Timeline of Guadalajara

• 1542 – February 14: Guadalajara founded in New Spain. • 1560 • Town becomes capital of Nueva Galicia province. • Royal Audiencia of Guadalajara relocated to Guadalajara from Compostela. • 1591 – Jesuit college founded. • 1618 – Guadalajara Cathedral built. • 1690 – Sanctuary of Nuestra Señora del Carmen founded. • 1692 – Templo de San Francisco de Asís (church) built. • 1774 – Governor's Palace built on Plaza de Armas. • 1786 – Spanish intendancy established. • 1792 • University of Guadalajara founded. • Population: 24,249. • 1795 – Consulado (merchant guild) established. ==19th century==

• 1811 – Mint built. • 1817 – May 31: Severe earthquake. • 1829 – Hospicio Cabañas inaugurated. • 1848 – Panteón de Belén (cemetery) established. • 1849 – Earthquake. • 1854 – Guadalajara Cathedral towers rebuilt. • 1859 – War of Reform (approximate date). • 1863 – French occupation begins. • 1866 • Teatro Degollado inaugurated. • French occupation ends. • 1867 – Club Popular de Artesanos active. • 1875 – Earthquake. • 1895 – Population: 83,934. • 1896 – Casa de los Perros built. • 1897 – Templo Expiatorio del Santísimo Sacramento (church) construction begins. • 1900 – Population: 101,208. ==20th century==

• 1906 – Club Deportivo Guadalajara (football club) formed. • 1907 – Automobile Club of Guadalajara conducts car race near city. • 1908 – Southern Pacific railway begins operating. • 1914 – Mexican Revolution. • 1925 – University of Guadalajara re-established. • 1932 – June 3: 1932 Jalisco earthquake. • 1939 – José Clemente Orozco paints murals in the Hospicio Cabañas. • 1950 • Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra established. • Population: 378,423. • 1952 – Rotonda de los Jaliscienses Ilustres and Town Hall built. • 1975 – Federation of Low-Income Neighbourhoods formed. • 1976 – Trolleybuses begin operating. • 1979 – Supermercados Gigante (supermarket) opens. • 1983 – Sister city relationship established with Portland, Oregon, USA. • 1986 – Guadalajara International Film Festival begins. • 1987 – Guadalajara International Book Fair begins. • 1988 • Guadalajara Zoo opens. • Festival Cultural de Mayo begins. • 1989 – Guadalajara light rail system begins operating. • 1990 – Population: 1,650,042. • 1991 – XHGJG-TV begins broadcasting. • 1992 – April 22: Gasoline explosions in Analco. • 1994 – Encuentro del Mariachi begins. • 1996 – Guadalajara Gay Pride inaugurated. • 1997 – December: "Freak snowfall." • 1998 – Francisco Javier Ramírez Acuña becomes mayor. ==21st century==

• 2002 – Oficina para Proyectos de Arte (art space) founded. • 2004 – EU-Latin American-Caribbean summit held; prompts protest. • 2005 – City designated an American Capital of Culture. • 2007 • Pan American Volleyball Complex opens. • Alfonso Petersen becomes mayor. • 2008 – Nissan Gymnastics Stadium opens. • 2009 • Guadalajara Macrobús begins operating. • Jorge Aristóteles Sandoval Díaz elected mayor. • 2010 • Telcel Tennis Complex and Pan American Hockey Stadium open. • Population: 1,495,182. • 2011 – October: 2011 Pan American Games held. • 2012 • May: Peace march. • Ramiro Hernández García becomes Municipal President. ==See also==