Timeline of Campeche City

Prior to 20th century

• 1540 - San Francisco de Campeche founded by Spaniard Francisco de Montejo.
• 1659 - Town "sacked by the British."
• 1663 - Sack of Campeche by pirates.
• 1685 - Campeche raided by Dutch pirate Laurens de Graaf.
• 1732 - Puerta de la Tierra erected.
• 1760 - built.
• 1762 - San José el Alto fort built.
• 1777 - Campeche attains city status; established.
• 1796 - Hospital de San Lazaro founded.
• 1801 - built.
• 1821 - 5 November: Campeche secedes from Yucatán.
• 1840 - June: Yucatecan occupation begins.
• 1857 - 6–7 August: Coup in Campeche.
• 1858 - State of Campeche established.
• 1864 - 26 January: French in power.
• 1871 - Telegraph begins operating.
• 1879 - Population: 15,190.
• 1883 - "Naval base established at Lerma."
• 1895 - Catholic Diocese of Campeche established.

  20th century

• 1900 - Population: 17,109.
• 1903 - Bank of Campeche established.
• 1914 - becomes Governor of Campeche state.
• 1950 - Population: 31,279.
• 1958 - Estadio Venustiano Carranza built.
• 1970 - Population: 69,506.
• 1973 - Novedades de Campeche newspaper begins publication.
• 1975 - Tribuna de Campeche newspaper begins publication.
• 1980 - Piratas de Campeche baseball team formed.
• 1981 - Corsarios de Campeche football club formed.
• 1989 - Autonomous University of Campeche established.
• 1990 - Population: 150,518.
• 1994 - El Sur de Campeche newspaper begins publication.
• 1999 - Fortified Town of Campeche designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site.

  21st century

• 2001 - Estadio Nelson Barrera opens.
• 2005 - Population: 238,850 municipality.
• 2007 - begins broadcasting.
• 2009 - Carlos Ernesto Rosado Ruelas elected mayor.
• 2010 - Population: 220,389 city of San Francisco de Campeche; 259,005 municipality.
• 2011 - Cañoneros de Campeche football club formed.

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