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

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
- Town renamed "San Juan Bautista".^[2]
- Argos Tabasqueño newspaper begins publication.^[4]
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 - es [Governor's Palace (Tabasco)] built on the es [Plaza de Armas de Villahermosa].
1895 - Population: 9,604.^[7]

20th century

1900 - Population: 10,548.^[8]
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 - es [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: es [Tabasco state election, 1982] held.
- Casa de Artes (cultural institution) founded.^[12]
1987
- Peñitas Dam commissioned near city on the Grijalva River.^[13]
- es [Tabasco Hoy] newspaper begins publication.^[14]
1988
- 9 October: es [Tabasco state election, 1988] held.
- es [Museo de Historia Natural José Narciso Rovirosa] (museum) opens.
1990
- es [Catedral del Señor de Tabasco] (church) built.
- Population: 261,131 city; 386,776 Centro Municipality.
1994 - 20 November: es [Tabasco state election, 1994] held.
1995 - Population: 301,328 city; 465,449 Centro Municipality.
1999 - September: Flood.^[13]

21st century

2000
- 15 October: es [Tabasco state election, 2000] held.^[15]
- Mormon temple built.
- Population: 430,846 city; 520,308 Centro Municipality.
2005 - Population: 558,524 city; 664,629 Centro Municipality.
2006 - 15 October: Tabasco state election, 2006 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: Tabasco gubernatorial election, 2012 held.

References

^ ^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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ ^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. Retrieved December 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
^ "El libro en Tabasco". Hey Tabasco (in Spanish). 2 December 2013.
^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Mexico". www.katolsk.no. Norway: Oslo katolske bispedømme (Oslo Catholic Diocese). Retrieved December 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
^ "Villahermosa (Tabasco, Mexico) Newspapers". WorldCat. USA: Online Computer Library Center. Retrieved December 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
^ J. Figueroa Doménech (1899). "Estado de Tabasco". Guía General Descriptiva de la República Mexicana (in Spanish). Vol. 2. R. de S. N. Araluce – via Hathi Trust. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
^ "Tabasco", Encyclopaedia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424 {{citation}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Stan Ridgeway (2001). "Monoculture, Monopoly, and the Mexican Revolution: Tomás Garrido Canabal and the Standard Fruit Company in Tabasco (1920–1935)". Mexican Studies. 17.
^ Alan Riding (7 February 1983). "Oil Impact on Mexican Town". New York Times.
^ 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 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
^ ^a ^b Julia Preston (25 October 1999). "Villahermosa Journal; A Rising Tide Lifts All Political Resentments". New York Times.
^ "Mexico". Europa World Year Book. Taylor & Francis. 2004. ISBN 1857432533. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
^ "Ruling Party Declared Winner of Disputed Governor´s race in Mexico". New York Times. 23 October 2000.
^ BBC News. "Mexico Profile: Timeline". Retrieved December 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
^ 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 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
^ "Municipio de Centro: Villahermosa". Catálogo de Localidades (in Spanish). Secretaría de Desarrollo Social. Retrieved December 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
^ "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.

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[enciclo-cronologia-1] "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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[seltzer1952-2] Leon E. Seltzer, ed. (1952), Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, New York: Columbia University Press, p. 2030, OL 6112221M

[3] "Historia" (in Spanish). Congreso del Estado de Tabasco. Retrieved December 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

[4] "El libro en Tabasco". Hey Tabasco (in Spanish). 2 December 2013.

[katolsk-5] "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Mexico". www.katolsk.no. Norway: Oslo katolske bispedømme (Oslo Catholic Diocese). Retrieved December 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

[worldcat-6] "Villahermosa (Tabasco, Mexico) Newspapers". WorldCat. USA: Online Computer Library Center. Retrieved December 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

[7] J. Figueroa Doménech (1899). "Estado de Tabasco". Guía General Descriptiva de la República Mexicana (in Spanish). Vol. 2. R. de S. N. Araluce – via Hathi Trust. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)

[brit1910-8] "Tabasco", Encyclopaedia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424 {{citation}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[9] Stan Ridgeway (2001). "Monoculture, Monopoly, and the Mexican Revolution: Tomás Garrido Canabal and the Standard Fruit Company in Tabasco (1920–1935)". Mexican Studies. 17.

[10] Alan Riding (7 February 1983). "Oil Impact on Mexican Town". New York Times.

[Grayson1981-11] George Grayson (1981). The Politics of Mexican Oil. University of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN 978-0-8229-7423-9.

[12] Instituto Estatal de Cultura. "Escuela de Iniciación Artística Casa de Artes José Gorostiza" (in Spanish). State of Tabasco. Retrieved December 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

[nyt1999-13] Julia Preston (25 October 1999). "Villahermosa Journal; A Rising Tide Lifts All Political Resentments". New York Times.

[europa2004-14] "Mexico". Europa World Year Book. Taylor & Francis. 2004. ISBN 1857432533. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)

[15] "Ruling Party Declared Winner of Disputed Governor´s race in Mexico". New York Times. 23 October 2000.

[bbc-timeline-16] BBC News. "Mexico Profile: Timeline". Retrieved December 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

[17] Elisabeth Malkin (5 November 2007). "In Mexico, Residents Contend With a Flooded City". New York Times.

[18] "Mexican Mayors". City Mayors.com. London: City Mayors Foundation. Retrieved December 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

[SEDESOL-19] "Municipio de Centro: Villahermosa". Catálogo de Localidades (in Spanish). Secretaría de Desarrollo Social. Retrieved December 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

[20] "Population of Capital Cities and Cities of 100,000 or More Inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 2011. United Nations Statistics Division. 2012.

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References

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