Timeline of Campeche City
# Timeline of Campeche City

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Campeche, Mexico.

## Prior to 20th century

* 1540 - San Francisco de Campeche founded by Spaniard Francisco de Montejo.
* 1633 - Sack of Campeche (1633) by Dutch privateers.
* 1659 - Town "sacked by the British."
* 1663 - Sack of Campeche (1663) by pirates.
* 1685 - Campeche raided by Dutch pirate Laurens de Graaf.
* 1732 - Puerta de la Tierra (gate) erected.
* 1760 - Catedral de Campeche [es] built.
* 1762 - San José el Alto fort built.
* 1777 - Campeche attains city status; Campeche coat of arms [es] established.
* 1796 - Hospital de San Lazaro founded.
* 1801 - Fuerte de San Miguel (Campeche) [es] (fort) 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 - Joaquín Mucel Acereto [es] becomes Governor of Campeche state.
* 1950 - Population: 31,279.
* 1958 - Estadio Venustiano Carranza (stadium) 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 (stadium) opens.
* 2005 - Population: 238,850 municipality.
* 2007 - TV MAR Campeche [es] 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.
