Timeline of Campeche City

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

Prior to 20th century

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  • 1540 - San Francisco de Campeche founded by Spaniard Francisco de Montejo.[1][2]
  • 1633 - Sack of Campeche (1633) by Dutch privateers.
  • 1659 - Town "sacked by the British."[2]
  • 1663 - Sack of Campeche (1663) by pirates.[1]
  • 1685 - Campeche raided by Dutch pirate Laurens de Graaf.[3][2]
  • 1732 - Puerta de la Tierra (gate) erected.
  • 1760 - Catedral de Campeche built.
  • 1762 - San José el Alto fort built.
  • 1777 - Campeche attains city status;[4] Campeche coat of arms established.
  • 1796 - Hospital de San Lazaro founded.[4]
  • 1801 - Fuerte de San Miguel (Campeche) (fort) built.
  • 1821 - 5 November: Campeche secedes from Yucatán.[4]
  • 1840 - June: Yucatecan occupation begins.[4]
  • 1857 - 6–7 August: Coup in Campeche.[4]
  • 1858 - State of Campeche established.[4]
  • 1864 - 26 January: French in power.[4]
  • 1871 - Telegraph begins operating.[4]
  • 1879 - Population: 15,190.[4]
  • 1883 - "Naval base established at Lerma."[4]
  • 1895 - Catholic Diocese of Campeche established.[5]

20th century

21st century

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Campeche: Cronología de Hechos Históricos". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on 25 May 2007.
  2. ^ a b c d Britannica 1910.
  3. ^ Winning 1950.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Marley 2005.
  5. ^ Catholic Encyclopedia 1908.
  6. ^ a b c "Publicaciones periódicas". Sistema de Información Cultural (in Spanish). Gobierno de Mexico. Retrieved March 7, 2020. Datos SIC
  7. ^ a b "Municipio de Campeche". Catálogo de Localidades (in Spanish). Secretaría de Desarrollo Social. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  8. ^ "Mexican mayors". City Mayors.com. London: City Mayors Foundation. Retrieved December 18, 2014.

This article incorporates information from the Spanish Wikipedia.

Bibliography

In English

In Spanish

  • Antonio García Cubas [in Spanish] (1896). "Campeche". Diccionario Geográfico, Histórico y Biográfico de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos (in Spanish). Vol. 2. México: Antigua Imprenta de las Escalerillas. hdl:2027/coo.31924056282332 – via Hathi Trust.
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