• Source: Timeline of Tegucigalpa

      • The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Tegucigalpa, Honduras.


      Prior to 20th century



      1561 - Roman Catholic diocese of Comayagua established
      1578 - Silver mines discovered
      1786 - Tegucigalpa Cathedral building completed.
      1812 - Political unrest.
      1821 - Tegucigalpa attains city status.
      1822 - Mallol Bridge built
      1877 - Telegraph begins operating.
      1880 - Tegucigalpa becomes capital of Honduras.
      1889 - Banco de Honduras founded


      20th century


      1905 - Population: about 35,000.
      1907 - Tegucigalpa was occupied by Nicaraguan invaders.
      1912
      El Cronista newspaper begins publication.
      Club Deportivo Olimpia (football club) formed.
      1915 - Teatro Nacional Manuel Bonilla (theatre) opens.
      1920 - Population: 38,950.
      1928 - Club Deportivo Motagua (football club) formed.
      1934 - Toncontín Airport begins operating.
      1937 - Distrito Central created.
      1946 - American School of Tegucigalpa established.
      1948 - Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino (stadium) opens.
      1950 - Population: 72,385 city; 99,948 urban agglomeration.
      1961 - Population: 164,941.
      1973 - Population: 274,850 city; 302,483 urban agglomeration.
      1977 - La Tribuna newspaper begins publication.
      1984 - Military leader "Alvarez is deposed amid anti-American demonstrations in Tegucigalpa."
      1986 - Population: 597,512 (estimate).
      1989
      25 January: Alvarez assassinated.
      21 October: Airplane crash.
      1993 - El Periódico newspaper begins publication.
      1998 - October: Hurricane Mitch occurs.


      21st century



      2003 - Population: 858,437.
      2009 - 28 June: 2009 Honduran coup d'état.
      2011 - Torre Sky hi-rise built.(es)
      2013 - Population: 1,157,509.
      2014 - Nasry Asfura becomes mayor.


      See also


      Tegucigalpa history
      List of mayors of Tegucigalpa


      References



      This article incorporates information from the Spanish Wikipedia.


      Bibliography




      External links



      Map of Tegucigalpa, 1984
      Items related to Tegucigalpa, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)
      Items related to Tegucigalpa, various dates (via Europeana)

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