• Source: Timeline of San Salvador

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of San Salvador, El Salvador.




Prior to 20th century



1525 – San Salvador founded by Spaniard Gonzalo de Alvarado.
1526 – "Settlement destroyed by natives."
1528 – San Salvador refounded by Spaniard Diego de Alvarado.
1831 – San Salvador becomes capital of the Central American Union.
1840 – San Salvador becomes capital of El Salvador.
1841 – University of El Salvador founded.
1842 – Catholic Diocese of San Salvador established.
1849 – Cementerio de Los Ilustres (cemetery) established.
1854 – April 16: Earthquake.
1870 – National Palace built.
1890 – Siglo XX newspaper begins publication.




20th century






= 1900s–1960s

=

1911
Liberty Monument erected in Duenas Park.
National Palace rebuilt.
1917
Earthquake.
National Theatre of El Salvador opens.
1920 – Population: 80,100.
1921
Siman (shop) in business.
Casa Presidencial (government residence) built.
1923 – Ilopango military airfield begins operating.
1932 – Estadio Jorge "Mágico" González (stadium) built.
1934 – Flood.
1935 – Parque Cuscatlán (park) established.
1936 – El Diario de Hoy newspaper headquartered in San Salvador.
1949 – Tribuna Libre newspaper begins publication.
1950
Club Deportivo Atlético Marte formed.
Population: 161,951.
1951
Cathedral burns down.
Organization of Central American States headquartered in city.
1953 – Iglesia de María Auxiliadora (El Salvador) (church) built.
1955 – Cine Avenida (cinema) opens (approximate date).
1956 – Metropolitan Cathedral of San Salvador construction begins.
1958 – El Salvador Amateur Radio Club headquartered in city.
1960 – Alianza Fútbol Club active.
1964
José Napoleón Duarte becomes mayor.
Biblioteca Nacional Francisco Gavidia (library) building constructed.
1965 – Jesuit Central American University founded.
1969 – "Metroplan 80" (city plan) created.




= 1970s–1990s

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1970
Metrocentro shopping mall in business.
Carlos Antonio Herrera Rebollo becomes mayor.
1971
Teatro Presidente opens.
Population: 337,171.
1972 – Wester Hotel in business.
1974 – José Antonio Morales Ehrlich becomes mayor.
1975 – International Trade and Convention Center opens.
1976
Estadio Cuscatlán (stadium) opens.
José Napoleón Gómez becomes mayor.
1977 – February 28: Political demonstration; crackdown.
1978 – Hugo Guerra becomes mayor.
1979 – Julio Adolfo Rey Prendes becomes mayor.
1980
March 24: Archbishop Óscar Romero assassinated.
El Salvador International Airport opens.
1981 – October 24: Bombing.
1982 – Alejandro Duarte becomes mayor.
1985 – José Antonio Morales Ehrlich becomes mayor again.
1986 – October 10: 1986 San Salvador earthquake.
1988
December: Car bombing.
Armando Calderón Sol becomes mayor.
1989
November 11: FMLN attacks.
November 16: Murder of six Jesuits
Diario Co Latino newspaper in publication.
1992 – Population: 415,346.
1994 – Mario Valiente becomes mayor.
1995 – Centro Comercial Galerias shopping mall in business.
1996 – Homies Unidos (community group) founded.[1]
1997
Hilton Hotel in business.
Héctor Silva becomes mayor.
1999 – Museo de la Palabra y la Imagen opens.




21st century



2002
RN-5 highway opens.
San Salvador Fútbol Club formed.
2003
Teatro Luis Poma and Museo de Arte de El Salvador building open.
Carlos Rivas Zamora becomes mayor.
2005 – Sister city relationship established with Los Angeles, USA.
2006 – Violeta Menjívar becomes mayor.
2007 – Population: 316,090.
2009
World Trade Center San Salvador built.
Norman Quijano becomes mayor.
RN-21 highway opens.
2010
June: Bus attacks.
Torre El Pedregal built.
2011 – Parque del Bicentenario (park) established.
2014 – Air pollution in San Salvador reaches annual mean of 42 PM2.5 and 77 PM10, more than recommended.




See also


San Salvador history
List of mayors of San Salvador 1964–present
History of El Salvador




References



This article incorporates information from the Spanish Wikipedia and German Wikipedia.




Bibliography






External links


Map of San Salvador, 1998
Items related to San Salvador, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)

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