Timeline of Bogotá

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Bogotá, Colombia.

Prehistory

The area around Bogotá was inhabited since the late Pleistocene, with sites El Abra (12,500 BP), Aguazuque and Tequendama as earliest evidences of inhabitation

Pre-conquest

Before 1538 – Bogotá and its surroundings were called Bacatá by the Muisca who inhabited the Bogotá savanna and were organised in their loose Muisca Confederation

16th century

1538 – Santa Fe de Bogotá founded by Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. 1539 – 27 April: Municipal council in session 1540 – City status granted by Charles I of the Spanish Empire 1549 – City becomes capital of the New Kingdom of Granada 1550 – Santo Domingo convent founded. 1553 – Main Plaza relocated 1557 – Santo Domingo convent relocated 1558 – Smallpox epidemic 1561 – Roman Catholic Diocese of Santafé en Nueva Granada established 1564 – Archbishop Juan de los Barrios gifts his house for the establishment of the San Pedro hospital 1565 – Chapel built 1578 – The entrepreneur and landowner Francisco Hernán Sanchéz, urbanizes the surrounding areas to the river and builds a temple 1580 – Saint Thomas Aquinas University founded 1592 – San Bartolomé Seminar School founded

17th century

1604 – Jesuit college established 1616 – Population: 3,000 1621 Mint established Church of San Francisco built. 1635 – Iglesia de San Ignacio (church) opens 1653 – Our Lady of the Rosary University founded 1674 – Santa Clara church built 1675 – Leprosy epidemic 1681 – Typhus epidemic 1692 – Measles epidemic

18th century

1714 – Earthquake 1717 – City becomes capital of the Viceroyalty of New Granada 1739 – The San Pedro hospital is renamed as the San Juan de Dios hospital 1777 – Real Biblioteca Publica (library) founded 1781 – The rebellion of the Comuneros (commoners in English) takes place 1782 – José Antonio Galán and other leaders of the Comuneros are hanged in the Plaza Mayor de Santafé 1783 – La Enseñanza school founded 1785 – Earthquake 1789 – Population: 18,161 1791 First map of the city is made by Domingo Esquiaqui Papel periódico de la Ciudad de Santa Fe de Bogota newspaper begins publication

19th century

1801 – Population: 21,394 1803 – Observatorio Astronómico constructed 1810 – City becomes capital of the Free and Independent State of Cundinamarca 1811 – Local revolt against Spanish rule. 1816 Spaniard Pablo Morillo in power Puerta Falsa cafe in business 1819 Battle of Boyacá and the Spanish evacuate. Santafé de Bogotá is renamed as Bogotá Population: 30,000 1823 – Primatial Cathedral of Bogotá completed. 1824 – Colombian National Museum opens 1836 – Central Cemetery of Bogotá established 1840 Trolleybus starts operating El Día newspaper begins publication 1846 Sociedad Filarmonica founded Caja de Ahorros (bank) established Statue of Simón Bolívar is erected in the center of the Plaza Mayor Police Force of Bogotá established 1847 – Society of Artisans organized 1864 – Medicine & Natural Sciences Society founded 1865 – Telegraph begins operating 1867 – Universidad Nacional de Colombia (national university) is founded 1870 – Banco de Bogota founded 1871 – Academia Colombiana de la Lengua (national language academy) founded 1875 – Capitol building constructed 1876 – Prison begins operating. 1881 – Papel Periódico Ilustrado begins publication 1884 Compañía Colombiana de Teléfonos (telephone company) established Tramway begins operating 1886 – Universidad Externado de Colombia and Escuela de Bellas Artes (school) founded 1887 – The aqueduct is upgraded to an iron aqueduct pipe 1889 Bogotá Savannah Railway begins operating. Bogotá Electric Light Company is founded 1890 – Bavaria brewery in business 1891 – The Medicine & Sciences Society is renamed as Academia de Medicina (Colombia), (Medicine Academy) 1892 Usaquen train station of the Ferrocarril del Norte (Bogotá) inaugurated Teatro de Cristóbal Colón inaugurated 1893 January: riots El Artesano newspaper begins publication 1895 Municipal Theatre inaugurated Population: 95,813 1896 – The glass factory Fenicia established 1898 Hipodromo de la Gran Sabana (racecourse) inaugurated Revista Ilustrada begins publication 1900 – 31 July: Coup

20th century

1902 Academia Colombiana de Historia (history academy) founded The Edificio de Lievano (city hall) set 1905 – Population: 100.000 1908 – Palacio de Nariño dedicated 1909 Compañia de Cementos Samper (cement company) established Electric streetcar begins operating 1910 Exposición del Centenario de la independencia (world's fair) held Javier Tobar Ahumada becomes mayor 1911 First airplane lands in Bogotá for an exhibition El Tiempo newspaper begins publication 1912 Population: 121,257 Carlos Eduardo Padilla builds an airplane and flies over ChapineroHistoria Techo 1915 – El Espectador newspaper begins publication in Bogota 1918 Population: 143.994 Flu epidemic 1921 – First student strike 1922 – Quinta de Bolívar museum inaugurated 1923 – Police headquarters building constructed 1926 – Capitolio Nacional built 1928 Bogotá Stock Exchange established Population: 235,421 1929 – Medellín-Bogota railway begins operating 1930 (aerodrome) is built The Voz de la Victor (radio) founded 1931 – Santamaría Bullring constructed 1933 – First Juegos Atléticos Nacionales takes place 1936 – El Siglo newspaper begins publication 1937 – University City (campus) of National University of Colombia built 1938 Estadio El Campín, Alfonso López Pumarejo Stadium, and National Library building constructed 400th anniversary of city founding Avenida de Las Américas (avenue) built Population: 336,996 First (book fair) inaugurated 1939 – Gold Museum established 1941 – Corporación Deportiva Santa Fe (football club) formed 1946 – Millonarios Fútbol Club formed 1947 – Architect Le Corbusier is hired to conduct the city planning 1948 March–April: International Conference of American States held 9 April: Bogotazo District University of Bogotá and University of the Andes established 1951 – Population: 648,324. 1952 – City flag design adopted 1953 – Bogotá Museum of Modern Art inaugurated 1954 Bosa, Engativa, Fontibon, Suba, Usme, and Usaquen townships become part of city First television transmission is made Colombian Film Archive founded La Republica newspaper begins publication Mass migration from other regions in Colombia to Bogotá, due to violence since the Bogotazo Corferias (Fair and Exposition Corporation of Bogotá) founded 1955 – Bogotá Botanical Garden opens 1956 – University of America founded 1958 Construction of the 26th Avenue begins Luis Ángel Arango Library opens 1959 El Dorado Airport in operation Corficolombiana headquartered in Bogota 1960 – Population: 1,271,700 1961 – John F. Kennedy visits Bogotá 1963 – Puente Aranda becomes part of the city 1964 Population: 1'697.311 Charles de Gaulle visits Bogotá 1965 – El Espacio newspaper begins publication 1967 – Bogotá Philharmonic founded 1968 August: Pope Paul VI visits the city Simón Bolívar Park inaugurated Embajador Theater opens as one of the few cinemas in the city. Fuerza Aérea de Colombia (national air force) establishes the Aeronautical Museum in the old airport of Techo 1969 – Avianca Building constructed 1970 – Catholic University of Colombia founded 1973 – Population: 2,855,065. 1974 – Ciclovía inaugurated 1976 – First shopping center in the city, Unicentro (Bogotá) opens 1977 – Centro de Comercio Internacional built 1978 – Torre Colpatria built 1979 93 Park inaugurated. Leftist guerrilla M-19 takes the embassy of Dominican Republic 1982 – Military University Nueva Granada established 1984 Bus terminal inaugurated Metrópolis shopping center inaugurated Bogotá Film Festival begins 1985 6 November: Palace of Justice siege Population: 3,974,813. 1986 3 July: Pope John Paul II visits the city Children's Museum of Bogotá established 1987 – Housing complex Ciudad Salitre construction begins 1988 Andrés Pastrana Arango first mayor of Bogotá elected by popular vote, previously they were elected by the president or governor Iberoamerican Theater Festival held 1989 Archivo General de la Nación (government department) inaugurated 6 December: Bombing in Paloquemao Santa Barbara shopping center opens

1990s

1990 – La Equidad football club formed 1991 – Juan Martín Caicedo Ferrer becomes mayor 1992 – Sonia Durán de Infante becomes mayor, succeeded by Jaime Castro Castro 1993 Population: 5'484.244 November: Bombing on 15th Avenue 1995 Rock al Parque music festival begins Antanas Mockus Sivickas becomes mayor Centro Andino shopping mall opens September: Track Cycling World Championships held at Luis Carlos Galán Velodrome McDonald's opens its first restaurant in Colombia. 1996 Casa de Moneda de Colombia (museum) inaugurated Paul Bromberg Silverstein becomes mayor 1998 Maloka Museum of science inaugurated Enrique Peñalosa Londoño becomes mayor 1999 Citytv Bogotá begins broadcasting Louis Vuitton and Bvlgari opens its first boutique in Colombia. Mormon temple dedicated 2000 TransMilenio bus system begins operating 24 February: Car-Free Day inaugurated

21st century

2000s

2001 Colombian Securities Exchange headquartered in city Antanas Mockus Sivickas becomes mayor July: Copa América football tournament held at El Campín Stadium September: Hard Rock Café opens in Bogotá, and Colombia. 2002 25 January: Bombing 7 August: Attack at Presidential Palace 13 December: Hotel bombing 2003 National Symphony Orchestra of Colombia founded 7 February: El Nogal Club bombing 8 October: Bombing 15 November: Attack in pub 2004 Luis Eduardo Garzón becomes mayor 29 October: Bombing 2005 Versace opens its first boutique in Colombia. Bogotá's Carnival resurrected Population: 6,778,691 2006 Bike Paths Network laid out Centro Comercial Santafé shopping mall opens 31 July: Bombing 2007 May: Inditex starts operations in Bogotá, and Colombia. City named World Book Capital by UNESCO. 2008 April: Ermenegildo Zegna opens its first boutique in Colombia. La Peluquería (art space) founded Samuel Moreno Rojas becomes mayor 2009 Fundación Capital headquartered in city October: The MTV Awards were for first time held in Colombia.

2010s

2010 – Caracol Radio headquarters bombing. 2011 – María Fernanda Campo becomes mayor, succeeded by Clara López Obregón 2012 March: Cartier opens its first jewelry in Colombia. Gustavo Petro becomes mayor Forever 21 opens its first store in Latin America in Bogotá. 2013 Google Street View begins operating. Total Renew of El Dorado International Airport. Dolce & Gabbana opens its first Boutique in Colombia. December: Pro-Petro demonstration 2014 February: Burberry opens its first boutique in Colombia. September: Tiffany & Co. opens its first Jewelry in Colombia. Population: 7,776,845 (urban agglomeration). Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards were for first time held in Colombia. 2015 April: Book fair collapsed by YouTubers. BD Bacatá becomes the tallest building in Colombia. Starbucks opens its controversial first coffee shop in Colombia. 2016 Population: 7,980,001. Parque La Colina shopping mall opens. Enrique Peñalosa becomes mayor for second time. 2017

H&M opens its first Store in Colombia. Pope Francis visits the city. Centro Andino Bombing Multiplaza La Felicidad Shopping Mall opens. 2018 – The Coliseo Cubierto el Campín was remodeled and renamed as Movistar Arena.

Timeline of Bogotá

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