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of San Juan,
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16th–18th centuries

* 1511 – First Catholic Diocese established in San Juan * 1521 – "Ciudad de San Juan Bautista de Puerto Rico" founded by Spanish colonists from nearby Caparra. * 1523 – Convento de Santo Tomas de Aquino founded. * 1524 – Nuestra Senora de la Concepcion hospital built. * 1526 – October 4: St. Francis Hurricane occurs. * 1529 – October 18: Harbor attack by Caribs. * 1530 ** August 5:
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occurs. ** Casa Blanca built. * 1532 – San José Church construction begins. * 1540 – La Fortaleza built. * 1542 – Cathedral of San Juan Bautista construction begins. * 1560 – City wall construction begins. * 1560s – San Antonio Bridge built across
Condado Lagoon Condado Lagoon ( es, Laguna del Condado) is located in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is an effluent body of water that flows freely between the Condado and Miramar neighborhoods of Santurce, a barrio of San Juan. Background Its tributary stream o ...
. * 1568 – September 7:
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occurs. * 1582 – Population: 850 (approximate estimate). * 1591 –
Castillo San Felipe del Morro Castillo San Felipe del Morro, also known as El Morro, is a citadel built between 16th and 18th centuries in San Juan, Puerto Rico.ww ...
construction begins.. Retrieved May 24, 2017 * 1595 – November 22: Battle of San Juan begins. * 1598 – June: San Juan taken by British forces; Boquerón battery sacked. * 1605 – Cabildo constructed in Plaza de San Juan. * 1615 – September 12:
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occurs. * 1625 – September 24: Town besieged by Dutch forces. * 1733 – Palacio Episcopal construction begins (approximate date). * 1769 – Powder house built. * 1780 – Capilla del Santo Cristo de la Salud (chapel) built. * 1783 – Castillo de San Cristóbal built. * 1787 ** May 2:
1787 Boricua earthquake The 1787 Boricua earthquake struck offshore of the island of Puerto Rico on May 2. The magnitude of the earthquake was believed to have been around 8.0–8.5, however there is evidence that it was only about 6.9. The epicenter is thought to have ...
. ** May 3: Fiesta de Cruz begins. * 1797 – April: San Juan besieged by British forces.


19th century

* 1806 – ''Gaceta de Puerto Rico''
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begins publication. * 1813 – Sociedad Económica de Amigos del País en Puerto Rico founded. * 1820 – Population: 7,658. * 1822 – Board of charity established. * 1823 – Sociedad Filarmónica (philharmonic society) formed. * 1832 ** established. ** Teatro Municipal (theatre) opens. * 1840 – ''Colegio de Abogados'' founded. * 1845 – Town divided into barrios
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, San Juan, Santa Barbara, Santo Domingo, and Ballaja. * 1848 – Cafe de La Mallorquina in business. * 1850 – Real Intendencia Building constructed. * 1853 ** Cataño-San Juan steamship begins operating. ** Marketplace built in Santa Barbara barrio. * 1859 – Barrios De la Marina and Puerta de Tierra become part of San Juan. * 1863 ** Santurce becomes part of San Juan. ** Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery established. * 1864 – Ballajá Barracks built. * 1865 – ''Colegio de Párvulos'' built. * 1873 – Slavery officially abolished in Puerto Rico. * 1876 – Ateneo Puertorriqueño (cultural entity) founded. * 1877 – Cárcel de la Princesa (prison) built. * 1879 – José Ramón Becerra y de Gárate becomes
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. * 1882 – Ponce de León statue erected in the . * 1885 – Civil Hospital built. * 1888 – La Carbonera barrio becomes part of San Juan. * 1893 ** Sociedad Anónima de Economías y Préstamos (later Banco Popular de Puerto Rico) founded. **
Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus * lij, Cristoffa C(or)ombo * es, link=no, Cristóbal Colón * pt, Cristóvão Colombo * ca, Cristòfor (or ) * la, Christophorus Columbus. (; born between 25 August and 31 October 1451, died 20 May 1506) was a ...
statue erected in the Plaza Colón. * 1894 – Population: 23,414. * 1898 ** May 12: Bombardment of San Juan by United States forces. ** June 22: Second Battle of San Juan. ** June 28: Third Battle of San Juan. ** August 12: End of hostilities between US and Spanish military forces. United States Military Government begins. ** October: Francisco del Valle becomes
mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well ...
. ** Carretera Central ( Ponce-San Juan road) built. ** ''San Juan News'' begins publication. ** Railway built (approximate date). * 1899 ** April 11: Town becomes part of United States-annexed Puerto Rico per Treaty of Paris. ** Chamber of commerce founded. ** Population: 32,048. * 1900 ** May 1:
Foraker Act The Foraker Act, , officially known as the Organic Act of 1900, is a United States federal law that established civilian (albeit limited popular) government on the island of Puerto Rico, which had recently become a possession of the United St ...
comes into force, civil government for Puerto Rico begins. United States Military Government ends. **
Supreme Court of Puerto Rico The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico ( es, Tribunal Supremo de Puerto Rico) is the highest court of Puerto Rico, having judicial authority to interpret and decide questions of Puerto Rican law. The Court is analogous to one of the state supreme c ...
and
Puerto Rico Department of Education The Puerto Rico Department of Education (PRDOE; ) is one of the statewide public education system in the United States, with ( Hawaii being the other). The PRDOE is the state education agency in charge of managing public schools in Puerto Rico ...
headquartered in San Juan. ** Insane asylum established. ** La Perla settlement begins (approximate date).


20th century


1900s–1950s

* 1901 ** Trolley de San Juan begins operating. ** San Juan high school opens. * 1902 – City government formed into legislative and executive branches. * 1903 **
University of Puerto Rico The University of Puerto Rico ( es, Universidad de Puerto Rico, UPR) is the main public university system in the U.S. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. It is a government-owned corporation with 11 campuses and approximately 58,000 students and 5,3 ...
established. ** Roberto H. Todd Weels becomes mayor. * 1909 – Harbor enlarged. * 1910 ** Dos Hermanos Bridge opens. ** ''Puerto Rico Ilustrado'' begins publication. ** Population: 48,716. * 1913 – ''Cine Luna'' opens. * 1918 – October 11:
1918 San Fermín earthquake The 1918 San Fermín earthquake, also known as the Puerto Rico earthquake of 1918, struck the island of Puerto Rico at on October 11. The earthquake measured 7.1 on the moment magnitude scale and IX (''Violent'') on the Mercalli intensity scale. ...
. * 1919 ** San Juan Asamblea Municipal (municipal assembly) and Concejo de Administración (administrative council) created. ** Condado Vanderbilt Hotel in business. * 1920 – Population: 70,707. * 1921 – Academia del Perpetuo Socorro founded. * 1922 – WKAQ
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begins broadcasting. * 1923 ** U.S. military Fort Buchanan established. ** Mansion Georgetti (residence) built. * 1925 – Academia San Jorge founded. * 1928 ** Luis Muñoz Rivera Park laid out. ** September: San Felipe Segundo Hurricane occurs. * 1929 **
Women's suffrage Women's suffrage is the right of women to vote in elections. Beginning in the start of the 18th century, some people sought to change voting laws to allow women to vote. Liberal political parties would go on to grant women the right to vot ...
begins in Puerto Rico. **
Capitol of Puerto Rico The Capitol of Puerto Rico ( es, Capitolio de Puerto Rico) is located on the Islet of San Juan just outside the walls of Old San Juan. The building is home to the bicameral Legislative Assembly, composed of the House of Representatives and ...
building constructed. * 1930 – Population: 114,715. * 1932 – September–October: San Ciprian hurricane. * 1935 – Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration headquartered in San Juan. * 1939 – Martín Peña Bridge built. * 1940 ** United States Naval Air Station Isla Grande established. ** Population: 169,247. * 1946 –
Felisa Rincón de Gautier Felisa Rincón de Gautier (born Felisa Rincón Marrero)This name uses Spanish marriage naming customs; the first is the maiden family name '' "Rincón"'' and the second or matrimonial family name is ''"Gautier"''. (also known as Doña Fela) (Janua ...
becomes mayor. * 1947 – WAPA, WIAC, WITA, and WRSJ
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begin broadcasting. * 1948 – design adopted. * 1949 **
Caribe Hilton Hotel The Caribe Hilton is located in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and is owned by Park Hotels & Resorts and managed by Hilton Worldwide. History In early 1946, as part of the Puerto Rican industrialization effort known as Operation Bootstrap, the Puerto ...
built. **
San Juan National Historic Site San Juan National Historic Site ( es, Sitio Histórico Nacional de San Juan) in the Old San Juan section of San Juan, Puerto Rico, is a National Park Service-managed historic site which protects and interprets colonial-era forts such as Castil ...
United States National Park Service The National Park Service (NPS) is an agency of the United States federal government within the U.S. Department of the Interior that manages all national parks, most national monuments, and other natural, historical, and recreational proper ...
established. * 1950 ** October 30: San Juan Nationalist revolt. ** Residencial Las Casas housing complex built. ** Population: 224,767. * 1951 –
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becomes part of San Juan municipality. * 1952 – City becomes part of newly created
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. * 1954 ** WAPA-TV and WKAQ-TV (
television Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, ...
) begin broadcasting. ** Ballets de San Juan founded. * 1955 **
Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport ( es, link=no, Aeropuerto Internacional Luis Muñoz Marín) is a joint civil-military international airport located in suburban Carolina, Puerto Rico, southeast of San Juan. It is named for Luis Muño ...
opens. **
Institute of Puerto Rican Culture The Institute of Puerto Rican Culture ( es, Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña), or ICP, for short, is an institution of the Government of Puerto Rico responsible for the establishment of the cultural policies required in order to study, prese ...
and Archivo General de Puerto Rico headquartered in city. * 1956 – Casals Festival of music begins. * 1958 ** Supreme Court Building constructed. ** Casa del Libro established. * 1959 ** June: U.S.
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meets in San Juan. ** Regional Puerto Rico Metropolitan Bus Authority established. ** '' The San Juan Star'' English-language newspaper begins publication.


1960s–1990s

* 1960 ** Office of ''Secretario de la Asamblea Municipal'' (secretary of the municipal assembly) created. ** Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico opens. ** Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico formed. ** Population: 451,658. * 1962 – Hotel El Convento in business. * 1966 **
Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico The Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico (PUPR) (commonly referred as Poly or La Poly in Spanish) is a private university in San Juan, Puerto Rico. PUPR offers technical degrees with a special focus on engineering professions. History Polytec ...
and San Juan Children's Choir established. ** July:
1966 Central American and Caribbean Games The 10th (X) Central American and Caribbean Games The Central American and Caribbean Games (CAC or CACGs) are a multi-sport regional championship event, held quadrennial (once every four years), typically in the middle (even) year between ...
held. * 1968 – Plaza Las Américas shopping mall in business. * 1970 ** San Sebastián Street Festival active. ** Population: 452,749. * 1971 – San Juan Botanical Garden inaugurated. * 1973 – Puerto Rico National Library headquartered in city. * 1974 – April: Association of Caribbean Historians organized during meeting in San Juan. * 1976 – June:
2nd G7 summit The 2nd G7 Summit, also called Rambouillet II, was held at Dorado, Puerto Rico, between June 27 and 28, 1976.Japan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( MOFA)Summit Meetings in the Past although this article is named "2nd G7 summit" because it is the se ...
held near city. * 1979 – July: 1979 Pan American Games held. * 1981 – Centro de Bellas Artes (opera house) opens. * 1983 – Old San Juan designated an
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. * 1984 – Puerto Rico Museum of Contemporary Art established. * 1986 ** June: U.S. Conference of Mayors held in San Juan. ** San Juan Philharmonic Chorale formed. * 1988 – ''Archivo Histórico Arquidiocesano de San Juan'' (historical archives) established. * 1989 ** September:
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. ** ''Sociedad Puertorriqueña de Genealogía'' headquartered in San Juan. * 1991 –
Autonomous Municipalities Act of 1991 Law No. 81 of 1991 —better known as the Autonomous Municipalities Act of 1991— is the extraconstitutional Puerto Rican law that regulates the local government of all the municipalities of Puerto Rico The municipalities of Puerto Rico ...
created. * 1992 ** Plaza del Quinto Centenario built. ** Museo de Las Américas established in the former Ballajá Barracks. * 1994 – Teodoro Moscoso Bridge opens. * 2000 – Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico established.


21st century

* 2004 ** September:
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occurs. ** Tren Urbano (regional rapid transit system) begins operating. ** Martín Peña Channel "G-8" group forme

* 2008 – September: Hurricane Kyle (2008), Hurricane Kyle occurs. * 2009 – May: Economic protest. * 2010 –
Population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ...
: 395,326. * 2012 – November 6: Territorial Puerto Rican status referendum, 2012 held. * 2013 –
Carmen Yulín Cruz Carmen Yulín Cruz Soto (born February 25, 1963) is a Puerto Rican politician who served as mayor of the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico from 2013 to 2020. From 2009 through 2013, Cruz served in the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico. Ear ...
becomes Mayor of San Juan. * 2017 - September 20:
Hurricane Maria Hurricane Maria was a deadly Category 5 hurricane that devastated the northeastern Caribbean in September 2017, particularly Dominica, Saint Croix, and Puerto Rico. It is regarded as the worst natural disaster in recorded history to affect ...
occurs and is covered extensively by CBS journalist David Begnaud * 2019 - July 8 - August 12: Protests throughout San Juan in response to
Telegramgate Telegramgate, also known as Chatgate or RickyLeaks, was a political scandal involving Ricardo Rosselló, then Governor of Puerto Rico, which began on July 8, 2019, with the leak of hundreds of pages of a group chat on the messaging application ...
* 2021 - Miguel Romero becomes Mayor of San Juan .


See also

* San Juan history *
List of mayors of San Juan, Puerto Rico This is a list of mayors of San Juan, Puerto Rico. List of mayors of San Juan Under the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (6) (5) See also * San Juan City Hall * San Juan government * Timeline of San Juan, Puerto Rico References {{Yea ...
* List of bishops of San Juan, since 1511 * Subdivisions of San Juan, Puerto Rico * National Register of Historic Places listings in metropolitan San Juan, Puerto Rico * Timelines of other
municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the g ...
in Puerto Rico:
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in Puerto Rico: Bayamón, Hormigueros (in Spanish), Mayagüez, Ponce


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