# Timeline of Puebla

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

## Prior to 18th century

* 1531
** Puebla founded by Toribio Motolinia & Sebastián Ramírez de Fuenleal.
** First mass celebrated 16 April 1531 by Toribio Motolinia.
* 1533-1545 - Indios de Servicio provide labor to Puebla.
* 1537 – College of the Holy Ghost founded by Jesuits.
* 1541 – Textile mill in operation.
* 1542 – School established.
* 1543 – Catholic Diocese of Tlaxcala headquartered in Puebla.
* 1551 – San Francisco Convent active.
* 1552 – Puebla Cathedral construction begins.
* 1555 – Fountain installed in Plaza Mayor.
* 1556 – Joseph designated city patron saint.
* 1578 - Colegio del Espíritu Santo founded
* 1580 – Casa del Deán built.
* 1592 – Hospital de San Roque founded.
* 1609 – Convent of Santa Monica founded.
* 1629 – Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla becomes Cathedral maestro de capilla.
* 1632 – Hospital de San Bernardo opens.
* 1639-1653 - Juan de Palafox y Mendoza, Bishop of Puebla
* 1640 – Printing press in operation (approximate date).
* 1646 – Biblioteca Palafoxiana founded.
* 1649 – Puebla Cathedral consecrated.
* 1653 – Potters' guild established.
* 1659 – Church of Santo Domingo built (approximate date).
* 1678 – Population: 68,800.
* 1688 - Death of Catarina de San Juan, "la China Poblana"
* 1690
** Capilla del Rosario (Puebla) [es] (chapel) built in the Church of Santo Domingo.
** Puebla Cathedral completed.

## 18th and 19th centuries

* 1728 – Museum of antiquities established.
* 1760 – Teatro Principal inaugurated.
* 1764 – Estaban Bravo de Rivero becomes mayor.
* 1767 – La Compania (Jesuit church) built.
* 1771 – Jose Merino Ceballos becomes mayor.
* 1793 – Population: 56,859.
* 1813 – Academia de Bellas Artes founded.
* 1827 – El Poblano newspaper begins publication.
* 1844 – Paseo Bravo (street) laid out.
* 1846 – El Patricio newspaper in publication.
* 1847 – Siege of Puebla by United States forces.
* 1862
** May 5: Battle of Puebla occurs near city.
** City renamed "Puebla de Zaragoza".
* 1863 – May 16–17: Siege of Puebla by French forces.
* 1867 - Seized by Mexicans under Porfirio Díaz.
* 1868 – Guerrero theatre opens.
* 1869 – Apizaco-Puebla Mexican Railway line built.
* 1879 – Population: 64,588.
* 1891 – Penitenciaria (prison) built.
* 1893 – Velodrome in use.
* 1895 – Population: 91,917.
* 1897 – Railway station built.
* 1898 – Rancho de la Magdalena becomes part of city.
* 1900 – Population: 93,521.

## 20th century

* 1901 – Franco-Mexican monument erected (approximate date).
* 1906 – Palacio Municipal de Puebla [es] built.
* 1910
** Victoria Market opens.
** Population: 101,214.
* 1911 – Gaceta de Puebla newspaper begins publication.
* 1924 – La Opinion newspaper in publication.
* 1926 – Mexico City-Puebla highway completed.
* 1931
** 400th anniversary of city founding.
** Population: 124,063.
* 1937 – University of Puebla founded.
* 1942 - Colegio Americano de Puebla founded.
* 1944
** Club de Fútbol Puebla formed.
** El Sol de Puebla newspaper begins publication.
** Museo José Luis Bello y González [es] (museum) opens.
* 1950 – Population: 206,840.
* 1960 – Population: 297,257.
* 1962 – Area of city expanded.
* 1964 – Volkswagen automotive manufactory begins operating.
* 1968 – Estadio Cuauhtémoc (stadium) opens.
* 1973 – Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla and Museo de Arte Cultural Poblano established.
* 1985 – Hermanos Serdán International Airport inaugurated.
* 1987
** Historic Downtown area designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
** Jardín Botánico Universitario de la Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla [es] (garden) established.
* 1988 – Central de Autobuses Puebla (depot) inaugurated.
* 1991 – Amparo Museum inaugurated.

## 21st century

* 2002 – San Pedro Museum of Art active.
* 2005 – Enrique Dóger [es] becomes mayor.
* 2008 – Blanca Alcalá becomes mayor.
* 2010
** Eduardo Rivera Pérez elected mayor.
** Population: 1,434,062; metro 2,668,437.
* 2014 – José Antonio Gali Fayad becomes mayor.
* 2017 - Puebla earthquake