# Timeline of Laredo, Texas

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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Laredo, Texas, USA.

## 18th-19th centuries

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| Pre-Columbian Texas | |
| Early Spanish explorations | 1519–1543 |
| French Texas | 1684–1689 |
| Spanish Texas | 1690–1821 |
| Mexican Texas | 1821–1836 |
| Republic of Texas | 1836–1845 |
| Statehood | 1845–1860 |
| Civil War Era | 1861–1865 |
| Reconstruction | 1865–1899 |
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* 1755 - May 15: Villa de Laredo founded by Tomás Sánchez and others in Spanish colonial Nuevo Santander, Viceroyalty of New Spain.
* 1760 - Chapel built.
* 1767 - San Agustin Church founded.
* 1790 - Population: 708.
* 1821 - Laredo becomes part of independent Mexican Empire.
* 1840 - Laredo becomes capital of the Mexican insurgent Republic of the Rio Grande during the Mexican Federalist War.
* 1846 - Laredo taken by U.S. Texas Rangers during the Mexican–American War.
* 1847 - U.S. forces occupy town.
* 1848
** Laredo becomes part of the U.S. per Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo at end of Mexican–American War.
** Webb County, Texas created.
* 1849 - U.S. military Camp Crawford established.
* 1852 - Laredo "chartered as a Texas city."
* 1860 - Population: 1,256.
* 1872 - San Agustin Church rebuilt.
* 1880
** Corpus Christi-Laredo railway begins operating.
** Population: 3,521.
* 1881
** Mexico-Laredo railway begins operating.
** St. Peter's neighborhood development begins.
** City plan for Laredo and Nuevo Laredo, "'Plano de los Dos Laredos' created by E.R. Laroche."
* 1882
** Laredo Seminary and city water works established.
** County Courthouse built.
* 1883 - Daily Laredo Times newspaper begins publication.
* 1888 - Laredo Improvement Company formed.
* 1889
** Street railway begins operating.
** "Foot and wagon bridge built across the Rio Grande" at Convent Avenue.
* 1890 - Population: 11,319.
* 1898 - Onion farming begins (approximate date).
* 1900 - Population: 13,429.

## 20th century

* 1904 - Laredo Academy established.
* 1907 - Laredo United States Post Office, Court House and Custom House built.
* 1908 - Discovery of natural gas in vicinity of Laredo.
* 1909 - Webb County Courthouse built.
* 1910 - Population: 14,855.
* 1911 - Liga Femenil Mexicanista (women's group) founded in Laredo.
* 1915 - Laredo public library active (approximate date).
* 1920
** Texas Mexican Railway International Bridge opened.
** Population: 22,710.
* 1922
** International Bridge opens.
** Azteca Theater opens.
* 1937 - Foundry Workers' Union of Laredo formed.
* 1938 - KPAB radio begins broadcasting.
* 1946 - Fort McIntosh, Texas de-activated.
* 1947 - Laredo Junior College established.
* 1950 - Population: 51,910.
* 1954 - Flood.
* 1956 - KGNS-TV (television) begins broadcasting.
* 1969 - Texas A&M International University established.
* 1970
** River Drive Mall in business.
** Population: 69,678.
* 1977 - Mall del Norte in business.
* 1978 - Aldo Tatangelo becomes mayor.
* 1980
** Webb County Heritage Foundation established.
** Population: 91,449.
* 1990
** Saul N. Ramirez, Jr. becomes mayor.
** Population: 122,899.
* 1993
** Laredo Community College active.
** Cinemark Movies 12 (cinema) in business.
* 1998 - Betty Flores becomes mayor.
* 2000
** Roman Catholic Diocese of Laredo established.
** Population: 176,576.

## 21st century

* 2001 - City website online (approximate date).
* 2005 - Henry Cuellar becomes U.S. representative for Texas's 28th congressional district.
* 2006 - Raul G. Salinas becomes mayor.
* 2007 - Cinemark Mall Del Norte (cinema) in business.
* 2008 - Rio Grande Detention Center opens, housing up to 1900 federal prisoners for the U.S. government
* 2010 - Population: 236,091.
* 2014 - Pete Saenz becomes mayor.