Timeline of Mérida, Mexico
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico.
Prior to 20th century
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- 1542 - Mérida founded by Francisco de Montejo the Younger on site of former city T'ho.[1]
- 1547 - Franciscan convent active.[2]
- 1549 - Montejo's residence.[3]
- 1561 - Mérida Cathedral construction begins.[4]
- 1598 - Mérida Cathedral construction completed.[4]
- 1618 - School of Mérida opens.[3]
- 1624 - Real y Pontificia Universidad de Mérida established.
- 1648 - Yellow fever epidemic.[3]
- 1823 - Yucatán becomes part of Mexico.[4]
- 1847 - Caste War of Yucatán begins.
- 1892 - Government Palace (Palacio de Gobierno) built.[3]
- 1900 - Population: 43,630.[2]
20th century
- 1910 - Parque Zoológico del Centenario founded.
- 1922 - Universidad Nacional del Sureste established.[1]
- 1929 - Airport begins operating.
- 1949 - Cine Teatro Mérida opens.[5]
- 1950 - Population: 144,793.[6]
- 1957 - Monumento a la Patria erected on the Paseo Montejo.[3]
- 1962 - Instituto Tecnológico de Mérida established.
- 1978 - Pacheco murals in the Palacio de Gobierno completed.[4]
- 1983 - Jardin Botanico Regional del CICY (garden) established in Chuburná de Hidalgo.[7]
- 1988 - The city is hit by Hurricane Gilbert.
- 1993 - Catholic Pope John Paul II visits city.
- 1999 - Bill Clinton visits the city in a binational meeting.
- 2000 - The city is designated as the 1st American Capital of Culture.
21st century
- 2002 - The city is hit by Hurricane Isidore.
- 2001 -
- Yucatan Symphony Orchestra founded.
- Ana Rosa Payán becomes as the 29th mayor for a second period.
- 2003 - C.F. Mérida football club formed.
- 2004 - Manuel Fuentes Alcocer becomes the 30th mayor.
- 2005 - The city held the International Mathematical Olympiad.[8]
- 2006 - Mérida host the 18th International Olympiad in Informatics.[9]
- 2007 -
- George W. Bush is received in Mérida, here he signs the Mérida Initiative.
- César Bojórquez Zapata becomes the 31st mayor.
- 2009 - The city held the 40th International Physics Olympiad.[10]
- 2010
- Angélica Araujo Lara becomes the 32nd mayor.[11]
- Population: 777,615; Metropolitan Area 973,046.[12]
- 2012 - Alvaro Lara Pacheco becomes interim mayor, few months later Renán Barrera Concha wins the local election and he becomes the 34th mayor.
- 2014 - Mérida hosted the VI Summit of Association of Caribbean States, more than 25 Heads of State members came to the city.
- 2015
- Mauricio Vila Dosal becomes the 35th mayor.
- Raul Castro, President of Cuba is received by President Enrique Peña Nieto in his first visit as President, to Mexico. Here he announced his retirement on 2018.
- 2018 - María Dolores Fritz Sierra becomes the 36th mayor, as acting mayor in office.
See also
References
- ^ a b Leon E. Seltzer, ed. (1952), Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, New York: Columbia University Press, p. 1187, OL 6112221M
- ^ a b Britannica 1910.
- ^ a b c d e Baedeker 1994.
- ^ a b c d Phillips 1995.
- ^ "Movie Theaters in Merida, Mexico". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
- ^ "Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1955. New York: Statistical Office of the United Nations.
- ^ "Garden Search: Mexico". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
- ^ IMO Organizers
- ^ IOI 2006 website
- ^ 40th IPhO 40th Mexico 2009 website Archived 2008-09-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Mexican Mayors". City Mayors.com. London: City Mayors Foundation. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
- ^ "Population of Capital Cities and Cities of 100,000 or More Inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 2011. United Nations Statistics Division. 2012.
- This article incorporates information from the Spanish Wikipedia.
Bibliography
in English
- John L. Stephens (1858), "(Merida)", Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, New York: Harper & Brothers
{{citation}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - Moore, Henry (1894), "Commercial Directory: Merida", Railway Guide of the Republic of Mexico, Springfield, Ohio: Huben & Moore, OCLC 22498265
{{citation}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - Campbell, Reau (1909), "Mérida", Campbell's New Revised Complete Guide and Descriptive Book of Mexico, Chicago: Rogers & Smith Co., OCLC 1667015
{{citation}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - "Merida", Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424 – via Internet Archive
{{citation}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - W.H. Koebel, ed. (1921), "Mexico: Chief Towns: Mérida", Anglo-South American Handbook, vol. 1, New York: Macmillan
{{citation}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - Ernst B. Filsinger (1922), "Mexico: Mérida", Commercial Travelers' Guide to Latin America, Washington, DC: Government Printing Office
{{citation}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - "Mérida", Baedeker's Mexico, 1994, p. 275+ (fulltext via OpenLibrary)
- José Luis Lezama (1994). "Mexico: Mérida". In Gerald Michael Greenfield (ed.). Latin American Urbanization: Historical Profiles of Major Cities. Greenwood Press. ISBN 0313259372.
- Michael D. Phillips (1995). "Mérida". In Trudy Ring; Robert M. Salkin (eds.). Americas. International Dictionary of Historic Places. Routledge. p. 362+. ISBN 978-1-134-25930-4.
- Fisher, John (1999), "Yucatan: Merida", Mexico, Rough Guides (4th ed.), London, p. 523+, OL 24935876M
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - "Mérida", Yucatán (2nd ed.), Lonely Planet, 2003, OL 24928189M
in Spanish
- Antonio García Cubas (1896). "Mérida". Diccionario Geográfico, Histórico y Biográfico de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos (in Spanish). Vol. 4. México: Antigua Imprenta de las Escalerillas.
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External links
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