# Timeline of Guadalajara

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

## Prior to 19th century

* 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).
* 1861 – Public Library of the State of Jalisco established.
* 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.
* 1916 – Club Atlas (football club) formed.
* 1917 – El Informador newspaper begins publication.
* 1925 – University of Guadalajara re-established.
* 1932 – June 3: 1932 Jalisco earthquake.
* 1939 – José Clemente Orozco paints murals in the Hospicio Cabañas.
* 1942
** El Occidental newspaper begins publication.
** Alameda Theatre opens.
* 1950
** Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra established.
** Population: 378,423.
* 1952 – Rotonda de los Jaliscienses Ilustres and Town Hall built.
* 1954 – XEWK-AM radio begins broadcasting.
* 1958 – San Juan de Dios Market inaugurated.
* 1960
** Jalisco Stadium opens.
** Population: 740,396.
* 1966 – Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport opens.
* 1968 – Centro de Enseñanza Técnica Industrial founded.
* 1969 – Plaza del Sol shopping mall in business.
* 1972 – Templo Expiatorio del Santísimo Sacramento (church) built.
* 1973 – Liga Comunista 23 de Septiembre formed.
* 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.