - Avenida Theatre opens.
- 1909 - San Martín Palace built.
- 1910
- Exposición Internacional del Centenario held.
- Customs House, Palace of Justice, and Congressional Plaza inaugurated.
- 1911 - Hotel de Inmigrantes built.
- 1912 - Cine Atlas Belgrano opens.[17]
- 1913
- Buenos Aires Underground begins operating.[3]
- es newspaper begins publication.[18]
- 1914
- Harrods Buenos Aires in business.
- Population: 1,575,814.[3]
- 1915 - Retiro railway station opens.
- 1916 - Buenos Aires Stock Exchange built.
- 1917 - Confitería El Molino in business.
- 1919
- January: Tragic Week conflict.
- Teatro Gran Splendid opens.[19]
- 1921 - Cervantes Theatre opens.
- 1922 - Cine Catalunya opens.[17]
- 1923 - Palacio Barolo built.
- 1925 - Puerto Nuevo opens.
- 1936
- Kavanagh building constructed.
- Maldonado Stream tubed (approximate date).
- 1937 - Teatro Gran Rex opens.
- 1938 - Estadio Monumental opens.
- 1945 - 17 October: Labor demonstration.
- 1946 - Buenos Aires Philharmonic founded.
- 1947 - Population: 4,798,670.[3]
- 1948 - Aeroparque Jorge Newbery opens.[citation needed]
- 1949 - Ministro Pistarini International Airport built.[citation needed]
1950s-1990s
- 1950 - Alas Building constructed.
- 1955
- 16 June: Bombing of Plaza de Mayo.
- Revolución Libertadora.
- 1957 - Federico Lacroze railway station opens.
- 1958 - es inaugurated.
- 1962 - 11 June: Villa Soldati level crossing train accident.
- 1967 - Buenos Aires Japanese Gardens open.
- 1968 - Galileo Galilei planetarium opens.
- 1971 - Florida Street pedestrianized.
- 1972 - Bombing of Sheraton Hotel.
- 1973 - 20 June: Peronist shooting near Ezeiza Airport.
- 1975
- Buenos Aires International Book Fair begins.
- Bombing of theatre.
- 1976
- 24 March: Coup d'état.
- 2 April: Osvaldo Cacciatore becomes mayor.
- 1977 - 30 April: Demonstrations by Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo begin.
- 1978 - Argentine Council for International Relations founded.[20]
- 1979
- 11 December: 1979 Copa América football tournament held.
- Caseros Prison built.
- 1980 - Centro Cultural Recoleta inaugurated.
- 1982 - June: Catholic Pope John Paul II visits city.
- 1987
- April: Catholic Pope John Paul II visits city.
- 12 July: 1987 Copa América Final football tournament held.
- 1988 - Patio Bullrich shopping centre opens.
- 1991 - Galerías Pacífico shopping centre opens.
- 1992
- 17 March: Bombing of Israeli embassy.
- National Library building inaugurated.
- 1994 - 18 July: Bombing of Argentine Israelite Mutual Association building.[21]
- 1996
- es established per 1994 amendment of the Argentine Constitution.
- 30 June: Mayoral election takes place.
- 1999
- Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema begins.
- Abasto de Buenos Aires shopping mall opens.
21st century
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2000s
- 2000
- King Fahd Islamic Cultural Center inaugurated.
- El Ateneo Grand Splendid bookshop in business.
- Aníbal Ibarra becomes Chief of Government of city.
- 2001
- Latin American Art Museum of Buenos Aires inaugurated.
- Buenos Aires Fashion Week and Creamfields BA music festival begin.
- Eloísa Cartonera founded.[22]
- December: Economic protest.
- 2002
- June: Economic protest.[21]
- Quilmes Rock music festival and Buenos Aires Jazz Festival begin.
- 2004 - 30 December: República Cromañón nightclub fire.[21]
- 2005
- Appetite (art gallery) opens.
- El Faro Towers built.
- 2006 - March: Aníbal Ibarra deposed; Jorge Telerman becomes Chief of Government of city.
- 2007 - Mauricio Macri becomes Chief of Government of city.[23][24]
- 2008
- Fortabat Art Collection opens.
- Repsol-YPF tower built.
- 2009 - Le Parc Figueroa Alcorta and Mulieris towers built.
2010s
- 2010
- Municipal bicycle sharing program established.
- Metropolitan Police department established.[citation needed]
- Population: 2,891,082.
- 2011
- 24 July: 2011 Copa América Final football tournament held.
- Metrobus begins operating.
- 2012
- 22 February: Train crash.
- 4 April: F2 es
- 2013
See also
- Buenos Aires history
- es
- Barrios and Communes of Buenos Aires
- List of mayors and chiefs of government of Buenos Aires
- Landmarks in Buenos Aires
- Timeline of Argentine history
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 Britannica 1910.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 2.30 2.31 2.32 2.33 2.34 2.35 2.36 2.37 2.38 2.39 2.40 2.41 2.42 2.43 2.44 2.45 2.46 Mulhall 1869.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Marley 2005.
- ↑ Grieco 2009.
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- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Nolte 1882.
- ↑ Guy 2004.
- ↑ Armus 2011.
- ↑ McCleary 2012.
- ↑ Hallstead-Dabove 2009.
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This article incorporates information from the Spanish Wikipedia.
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