Timeline of Santiago de Chile

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Santiago, Santiago Province, Chile.

Prior to 19th century

• 1541
  • 12 February: Santiago de Nueva Extremadura founded by Spaniard Pedro de Valdivia.
  • 11 September: Settlement sacked by forces of Michimalonco.
• 1552 – Coat of arms granted.
• 1553 – Franciscan convent founded.
• 1595 – San Augustin church built.
• 1609
  • Flooding of Mapocho River.
  • es:Real Audiencia de Chile (Royal Appeals Court) reestablished in Santiago.
• 1647 – 1647 Santiago earthquake.
• 1747 – Universidad de San Felipe founded.
• 1753 – Santiago Metropolitan Cathedral building began.
• 1760 – Basilica de la Merced built.
• 1769 – Casa Colorada built.
• 1779 – es:Puente de Cal y Canto (bridge) built over Mapocho River (official inauguration 1782).
• 1783 – Flooding of Mapocho River.
• 1795 – Consulado (merchant guild) established.
• 1799 – Santiago Metropolitan Cathedral rebuilding completed.

19th century

• 1805 – La Moneda (mint) built.
• 1808 – Palacio de la Real Audiencia de Santiago built.
• 1813 – Biblioteca Nacional de Chile and Instituto Nacional (school) established.
• 1817 – City occupied by forces of Jose de San Martin.
• 1821 – Cementerio General de Santiago established in Recoleta.
• 1830 – Chilean National Museum of Natural History founded.
• 1841 – Quinta Normal Park founded.
• 1842 – University of Santiago, Chile founded.
• 1845 – Caupolican Artisans Society founded.
• 1849 – Astronomical observatory built.
• 1852 – Valparaiso-Santiago telegraph begins operating.
• 1852 – Valdivia chapel built.
• 1856 – August: Premiere of Manuel Ascencio Segura's play Ña Catita.
• 1857 – Municipal Theatre of Santiago inaugurated.
• 1863 – 8 December: Church of the Company Fire.
• 1865 – Aqueduct built.
• 1868 – Jesuit church burns down.
• 1870
  • Club Hípico de Santiago opens.
  • Cholera epidemic.
• 1872 – Benjamín Vicuña Mackenna becomes mayor.
• 1873 – Parque Cousiño inaugurated.
• 1875
  • International Exposition held.
  • Population: 148,284.
  • Plaza La Serena built (approximate date).
• 1876 – National Congress Building inaugurated.
• 1882 – Central Post Office Building (Santiago) constructed.
• 1885
  • Estación Central (railway station) opens.
  • Deutsche Wissenschaftliche Verein zu Santiago founded.
• 1888 – Pontifical Catholic University of Chile founded.
• 1893 – Santiago Stock Exchange founded.
• 1895 – Population: 256,413.
• 1897 – Estación Central (railway station) rebuilt.
• 1900
  • El Mercurio newspaper begins publication.
  • Population: 269,886.

20th century

• 1902 - Population: 322,059. (estimated)
• 1905 – Parque Forestal inaugurated.
• 1908 – December: Pan-American Scientific Congress held.
• 1911 – Chilean National History Museum founded.
• 1925 – Chilean National Zoo opens.
• 1926 – Teatro Carrera opens.
• 1927 – Santiago Metropolitan Park laid out.
• 1935
  • Teatro Oriente (theatre) built.
  • Plaza de la Constitución (Santiago de Chile) laid out (approximate date).
• 1936 – Cine Metro (cinema) opens.
• 1945 – Chilean National Ballet founded.
• 1948 – Instituto Chileno de Investigaciones Genealógicas headquartered in Santiago.
• 1950 – 3ra de la Hora newspaper begins publication.
• 1952 – Population: 664,575 city; 1,348,283 urban agglomeration.
• 1960 – Arboretum Frutillar founded.
• 1962 – 1962 FIFA World Cup held; Battle of Santiago occurs.
• 1967 – Pudahuel Airport commissioned.
• 1972
  • Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral inaugurated.
  • United Nations Conference on Trade and Development held.
• 1973 – 11 September: Chilean coup d'état.
• 1974 – Torre Entel built.
• 1975
  • Santiago Metro begins operating.
  • Population: 3,186,000 city; 3,262,990 urban agglomeration.
• 1976 - July: Lowest temperature of -6.8 recorded in Santiago
• 1978
  • Santiago Metro Line 2 begins operating.
  • Paseo Ahumada pedestrianized.
• 1980 – Santiago Metropolitan Region established.
• 1981 – Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino established.
• 1984 – La Cuarta newspaper begins publication.
• 1985 – 3 March: Earthquake.
• 1990
  • Metrotrén begins operating (San Fernando-Santiago).
  • Jaime Ravinet becomes mayor.
  • National Congress of Chile relocated to Valparaíso from Santiago.
• 1991 – July 21: 1991 Copa América final football tournament held.
• 1995 – Population: 4,229,970 (estimate).
• 1997 – Santiago Metro Line 5 begins operating.
• 1998 – 2nd Summit of the Americas held.

21st century

• 2002
  • Jardín Botánico Chagual (garden) established.
  • Population of Santiago (commune): 200,792; population of metro area: 5,428,590.
• 2004 – Raúl Alcaíno Lihn becomes mayor.
• 2005
  • Santiago Metro Line 4 begins operating.
  • Plaza de la Ciudadanía inaugurated (approximate date).
• 2006
  • Centro Cultural Palacio de La Moneda built.
  • Gran Torre Santiago construction begins.
• 2007 – March: Protests.
• 2008
  • Mall Plaza Alameda in business.
  • Pablo Zalaquett Said becomes mayor.
• 2010
  • 27 February: 2010 Chile earthquake.
  • 28 September: Time capsule buried in the Plaza de Armas.
  • 8 December: Fire in prison in San Miguel.
  • Taller Bloc (art space) founded.
• 2012 – Carolina Tohá becomes mayor.
• 2014 – Homeless World Cup football contest held.
• 2016 – Population: 5,561,252.
• 2017
  • July: Snowfall.
  • Santiago Metro Line 6 begins operating.

See also

• Santiago history (article section)
• History of Santiago de Chile
• Political divisions of Santiago
• List of mayors of Santiago de Chile
• Timeline of Chilean history

References

This article incorporates information from the Spanish Wikipedia.

Bibliography

External links

• "Reseñas Históricas" [Historical Overview] (in Spanish). Municipalidad de Santiago.