Timeline of San Salvador

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of San Salvador, El Salvador.

Prior to 20th century

• 1525 – San Salvador founded by Spaniard Gonzalo de Alvarado.
• 1526 – "Settlement destroyed by natives."
• 1528 – San Salvador refounded by Spaniard Diego de Alvarado.
• 1831 – San Salvador becomes capital of the Central American Union.
• 1840 – San Salvador becomes capital of El Salvador.
• 1841 – University of El Salvador founded.
• 1842 – Catholic Diocese of San Salvador established.
• 1849 – Cementerio de Los Ilustres (cemetery) established.
• 1854 – April 16: Earthquake.
• 1870 – National Palace built.
• 1890 – Siglo XX newspaper begins publication.

20th century

1900s–1960s

• 1911
  • Liberty Monument erected in Duenas Park.
  • National Palace rebuilt.
• 1917
  • Earthquake.
  • National Theatre of El Salvador opens.
• 1920 – Population: 80,100.
• 1921
  • Siman (shop) in business.
  • Casa Presidencial (government residence) built.
• 1923 – Ilopango military airfield begins operating.
• 1932 – Estadio Jorge "Mágico" González (stadium) built.
• 1934 – Flood.
• 1935 – Parque Cuscatlán (park) established.
• 1936 – El Diario de Hoy newspaper headquartered in San Salvador.
• 1949 – Tribuna Libre newspaper begins publication.
• 1950
  • Club Deportivo Atlético Marte formed.
  • Population: 161,951.
• 1951
  • Cathedral burns down.
  • Organization of Central American States headquartered in city.
• 1953 – Iglesia de María Auxiliadora (El Salvador) (church) built.
• 1955 – Cine Avenida (cinema) opens (approximate date).
• 1956 – Metropolitan Cathedral of San Salvador construction begins.
• 1958 – El Salvador Amateur Radio Club headquartered in city.
• 1960 – Alianza Fútbol Club active.
• 1964
  • José Napoleón Duarte becomes mayor.
  • Biblioteca Nacional Francisco Gavidia (library) building constructed.
• 1965 – Jesuit Central American University founded.
• 1969 – "Metroplan 80" (city plan) created.

1970s–1990s

• 1970
  • Metrocentro shopping mall in business.
  • Carlos Antonio Herrera Rebollo becomes mayor.
• 1971
  • Teatro Presidente opens.
  • Population: 337,171.
• 1972 – Wester Hotel in business.
• 1974 – José Antonio Morales Ehrlich becomes mayor.
• 1975 – International Trade and Convention Center opens.
• 1976
  • Estadio Cuscatlán (stadium) opens.
  • José Napoleón Gómez becomes mayor.
• 1977 – February 28: Political demonstration; crackdown.
• 1978 – Hugo Guerra becomes mayor.
• 1979 – Julio Adolfo Rey Prendes becomes mayor.
• 1980
  • March 24: Archbishop Óscar Romero assassinated.
  • El Salvador International Airport opens.
• 1981 – October 24: Bombing.
• 1982 – Alejandro Duarte becomes mayor.
• 1985 – José Antonio Morales Ehrlich becomes mayor again.
• 1986 – October 10: 1986 San Salvador earthquake.
• 1988
  • December: Car bombing.
  • Armando Calderón Sol becomes mayor.
• 1989
  • November 11: FMLN attacks.
  • November 16: Murder of six Jesuits
  • Diario Co Latino newspaper in publication.
• 1992 – Population: 415,346.
• 1994 – Mario Valiente becomes mayor.
• 1995 – Centro Comercial Galerias shopping mall in business.
• 1996 – Homies Unidos (community group) founded.[1]
• 1997
  • Hilton Hotel in business.
  • Héctor Silva becomes mayor.
• 1999 – Museo de la Palabra y la Imagen opens.

21st century

• 2002
  • RN-5 highway opens.
  • San Salvador Fútbol Club formed.
• 2003
  • Teatro Luis Poma and Museo de Arte de El Salvador building open.
  • Carlos Rivas Zamora becomes mayor.
• 2005 – Sister city relationship established with Los Angeles, USA.
• 2006 – Violeta Menjívar becomes mayor.
• 2007 – Population: 316,090.
• 2009
  • World Trade Center San Salvador built.
  • Norman Quijano becomes mayor.
  • RN-21 highway opens.
• 2010
  • June: Bus attacks.
  • Torre El Pedregal built.
• 2011 – Parque del Bicentenario (park) established.
• 2014 – Air pollution in San Salvador reaches annual mean of 42 PM2.5 and 77 PM10, more than recommended.

See also

• San Salvador history
• List of mayors of San Salvador 1964–present
• History of El Salvador

References

This article incorporates information from the Spanish Wikipedia and German Wikipedia.

Bibliography

External links

• Map of San Salvador, 1998
• Items related to San Salvador, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)