Timeline of Acapulco

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico.

Prior to 20th century
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20th century
  • 1907 – April: Earthquake.
  • 1909 – 30 July: Brecha de Guerrero earthquake.[8]
  • 1919 – Workers Party of Acapulco founded.[9]
  • 1930 – Population: 6,529.[10]
  • 1934 – Salón Rojo cinema opens on Plaza Álvarez.[11]
  • 1949 – Avenida Costera Miguel Alemán (street) opens.
  • 1950s – Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Soledad de Acapulco built.
  • 1954 – Cine Tropical opens (approximate date).[12]
  • 1955 – Mexican Air Force 7th Military Air Base established.
  • 1958 – Roman Catholic diocese of Acapulco established.[13]
  • 1959 – Jorge Joseph Piedra becomes mayor.[14]
  • 1960 – Population: 49,149.[10]
  • 1967 – Aéroport international général Juan N. Álvarez in operation.
  • 1969
  • 1970 – Population: 174,378.[10]
  • 1971 – Capilla Ecuménica La Paz (chapel) opens.
  • 1973
    • Acapulco Convention Center opens.
    • Internacional de Acapulco Fútbol Club formed.
  • 1975
    • Unidad Deportiva Acapulco (athletic facility) and Condominio Torres Gemelas built.
    • Instituto Tecnológico de Acapulco established.
  • 1978
    • Miss Universe 1978 Pageant is held at the Teotihuacan Forum of the Acapulco Convention Center
  • 1980 – Population: 301,902.[10]
  • 1981
    • Parque Papagayo (park) opens.
    • Crowne Plaza Acapulco built.
  • 1985 – Fictional telenovela Tú o nadie broadcast (set in Acapulco).
  • 1986 – Museo Histórico de Acapulco (museum) established.[17]
  • 1987 – Rio Group meets in city.
  • 1988 – Torre Coral built.
  • 1991 – Festival Acapulco begins.
  • 1992 – Universidad Loyola del Pacífico established.
  • 1993 – Carretera Federal 95D (Mexico City-Acapulco highway) begins operating.
  • 1995 – Population: 592,528.[10]
  • 1997
  • 1999 – Casa de la Máscara (museum) opens.
  • 2000 – Population: 620,656.[18]

21st century
  • 2005 – June: Guerrero police chief killed.[19]
  • 2008
    • 5 October: Guerrero state election, 2008 held.
    • Mundo Imperial tourist resort and its Forum de Mundo Imperial (stadium) open.
    • La Isla Acapulco Shopping Village in business.[20]
  • 2010 – Population: 673,479 in city; 863,431 in Acapulco metropolitan area.[21]
  • 2011 – 30 January: Guerrero state election, 2011 held.
  • 5 May 2011: 2011 Guerrero earthquake
  • 2012
    • 24 March: Verónica Escobar Romo becomes mayor.
    • 1 July: Acapulco municipal election, 2012 held; Luis Walton wins.
    • Acabús (public transit) construction and Acapulco Imperial Mega Fair begin.
  • 2013 – September: Hurricane Manuel.
  • 2015 – Luis Uruñuela Fey becomes mayor.
  • 2018 – 7 May: Anti-crime clown protest.[22]
  • 2021 – 17 September: 2021 Guerrero earthquake
  • 2023 – October: Hurricane Otis.

See also

References
  1. Leon E. Seltzer, ed. (1952), Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, New York: Columbia University Press, p. 7, OL 6112221M
  2. Marley 2005.
  3. Schurz 1918.
  4. Artemio R. Guillermo (2012). "Chronology". Historical Dictionary of the Philippines. Maryland, USA: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7246-2.
  5. Sluiter 1949.
  6. "Mature Colonies: Chronology (1559–1850)". A History of Latin America to 1825. John Wiley & Sons. 2011. p. 276+. ISBN 978-1-4443-5753-0.
  7. "Acapulco de Juárez: Historia". Municipios (in Spanish). Gobierno del Estado de Guerrero. Archived from the original on January 3, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  8. Britannica 1910.
  9. Armando Bartra (1996). Guerrero bronco: campesinos, ciudadanos y guerrilleros en la Costa Grande [Guerrero bronco: farmers, citizens and guerrillas in the Costa Grande] (in Spanish). Mexico DF: Ediciones Era. ISBN 978-968-411-487-6.
  10. "Acapulco de Juárez". Localidades Geoestadísticas – archivo histórico (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. Archived from the original on July 1, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  11. "La plaza Álvarez". El Sur (in Spanish). Guerrero. August 2004.
  12. "Movie Theaters in Acapulco, Mexico". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  13. "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Mexico". www.katolsk.no. Norway: Oslo katolske bispedømme (Oslo Catholic Diocese). Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  14. "Inicio Enciclopedia: La Enciclopedia Guerrerense" (in Spanish). Guerrero Cultural Siglo XXI, A.C. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  15. "Quienes somos". Novedades Acapulco (in Spanish). Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  16. "Revivirá Añorve hermandad cultural y comercial con 10 ciudades del mundo", La Jornada Guerrero (in Spanish), 2 April 2009, archived from the original on 7 March 2016
  17. Red de museos del INAH: Guerrero (in Spanish), Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, retrieved August 30, 2015
  18. "Mexico". Europa World Year Book. Europa Publications. 2004. ISBN 978-1-85743-255-8.
  19. "Resort Area Becomes Dangerous Territory for Its Police", New York Times, 18 October 2005
  20. "Reinventing Acapulco", Wall Street Journal, December 2009
  21. "Population of Capital Cities and Cities of 100,000 or More Inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 2011. United Nations Statistics Division.
  22. "Clowns protest over Acapulco murder rate", BBC News, 8 May 2018
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