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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA.

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Prior to 19th century

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19th century

  • 1821
    • Mexico gains independence from Spain
    • The Old Indian Trading Grounds become part of Mexico.
  • 1828
    • Known as the Old Indian Trading Grounds.
    • Manuel de Mier y Terán toured through Mexico's province of Texas. Terán noted that some officials favored Corpus Christi as a port, referring to the area on the bay since there was no settlement called Corpus Christi at the time.[2]
  • 1829 - Traders are known to have landed on the coast on the Corpus Christi Bay. No civilization is apparent to traders.[2]
  • 1836
    • Texas gains independence from Mexico
    • The Old Indian Trading Grounds become part of the Republic of Texas although the area was claimed by both Texas and Mexico.
  • 1839 - Henry Kinney sets up trading post (also known as "Kinney's Ranch").[3]
  • 1840
    • On January 17 the unrecognized country of the Republic of the Rio Grande claimed the area south of the Nueces River which included Kinney's Ranch.
    • On November 6 the Republic of the Rio Grande collapsed.
    • Possession of the area returns to the Republic of Texas while Mexico still claimed the area as its own.
  • 1845
  • 1846
  • 1847 - Town renamed "Corpus Christi" ("something more definite for a postmark on letters.")[3]
  • 1852
    • September 9: Corpus Christi incorporated.
    • Residents elect city council and mayor, Benjamin F. Neal, who served from 1852 to 1855.[5]
  • 1860 - Population: 175.[6]
  • 1861 - Corpus Christi becomes part of the Confederate States of America.
  • 1862 - August: Town besieged by U.S. forces.[3]
  • 1865 - Confederate States of America collapse and possession returns to the United States of America.
  • 1870 - Population: 2,140.[6]
  • 1875 - Conflict between "local settlers and Mexicans."[3]
  • 1876 - A city charter was adopted.[5]
  • 1883 - Corpus Christi Caller newspaper begins publication.[7]
  • 1890 - Population: 4,387.[6]

20th century

21st century

  • 2003 - Corpus Christi designated an All-American City.
  • 2004 - December 24: Snowstorm occurs.[16]
  • 2007 - Senor Jaime's erected a 12 ft Rooster which is now a city monument. [23]
  • 2010 - Only a Handful releases the Corpus Christi theme song "I'm from Corpus" [24]
  • 2010 - Population: 305,215.[25]
  • 2011 - Blake Farenthold becomes U.S. representative for Texas's 27th congressional district.[26]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Hellmann 2006.
  2. ^ a b Givens, Murphey. "City Built on Old Trading Grounds" Caller-Times. November 25, 2009. Web. January 16, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Federal Writers' Project 1940.
  4. ^ Ernie Gross (1990). This Day in American History. Neal-Schuman. ISBN 978-1-55570-046-1.
  5. ^ a b "City of Corpus Christi". Cctexas.com. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i "City Population History from 1850–2000", Texas Almanac, Texas State Historical Association
  7. ^ a b "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  8. ^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: USA". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  9. ^ "Historical Timeline of CCPL". Corpus Christi Public Libraries. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  10. ^ a b c "Movie Theaters in Corpus Christi, TX". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  11. ^ Lessoff 2015.
  12. ^ Jack Alicoate, ed. (1939), "Standard Broadcasting Stations of the United States: Texas", Radio Annual, New York: Radio Daily, OCLC 2459636 Free access icon
  13. ^ Charles A. Alicoate, ed. (1960), "Television Stations: Texas", Radio Annual and Television Year Book, New York: Radio Daily Corp., OCLC 10512206 Free access icon
  14. ^ a b American Association for State and Local History (2002). "Texas". Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada (15th ed.). ISBN 0759100020.
  15. ^ a b "Timeline". Women in Texas History. Austin: Ruthe Winegarten Memorial Foundation for Texas Women's History. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  16. ^ a b "This Day in Weather History". Aberdeen, South Dakota: National Weather Service. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  17. ^ "Texas". Official Congressional Directory. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. 1983.
  18. ^ U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones Board Order Summary, U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, retrieved May 1, 2017
  19. ^ Vernon N. Kisling, Jr., ed. (2001). "Zoological Gardens of the United States (chronological list)". Zoo and Aquarium History. USA: CRC Press. p. 375+. ISBN 978-1-4200-3924-5.
  20. ^ Cordelia Chávez Candelaria, ed. (2004). Encyclopedia of Latino Popular Culture. Greenwood. ISBN 978-0-313-33210-4.
  21. ^ "City of Corpus Christi's Information and Services Directory". Archived from the original on December 3, 1998 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
  22. ^ Kevin Hyde; Tamie Hyde (eds.). "United States of America: Texas". Official City Sites. Utah. OCLC 40169021. Archived from the original on August 24, 2000.
  23. ^ . Corpus Christi, TX http://www.senorjaimes.com/. Retrieved March 8, 2019. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  24. ^ Only a Handful. "I'm From Corpus". Corpus Christi, TX. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  25. ^ "Corpus Christi city, Texas". QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  26. ^ Civic Impulse, LLC. "Members of Congress". GovTrack. Washington DC. Retrieved May 1, 2017.

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