Timeline Of Bayamón, Puerto Rico
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of the history of the
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of Bayamón,
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19th century

* 1772 ** Santa Cruz Church construction begins. ** José Ramírez de Arellano becomes
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. * 1883 - Population: 15,752 in
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(city); 125,277 in
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(province).


20th century

* 1900 - First automobile is photographed in Bayamón * 1905 - Mahogany tree planted in the plaza. * 1908 - Plata Bridge built. * 1910 -
Farmacia Serra Farmacia Serra is a building close to the plaza of Bayamón, Puerto Rico which was built in 1910. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal governm ...
(pharmacy) building constructed. * 1928 - Hurricane. * 1932 - Hurricane. * 1949 -
Puerto Rico National Cemetery Puerto Rico National Cemetery is a United States national cemetery located in the city of Bayamón, in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. It encompasses of land, and at the end of 2005, had 44,722 interments. Until 2021, it was the only United St ...
established. * 1964 ** Universidad Católica de Bayamón established. ** Santa Rosa Mall in business. * 1970 - Population: 147,552. * 1974 **
Vaqueros de Bayamón The Vaqueros de Bayamón are a Puerto Rican basketball team of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional based in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. The Vaqueros play their home games at Rubén Rodríguez Coliseum, a venue shared with the Liga de Voleibol Superior F ...
baseball club formed. **
Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium (Spanish: ''Estadio Juan Ramón Loubriel'') is a soccer-specific stadium located in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. It is best known as the former home of the Puerto Rico Islanders of the North American Soccer League and curre ...
opens. * 1977 - City flag design adopted. * 1980 -
Bayamón City Hall Bayamón City Hall is a building in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. As the name suggests, it serves as city hall to that city. It is named after Don Ángel Rivera Rodríguez, who was mayor of Bayamón from 1934 to 1944. Bayamón City Hall was inaugurated ...
built. * 1982 -
Plaza Rio Hondo Plaza Rio Hondo is a shopping mall in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. It opened in 1982 and is anchored by Marshalls Megastore, Caribbean Cinemas, TJ Maxx, and Best Buy, with one vacant anchor spot last occupied by a Kmart. History The 350,000-square ...
shopping mall in business. * 1984 - Braulio Castillo Theater opens. * 1988 -
Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (English: Ruben Rodríguez Coliseum) is an indoor sporting arena in Puerto Rico. The coliseum was dedicated to Rubén Rodríguez (former player of the Vaqueros de Bayamón). It is located in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. It ...
(arena) opens. * 1990 - Botanical garden established. * 1997 - Carmen Delia Dipiní Theater opens. * 1998 - Plaza del Sol shopping mall in business. * 1999 -
Puerto Rico Bayamón Puerto, a Spanish word meaning ''seaport'', may refer to: Places *El Puerto de Santa María, Andalusia, Spain *Puerto, a seaport town in Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines *Puerto Colombia, Colombia *Puerto Cumarebo, Venezuela *Puerto Galera, Orient ...
football club formed. * 2000 ** Public Library building constructed. ** Population: 203,499.


21st century

* 2001 ** May 11:
Miss Universe 2001 Miss Universe 2001, the 50th anniversary of the Miss Universe pageant, was held on May 11, 2001, at the Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. Denise Quiñones of Puerto Rico was crowned by Lara Dutta of India as her successor at ...
beauty pageant held in Bayamón ** Ramón Luis Rivera Jr. becomes mayor * 2004 -
Tren Urbano The ''Tren Urbano'' (English language, English: Urban Train) is a List of automated urban metro subway systems, fully-automated rapid transit system that serves the municipalities of San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, Gua ...
(regional transit) begins operating * 2010 - Population: 208,116 * 2009 - an explosion and fire at the Cataño oil refinery * 2011 -
Bayamón Soccer Complex The Bayamon Soccer Complex is a complex of 2 soccer fields and one 1,000-capacity stadium located in Bayamon, Puerto Rico that is host to several teams of the San Juan–Caguas–Guaynabo metropolitan area. Youth, middle school, high school, an ...
opens * 2015 -
Puerto Rico FC Puerto Rico FC was a professional football club based in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. Founded in 2015, the team played in the North American Soccer League (NASL), the second tier of the American soccer pyramid. The team debuted in the 2016 fall seas ...
(football club) formed


See also

*
List of mayors of Bayamón, Puerto Rico The following is a list of mayors of the municipality of Bayamón, Puerto Rico. List of mayors * José Ramírez de Arellano, circa 1772-1773 * Manuel de Guzmán, circa 1774 * Bernabé Dávila, circa 1775-1776 * Lucas de Fuentes, circa 1777-1799 ...
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Bayamón *
Timeline of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico The following is a timeline of the history of the municipality of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. 18th-19th centuries * 1760 - Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria de Mayagüez (Our Lady of Candlemas) settlement established by Spanish colonist Faustino ...
, Ponce,
San Juan San Juan, Spanish for Saint John, may refer to: Places Argentina * San Juan Province, Argentina * San Juan, Argentina, the capital of that province * San Juan, Salta, a village in Iruya, Salta Province * San Juan (Buenos Aires Underground), ...


References


Bibliography


in English

* * * * * * *


in Spanish

* (reprint 1998) * 1979-1982 (8 vols.) * (2 vols.)


External links

* * (Includes bibliographic information on Bayamón history)
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