Timeline of San José, Costa Rica
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of San José, Costa Rica.
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Prior to 20th century
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- 1738 - San José founded.[1]
- 1760 - Town hall in use (approximate date).[2]
- 1776 - Church built.[2]
- 1808 - Population: 8,316.[2]
- 1812 - "Town council elected."[2]
- 1813 - San Jose attains city status.[3]
- 1814 - es (school) opens.[3]
- 1823 - San José becomes capital of Costa Rica.[1]
- 1824 - Population: 15,472.[2]
- 1835 - es.[2]
- 1836 - Population: 17,965.[2]
- 1841 - 2 September: Earthquake.[2](es)
- 1845
- Puntarenas-San Jose road built.[2]
- es established.
- 1848 - Carmen District created.[citation needed]
- 1850 - Roman Catholic diocese of San José de Costa Rica established.[4]
- 1855 - es built.
- 1864 - Population: 8,863.[2]
- 1869 - Telegraph begins operating.[5]
- 1878 - Metropolitan Cathedral of San José and Estacion del Pacifico (rail station)[2] built.
- 1880 - Public market built (approximate date).[2]
- 1883 - Population: 13,484.[2]
- 1884 - Street lighting installed.[6]
- 1886 - Telephone begins operating.[2]
- 1887 - es (park) established.
- 1889
- 1890 - Estacion del Atlantico (rail station) begins operating.[2]
- 1892 - Population: 19,326.[2]
- 1895 - es unveiled.[7]
- 1897 - National Theatre of Costa Rica opens.[2]
20th century
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- 1904 - Population: 24,500.[8]
- 1907 - es (church) built (approximate date).
- 1910 - es relocated to San Jose (approximate date).[3]
- 1911 - Sociedad Gimnástica Española de San José (sport club) formed.
- 1916 - es opens.
- 1918 - Population: 38,016 city; 51,658 metro.[9]
- 1920 - es established.
- 1921 - es opens.
- 1924
- 4 March: Earthquake.[2](es)
- National Stadium opens.
- 1927 - Population: 50,580.[2]
- 1930 - Gran Hotel (Costa Rica) built.
- 1948 - March-April: Costa Rican Civil War.[2]
- 1950 - Population: 86,718.[2]
- 1958 - es (national congress building) constructed.
- 1963 - March: Irazú Volcano erupts near city.[2]
- 1977 - La Sabana Metropolitan Park established.[citation needed]
- 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.[10]
- 1990 - City twinned with Almaty, Kazakhstan; Miami, USA; and San Jose, California, USA.[10]
- 1993 - April: Supreme Court of Justice hostage crisis.
- 1994 - Museum of Contemporary Art and Design established.
- 1998 - Johnny Araya Monge becomes mayor.
21st century
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- 2000 - City twinned with Mexico City, Mexico.[10]
- 2008 - City twinned with Puebla, Mexico.[10]
- 2011
- National Stadium rebuilt.
- Population: 288,054.[11]
- 2012 - 5 September: 2012 Costa Rica earthquake occurs.[12]
- 2013 - es becomes mayor.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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 Marley 2005.
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- ↑ Zamora 1997.
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Bibliography
in English
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in Spanish
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External links
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