Timeline of Villahermosa
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Villahermosa in Centro Municipality, Tabasco state, Mexico.
Prior to 20th century[edit]
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- 1596 - Settlement founded.[1]
- 1598 - Settlement named "Villahermosa".[2]
- 1677 - Regional seat of government relocated from Villahermosa to Tacotalpa.
- 1797 - Regional seat of government relocated to Villahermosa from Tacotalpa.
- 1824
- Villahermosa becomes capital of State of Tabasco.
- Congress of Tabasco headquartered in town.[3]
- Printing press in operation.[1]
- 1826
- 1846 - 24–26 October: First Battle of Tabasco against U.S. forces.
- 1847
- 15–16 June: Second Battle of Tabasco.
- Regional seat of government relocated from Villahermosa to Tacotalpa.
- 1880 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Tabasco established.[5]
- 1881 - El Tabasqueño newspaper in publication.[6]
- 1890 - Casa de los azulejos (residence) built.
- 1894 - Governor's Palace (Tabasco) built on the Plaza de Armas de Villahermosa.
- 1895 - Population: 9,604.[7]
- 1900 - Population: 10,548.[8]
20th century[edit]
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- 1915 - City named "Villahermosa" again.[2]
- 1921 - Diario de Tabasco newspaper begins publication.[1]
- 1924 - Liga Central de Resistencia (political group) headquartered in city.[9]
- 1932 - 12 October: Flood.[1]
- 1958 - Parque-Museo La Venta (museum) opens.
- 1974 - Villahermosa Institute of Technology established.
- 1977 - Oil discovered near city (approximate date).[10][11]
- 1979 - Pérez International Airport inaugurated.[citation needed]
- 1982
- 1 January: Tabasco state election, 1982 held.
- Casa de Artes (cultural institution) founded.[12]
- 1987
- Peñitas Dam commissioned near city on the Grijalva River.[13]
- Tabasco Hoy newspaper begins publication.[14]
- 1988
- 9 October: Tabasco state election, 1988 held.
- Museo de Historia Natural José Narciso Rovirosa (museum) opens.
- 1990
- Catedral del Señor de Tabasco (church) built.
- Population: 261,131 city; 386,776 Centro Municipality.
- 1994 - 20 November: Tabasco state election, 1994 held.
- 1995 - Population: 301,328 city; 465,449 Centro Municipality.
- 1999 - September: Flood.[13]
- 2000
- 15 October: Tabasco state election, 2000 held.[15]
- Mormon temple built.
- Population: 430,846 city; 520,308 Centro Municipality.
21st century[edit]
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- 2005 - Population: 558,524 city; 664,629 Centro Municipality.
- 2006 - 15 October: 2006 Tabasco state election held.
- 2007 - October: 2007 Tabasco flood.[16][17]
- 2009 - Jesús Alí de la Torre elected mayor of Centro Municipality.[18]
- 2010 - Population: 353,577 city;[19] 755,425 metro.[20]
- 2012 - 1 July: 2012 Tabasco gubernatorial election held.
See also[edit]
- History of Villahermosa (in Spanish)
- Categoría:Villahermosa (in Spanish)
- History of Tabasco (state)
- List of governors of Tabasco state (Spanish version, 1519–present)
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Centro: 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 12 December 2011.
- ^ a b c Leon E. Seltzer, ed. (1952), Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, New York: Columbia University Press, p. 2030, OL 6112221M
- ^ "Historia" (in Spanish). Congreso del Estado de Tabasco. Archived from the original on November 7, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
- ^ "El libro en Tabasco". Hey Tabasco (in Spanish). 2 December 2013. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
- ^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Mexico". www.katolsk.no. Norway: Oslo katolske bispedømme (Oslo Catholic Diocese). Retrieved December 18, 2014.
- ^ "Villahermosa (Tabasco, Mexico) Newspapers". WorldCat. USA: Online Computer Library Center. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
- ^ J. Figueroa Doménech (1899). "Estado de Tabasco". Guía General Descriptiva de la República Mexicana (in Spanish). Vol. 2. R. de S. N. Araluce. hdl:2027/mdp.39015051117227 – via Hathi Trust.
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 26 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 323.
- ^ Stan Ridgeway (2001). "Monoculture, Monopoly, and the Mexican Revolution: Tomás Garrido Canabal and the Standard Fruit Company in Tabasco (1920–1935)". Mexican Studies. 17.
- ^ New York Times 1983.
- ^ George Grayson (1981). The Politics of Mexican Oil. University of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN 978-0-8229-7423-9.
- ^ Instituto Estatal de Cultura. "Escuela de Iniciación Artística Casa de Artes José Gorostiza" (in Spanish). State of Tabasco. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
- ^ a b New York Times 1999.
- ^ "Mexico". Europa World Year Book. Taylor & Francis. 2004. ISBN 1857432533.
- ^ "Ruling Party Declared Winner of Disputed Governor´s race in Mexico". New York Times. 23 October 2000.
- ^ BBC News (4 October 2012). "Mexico Profile: Timeline". BBC News. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
- ^ Elisabeth Malkin (5 November 2007). "In Mexico, Residents Contend With a Flooded City". New York Times.
- ^ "Mexican Mayors". City Mayors.com. London: City Mayors Foundation. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
- ^ "Municipio de Centro: Villahermosa". Catálogo de Localidades (in Spanish). Secretaría de Desarrollo Social. Retrieved December 18, 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[edit]
- Ernst B. Filsinger (1922), "Mexico: Villahermosa", Commercial Travelers' Guide to Latin America, Washington, DC: Government Printing Office
- Alan Riding (7 February 1983). "Oil Impact on Mexican Town". New York Times.
- John Fisher (1999), "Chiapas and Tabasco: Villahermosa", Mexico, Rough Guides (4th ed.), London, p. 496+, OL 24935876M
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Julia Preston (25 October 1999). "Villahermosa Journal; A Rising Tide Lifts All Political Resentments". New York Times.
External links[edit]
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- "Publicaciones editadas en Tabasco". Hemeroteca Nacional Digital de Mexico (National Digital Newspaper Archive of Mexico) (in Spanish). Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. (includes Villahermosa)
