Timeline of Campeche City

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Campeche, Mexico.

Prior to 20th century

  • 1540 - San Francisco de Campeche founded by Spaniard Francisco de Montejo.[1][2]
  • 1633 - Sack of Campeche (1633) by Dutch privateers.
  • 1659 - Town "sacked by the British."[2]
  • 1663 - Sack of Campeche (1663) by pirates.[1]
  • 1685 - Campeche raided by Dutch pirate Laurens de Graaf.[3][2]
  • 1732 - Puerta de la Tierra (gate) erected.
  • 1760 - Catedral de Campeche built.
  • 1762 - San José el Alto fort built.
  • 1777 - Campeche attains city status;[4] Campeche coat of arms established.
  • 1796 - Hospital de San Lazaro founded.[4]
  • 1801 - Fuerte de San Miguel (Campeche) (fort) built.
  • 1821 - 5 November: Campeche secedes from Yucatán.[4]
  • 1840 - June: Yucatecan occupation begins.[4]
  • 1857 - 6–7 August: Coup in Campeche.[4]
  • 1858 - State of Campeche established.[4]
  • 1864 - 26 January: French in power.[4]
  • 1871 - Telegraph begins operating.[4]
  • 1879 - Population: 15,190.[4]
  • 1883 - "Naval base established at Lerma."[4]
  • 1895 - Catholic Diocese of Campeche established.[5]

20th century

21st century

See also

References

  1. "Campeche: Cronología de Hechos Históricos". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on 25 May 2007.
  2. Britannica 1910.
  3. Winning 1950.
  4. Marley 2005.
  5. Catholic Encyclopedia 1908.
  6. "Publicaciones periódicas". Sistema de Información Cultural (in Spanish). Gobierno de Mexico. Retrieved March 7, 2020. Datos SIC
  7. "Municipio de Campeche". Catálogo de Localidades (in Spanish). Secretaría de Desarrollo Social. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  8. "Mexican mayors". City Mayors.com. London: City Mayors Foundation. Retrieved December 18, 2014.

This article incorporates information from the Spanish Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

in Spanish

  • Antonio García Cubas [in Spanish] (1896). "Campeche". Diccionario Geográfico, Histórico y Biográfico de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos (in Spanish). Vol. 2. México: Antigua Imprenta de las Escalerillas. hdl:2027/coo.31924056282332 via Hathi Trust.

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