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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Guadalajara, Mexico.
- 1542 – February 14: Guadalajara founded in New Spain.[1]
- 1560
- Town becomes capital of Nueva Galicia province.[2]
- Royal Audiencia of Guadalajara relocated to Guadalajara from Compostela.
- 1591 – Jesuit college founded.[citation needed]
- 1618 – Guadalajara Cathedral built.[3]
- 1690 – Sanctuary of Nuestra Señora del Carmen founded.[citation needed]
- 1692 – Templo de San Francisco de Asís (church) built.
- 1774 – Governor's Palace built on Plaza de Armas.[4]
- 1786 – Spanish intendancy established.[5]
- 1792
- University of Guadalajara founded.
- Population: 24,249.[6]
- 1795 – Consulado (merchant guild) established.[7]
- 1811 – Mint built.[3]
- 1817 – May 31: Severe earthquake.[8]
- 1829 – Hospicio Cabañas inaugurated.[9]
- 1848 – Panteón de Belén (cemetery) established.
- 1849 – Earthquake.
- 1854 – Guadalajara Cathedral towers rebuilt.
- 1859 – War of Reform (approximate date).[8]
- 1861 – Public Library of the State of Jalisco established.[10]
- 1863 – French occupation begins.[4]
- 1866
- Teatro Degollado inaugurated.
- French occupation ends.[4]
- 1867 – Club Popular de Artesanos active.[citation needed]
- 1875 – Earthquake.[3]
- 1895 – Population: 83,934.[3]
- 1896 – Casa de los Perros built.
- 1897 – Templo Expiatorio del Santísimo Sacramento (church) construction begins.[4]
- 1900 – Population: 101,208.[3]
- 1906 – Club Deportivo Guadalajara (football club) formed.[11]
- 1907 – Automobile Club of Guadalajara conducts car race near city.[12]
- 1908 – Southern Pacific railway begins operating.[13]
- 1914 – Mexican Revolution.[8]
- 1916 – Club Atlas (football club) formed.
- 1917 – El Informador newspaper begins publication.[14]
- 1925 – University of Guadalajara re-established.
- 1932 – June 3: 1932 Jalisco earthquake.
- 1939 – José Clemente Orozco paints murals in the Hospicio Cabañas.[4]
- 1942
- El Occidental newspaper begins publication.
- Alameda Theatre opens.[15]
- 1950
- Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra established.[16][17]
- Population: 378,423.[18]
- 1952 – Rotonda de los Jaliscienses Ilustres and Town Hall built.[4]
- 1954 – XEWK-AM radio begins broadcasting.
- 1958 – San Juan de Dios Market inaugurated.
- 1960
- Jalisco Stadium opens.
- Population: 740,396.[1]
- 1966 – Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport opens.
- 1968 – Centro de Enseñanza Técnica Industrial founded.
- 1969 – Plaza del Sol shopping mall in business.
- 1972 – Templo Expiatorio del Santísimo Sacramento (church) built.
- 1973 – Liga Comunista 23 de Septiembre formed.[19]
- 1975 – Federation of Low-Income Neighbourhoods formed.[20]
- 1976 – Trolleybuses begin operating.
- 1979 – Supermercados Gigante (supermarket) opens.[21]
- 1983 – Sister city relationship established with Portland, Oregon, USA.[22]
- 1986 – Guadalajara International Film Festival begins.
- 1987 – Guadalajara International Book Fair begins.
- 1988
- Guadalajara Zoo opens.
- Festival Cultural de Mayo begins.
- 1989 – Guadalajara light rail system begins operating.
- 1990 – Population: 1,650,042.[1]
- 1991 – XHGJG-TV begins broadcasting.
- 1992 – April 22: Gasoline explosions in Analco.
- 1994 – Encuentro del Mariachi begins.[23]
- 1996 – Guadalajara Gay Pride inaugurated.
- 1997 – December: "Freak snowfall."[24]
- 1998 – Francisco Javier Ramírez Acuña becomes mayor.[citation needed]
- 2002 – Oficina para Proyectos de Arte (art space) founded.[25]
- 2004 – EU-Latin American-Caribbean summit held;[26] prompts protest.
- 2005 – City designated an American Capital of Culture.
- 2007
- Pan American Volleyball Complex opens.
- Alfonso Petersen becomes mayor.[citation needed]
- 2008 – Nissan Gymnastics Stadium opens.
- 2009
- Guadalajara Macrobús begins operating.
- Jorge Aristóteles Sandoval Díaz elected mayor.[27]
- 2010
- Telcel Tennis Complex and Pan American Hockey Stadium open.
- Population: 1,495,182.[28]
- 2011 – October: 2011 Pan American Games held.
- 2012
- May: Peace march.[29]
- Ramiro Hernández García becomes Municipal President.[citation needed]
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