# Timeline of Lima

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Lima, Peru.

## Prior to 19th century

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| Pre-Columbian Peru | 12000 BCE–1532 |
| Ancient civilizations | 3500 BCE–1470 |
| Inca Empire | 1438–1533/1572 |
| Spanish conquest | 1532–1572 |
| Viceroyalty | 1542–1824 |
| Peruvian War of Independence | 1809–1826 |
| Foundational Period | 1821–1842 |
| Protectorate of Peru | 1821–1822 |
| Supreme Governing Junta | 1822–1823 |
| Peru–Bolivian Confederation | 1836–1839 |
| Restoration | 1839–1841 |
| Military Anarchy | 1841–1845 |
| Guano Era | 1845–1866 |
| Chincha Islands War | 1865–1879 |
| War of the Pacific | 1879–1883 |
| Occupation of Peru | 1879–1883 |
| Occupation of Lima | 1881–1883 |
| Peruvian Resistance | 1881–1883 |
| National Reconstruction | 1884–1895 |
| Aristocratic Republic | 1895–1919 |
| New Motherland | 1919–1930 |
| Ecuadorian–Peruvian War | 1941 |
| Odría Dictatorship | 1948–1956 |
| Moderate civil reform | 1956–1968 |
| Revolutionary Government | 1968–1980 |
| Return to democracy and terrorism | 1980–2000 |
| Internal conflict | 1980–2000, 2002– |
| Economic crisis | 1980s |
| Peruvian political crisis | 2016– |
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* 1535
** Ciudad de los Reyes founded by Francisco Pizarro.
** Cathedral of Lima construction begins.
** Plaza Mayor location designated.
* 1541
** 26 June: Francisco Pizarro assassinated.
** Catholic Diocese of Lima established.
* 1542 – Spanish Real Audiencia established.
* 1548 – Jerónimo de Loayza becomes Catholic Archbishop of Lima.
* 1549 – Municipal Palace of Lima built.
* 1551 – University of San Marcos founded.
* 1555 - Artisan guilds established (approximate date).
* 1565 – Casa de Moneda de Lima [es] (mint) established.
* 1581 – Antonio Ricardo sets up printing press.
* 1586 – 1586 Lima–Callao earthquake.
* 1613 - Consulado (merchant guild) begins operating.
* 1625 – Cathedral Basilica of Lima consecrated.
* 1655 - 13 November: 1655 Peru earthquake [es].
* 1671
** Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados (Lima) [es] (church) built.
** Rose of Lima canonized as a religious saint.
* 1674 - Basilica and Convent of San Francisco completed.
* 1687
** 1687 Peru earthquake.
** Lima City Walls built.
* 1700 – Population: 37,234.
* 1746 – 1746 Lima–Callao earthquake.
* 1768 – Plaza de toros de Acho (bullring) constructed.
* 1791 – Population: 52,627.
* 1799 – Callao-Lima highway constructed.

## 19th century

* 1808 – Public cemetery established.
* 1812 – Population: 63,900.
* 1820 – Treasure of Lima reputedly removed from city.
* 1821 - Lima taken by forces of José de San Martín; Peruvian independence from Spanish Empire declared.
* 1822 - National Library of Peru founded.
* 1828 – Earthquake.
* 1838 – July: Political unrest.
* 1839 – El Comercio newspaper begins publication.
* 1854
** Medical Society founded.
** Yellow fever epidemic.
* 1856 – Saint Cecilia Philharmonic Society formed.
* 1860
** April: Earthquake.
** Lima Stock Exchange and Artisan Mutual Aid Society founded.
* 1861 – Peru National Archive established.
* 1865 - November: City taken by anti-Spanish forces during the Chincha Islands War.
* 1867 - Fabrica de Chocolate Cavenago y Cortazar established.
* 1868 – Club de la Union founded.
* 1870 – Lima City Walls dismantled.
* 1872 – Palacio de la Exposición built; Lima International Exhibition held.
* 1876
** Escuela Especial de Construcciones Civiles y Minas established.
** Population: 101,488.
* 1881 – Occupation of Lima by Chilean forces begins.
* 1883 – Occupation of Lima by Chilean forces ends.
* 1886
** Ateneo de Lima established.
** Teatro Olimpo (theatre) inaugurated.
* 1888 – Sociedad Geográfica de Lima founded.
* 1897 – Estadio Guadalupe opens.
* 1898 – Instituto Tecnico e Industrial del Peru inaugurated.

## 20th century
### 1900s-1940s

* 1903 – Sociedad Empleados de Comercio organized.
* 1906
** Museo de Historia Nacional opens.
** Lima Cricket and Football Club active.
* 1907 – Lima Philharmonic Society founded.
* 1908 - Population: 140,884.
* 1914 – Teatro Colón (theatre) inaugurated.
* 1918 - Museum of Natural History, Lima established.
* 1923 – Museum of Italian Art inaugurated.
* 1924 – Archbishop's Palace of Lima built.
* 1928 - 21 July: Asociación Nacional de Periodistas del Perú founded in Lima.
* 1929 – Teatro Municipal established.
* 1933 - Jardín botánico Octavio Velarde Núñez [es] (garden) established.
* 1935 – Lima Municipal Library established.
* 1936 – Cine Metro (cinema) opens.
* 1938
** Government Palace built.
** National Symphony Orchestra founded.
* 1939 – Legislative Palace built on Paseo Colón.
* 1940 – Avenida Abancay constructed.
* 1944 – Municipal Palace of Lima rebuilt.

### 1950s-1990s

* 1958 – Cine El Pacifico (cinema) in Miraflores built.
* 1959
** El Ángel Cemetery (cemetery) established.
** Pastelería San Antonio in business.
* 1961 - Population: 1,436,231 urban agglomeration.
* 1962 – University of Lima founded.
* 1964 - 24 May: Estadio Nacional disaster.
* 1966 – 17 October: 1966 Peru earthquake.
* 1969 - Perú Negro (musical group) formed.
* 1972 - Population: 2,833,609 city; 3,302,523 urban agglomeration.
* 1980 - Colegio de Periodistas del Perú [es] founded.
* 1981 - City partnered with Austin, Texas, USA.
* 1984 - Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement active.
* 1988 – Historic Centre of Lima designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
* 1990
** Lima Metro opens.
** Population: 6,414,500 (estimate).
* 1991 – 3 November: Barrios Altos massacre.
* 1992
** 16 July: Tarata bombing.
** La Cantuta massacre.
* 1996
** 17 December: Japanese embassy hostage crisis begins.
** Alberto Andrade Carmona becomes mayor.
* 1997 – Jockey Plaza shopping centre in Surco in business.
* 1998 - Orchestra of the University of Lima [es] founded.
* 1999 – Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne becomes Catholic Archbishop of Lima.

## 21st century

* 2001 – Chocavento Tower built.
* 2002 – 21 March: Bombing near U.S. embassy.
* 2003 – Luis Castañeda Lossio becomes mayor.
* 2004
** 25 July: 2004 Copa América Final football tournament held.
** Camisea Gas Project begins operating.
* 2005 - Consejo Consultivo de Radio y Televisión [es] headquartered in Lima.
* 2007 – Population: 7,605,742; metro 8,472,935.
* 2010 – El Metropolitano bus transit system begins operating.
* 2011
** Lima Metro begins operating.
** Universidad de Ingeniería y Tecnología is founded.
** Susana Villarán becomes mayor.
* 2013 - Air pollution in Lima reaches annual mean of 48 PM2.5 and 88 PM10, more than recommended.
* 2015 - Luis Castañeda Lossio becomes mayor again.
* 2016 - Population: 10,039,455.