Timeline of Caracas

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Caracas, Venezuela.

Prior to 18th century

1567 – 25 July: Santiago de León de Caracas established by Spaniard Diego de Losada. 1577 – Town becomes capital of Venezuela Province, Spanish Empire. 1584 – St. George's Cathedral, Caracas built. 1591 – granted. 1593 – Iglesia de San Francisco (church) built. 1595 – Town captured by English troops led by George Somers and Amyas Preston 1638 – Roman Catholic Diocese of Caracas founded. 1641 – 11 June: Earthquake. 1674 – Caracas Cathedral built. 1679 – Town "pillaged by the French." 1700 – Population: 6,000.

18th century

1721 – University of Caracas founded. 1749 – 20 April: Economic demonstration led by . 1763 – Measles outbreaks begin. 1765 – Population: 12,500. 1770 – Population: 20,000. 1777 City becomes capital of Captaincy General of Venezuela. Santa Rosalia parish established. 1779 – City divided into eight administrative wards (barrios). 1781 – built. 1782 – Theatre built. 1787 – Real Audiencia of Caracas installed. 1793 – Consulado (merchant guild) established.

19th century

1802 – Population: 24,000–42,000. 1808 – Gazeta de Caracas newspaper begins publication. 1810 – Revolt from Spanish control. 1811 City becomes capital of First Republic of Venezuela. Divina Pastora parish established. 1812 – 26 March: Earthquake. 1813 August: City taken by forces of Bolivar. City becomes capital of Second Republic of Venezuela. 1814 – July: 1814 Caracas Exodus. 1818 – Academy of music founded. 1820 – City becomes capital of Venezuela Department of Gran Colombia. 1821 – 29 June: Bolívar takes city. 1835 – Academia de Dibujo y Pintura (art academy) founded (approximate date). 1861 – established. 1870 – 27 April: April Revolution (Venezuela). 1874 National Pantheon of Venezuela established. Bolívar statue erected in Bolívar Square. 1881 Teatro Municipal de Caracas opens. City becomes part of the . Population: 55,638. 1882 – Horse-drawn streetcar begins operating. 1883 La Guaira-Caracas railway begins operating. Basilica of Santa Capilla (church) built. Academia Venezolana Correspondiente de la Real Española established. 1887 – Academia de Musica y Declamacion (music school) and Academia de Bellas Artes (art school) active. 1889 – Academia Nacional de la Historia de Venezuela inaugurated. 1891 – Population: 72,429. 1894 – Valencia-Caracas railway begins operating. 1895 – Electricidad de Caracas in business.Harding Davis, Richard (1896) Three Gringos in Venezuela and Central America. Harper & Brothers Publishers.

1897 – Miraflores Palace built.

20th century

1900 – Earthquake 1904 - Population: 90,000.(estimate). 1905 – National Theatre opens. 1908 – Electric streetcar begins operating. 1909 – El Universal newspaper in publication. 1918 – Spanish flu reaches Caracas 1922 – Population: 92,212. 1928 – Generation of 1928 anti-Gómez protest. 1929 – Cine El Dorado (cinema) opens in San Agustín Parish 1931 Caracas Athenaeum founded. opens. 1937 – Municipal Commission of Town Planning established. 1941 – Population: 269,030 city; 380,099 federal district. 1945 Simón Bolívar International Airport, Altamira Square, and . inaugurated. Caracas Journal newspaper begins publication. 1947 – Caracas Stock Exchange established. 1950 British School established. Population: 495,064 city; 693,896 urban agglomeration. 1951 – Estadio Olímpico opens. 1952 Aerial Tramway begins operating. Estadio Universitario opens. 1953 Radio Caracas Televisión begins broadcasting. Cine Radio City (cinema) opens. 1954 – Centro Simón Bolívar Towers built 1958 – El Mundo newspaper begins publication. 1959 – La Rinconada Hippodrome opens in Coche Parish 1960 – University City built. 1961 – Population: 786,710 city; 1,362,189 federal district. 1963 – December: Christmas display of illuminated begins. 1966 – CorpBanca Tower built. 1967 29 July: 1967 Caracas earthquake. Simón Bolívar University and Caracas Football Club established. Central Bank of Venezuela Building constructed. 1971 – Population: 1,662,627 city; 2,175,400 urban agglomeration (approximate). 1973 – Previsora Tower and Bet-El Synagogue built. 1974 Poliedro de Caracas (arena) opens. Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Caracas opens. 1975 28 October: 1975 Copa América football tournament held. Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar (youth orchestra) headquartered in city. 1977 – Parque Zoológico Caricuao opens. 1978 – National Theatre Festival begins (approximate date). 1979 – El Diario de Caracas newspaper begins publication. 1982 – Children's Museum of Caracas established. 1983 Caracas Metro begins operating. Teresa Carreño Theatre and Brígido Iriarte Stadium open. and Parque Central Complex built. August: 1983 Pan American Games held. 1984 – Mercantil Tower and Provincial Tower built. 1987 – Parque Cristal built. 1989 February: Protests. National Library of Venezuela building opens. 1990 Tower of David construction begins. Population: 1,824,892 city; 2,784,042 urban agglomeration. 1993 – Mosque of Sheikh Ibrahim Al-Ibrahim built. 1995 – Polar Tower II built. 1998 – Centro San Ignacio (commercial building) opens. 1999 Capital District (Venezuela) established. Movilnet Tower, and Centro Sambil (shopping mall) built. 2000 Metropolitan District of Caracas created, with jurisdiction over Baruta, Chacao, El Hatillo, Libertador, and Sucre. Alfredo Peña becomes mayor. Mormon temple dedicated.

21st century

2002 – 11 April: Demonstration. 2004 Juan Barreto becomes mayor. Estrella Roja Football Club formed. 17 October: Fire in Parque Central Complex. 2005 – Venezuela International Book Fair begins. 2006 January: World Social Forum held. Libertador Simón Bolívar Terminal opens. 2007 May: RCTV closure demonstration. Squatters occupy Centro Financiero Confinanzas. 2008 Antonio Ledezma becomes mayor. Real Esppor football club formed. 2010 – Metrocable (gondola) begins operating. 2011 – Population: 2,104,423. 2012 – 20 August: Yare prison riot. 2014 – February: 2014–2018 Venezuelan protests begin. 2015 - Population: 2,082,130. 2017 - July: Strike in protest against President Maduro. 2019 - January: Venezuelan Presidential crisis begins, leading to the 2019 Venezuelan protests. 2026 - January: U.S strikes Caracas and captures President Maduro.

Timeline of Caracas

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