The following is a timeline of the

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of the city of

Bogotá Bogotá (, also , , ), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá (; ) during the Spanish period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital city of Colombia, and one of the larges ...

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Prehistory

* The area around Bogotá was inhabited since the late

Pleistocene The Pleistocene ( , often referred to as the ''Ice age'') is the geological Epoch (geology), epoch that lasted from about 2,580,000 to 11,700 years ago, spanning the Earth's most recent period of repeated glaciations. Before a change was fina ...

, with sites

El Abra El Abra is the name given to an extensive archeological site, located in the valley of the same name. El Abra is situated in the east of the municipality Zipaquirá extending to the westernmost part of Tocancipá in the department of Cundinamarc ...

(12,500 BP),

Aguazuque Aguazuque is a pre-Columbian archaeological site located in the western part of the municipality Soacha, close to the municipalities Mosquera and San Antonio del Tequendama in Cundinamarca, Colombia. It exists of evidences of human settlement of ...

and Tequendama as earliest evidences of inhabitation

Pre-conquest

* <1537 - Bogotá and its surroundings was called ''Bacatá'' by the Muisca who inhabited the Bogotá savanna and were organised in their loose

Muisca Confederation The Muisca Confederation was a loose confederation of different Muisca rulers (''zaques'', ''zipas'', '' iraca'', and ''tundama'') in the central Andean highlands of present-day Colombia before the Spanish conquest of northern South America. The ...

16th century

* 1538 - Santa Fe de Bogotá founded by Spanish conquistador

Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada y Rivera, also spelled as Ximénez and De Quezada, (;1496 16 February 1579) was a Spanish explorer and conquistador in northern South America, territories currently known as Colombia. He explored the territory named ...

. * 1539 - 27 April: Municipal council in session * 1540 - City status granted by

Charles I Charles I may refer to: Kings and emperors * Charlemagne (742–814), numbered Charles I in the lists of Holy Roman Emperors and French kings * Charles I of Anjou (1226–1285), also king of Albania, Jerusalem, Naples and Sicily * Charles I of ...

of the

Spanish Empire The Spanish Empire ( es, link=no, Imperio español), also known as the Hispanic Monarchy ( es, link=no, Monarquía Hispánica) or the Catholic Monarchy ( es, link=no, Monarquía Católica) was a colonial empire governed by Spain and its prede ...

* 1549 - City becomes capital of the

New Kingdom of Granada The New Kingdom of Granada ( es, Nuevo Reino de Granada), or Kingdom of the New Granada, was the name given to a group of 16th-century Spanish colonial provinces in northern South America governed by the president of the Royal Audience of Santa ...

* 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

1650 Bogota detail map Terra Firma et Novum regnum Granatense et Popayan by Blaeu BPL 14980

* 1604 -

Jesuit college The Jesuits (Society of Jesus) in the Catholic Church have founded and managed a number of educational institutions, including the notable secondary schools, colleges and universities listed here. Some of these universities are in the United Stat ...

established * 1616 - Population: 3,000 * 1621 **

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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

Vista panorámica de la ciudad de Santafé de Bogotá (detalle)1772

* 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

1810 Bogota map by Vicente Talledo y Rivera

* 1801 - Population: 21,394 * 1803 - Observatorio Astronómico constructed * 1810 - City becomes capital of the

Free and Independent State of Cundinamarca The Free and Independent State of Cundinamarca (Spanish: ''Estado Libre e Independiente de Cundinamarca'') was a rebel state in colonial Colombia, replacing the Spanish colonial Viceroyalty of New Granada from 1810 to 1815. It was part of the F ...

* 1811 - Local revolt against Spanish rule. * 1816 ** Spaniard

Pablo Morillo Pablo Morillo y Morillo, Count of Cartagena and Marquess of La Puerta, a.k.a. ''El Pacificador'' (The Peace Maker) (5 May 1775 – 27 July 1837) was a Spanish general. Biography Morillo was born in Fuentesecas, Zamora, Spain. In 1791 ...

in power ** Puerta Falsa cafe in business * 1819 **

Battle of Boyacá The Battle of Boyacá (1819), was the decisive battle that ensured the success of Bolívar's campaign to liberate New Granada. The battle of Boyaca is considered the beginning of the independence of the north of South America, and is considered i ...

and the Spanish evacuate. ** Santafé de Bogotá is renamed as Bogotá ** Population: 30,000 * 1823 -

Primatial Cathedral of Bogotá The Metropolitan and Primate Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception and Saint Peter of Bogotá or better known as the Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of Bogotá and Primate of Colombia, officially ''Sacred Holy Temple Metropolitan Cathe ...

completed. * 1824 -

Colombian National Museum The National Museum of Colombia ( es, Museo Nacional de Colombia) is the National Museum of Colombia housing collections on its history of Colombia, history, art of colombia, art, culture of Colombia, culture.Central Cemetery of Bogotá Central Cemetery of Bogotá (Spanish: ) is one of the main and most famous cemeteries in Colombia located in Bogotá. Houses several national heroes, poets and former Colombian presidents. It was opened in 1836 and was declared National Monument i ...

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 The Academia Colombiana de la Lengua (Spanish for ''Colombian Academy of Language'') is an association of academics and experts on the use of the Spanish language in Colombia. It is based in Bogotá, Colombia's capital, and is a member of the ...

(national language academy) founded * 1875 - Capitol building constructed * 1876 -

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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 The Bogotá Savannah Railway was a company that provided transport for passengers from 1889 between the cities of the Metropolitan Area of Bogotá. The Savannah railway was liquidated in 1991 along with the National Railways of Colombia. Current ...

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 The Teatro de Cristóbal Colón (The Christopher Columbus Theatre), also known as the "Teatro Colón", is located in Bogotá, Colombia and it is the nation's National Theatre. It was built in the Neoclassical style by the Italian architect Pietr ...

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 (

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) 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
/ref> * 1915 - '' El Espectador'' newspaper begins publication in Bogota * 1918 ** Population: 143.994 ** Flu epidemic * 1921 - First student strike * 1922 -

Quinta de Bolívar The Quinta de Bolivar is a colonial house in Bogota, Colombia, that served as a residence to Simon Bolivar in the capital after the war of independence. It is now used as a museum dedicated to Bolivar's life and times. History The history of t ...

museum inaugurated * 1923 - Police headquarters building constructed * 1926 - Capitolio Nacional built * 1928 **

Bogotá Stock Exchange Bogotá (, also , , ), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá (; ) during the Spanish period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital city of Colombia, and one of the largest ...

established ** Population: 235,421 * 1929 -

Medellín Medellín ( or ), officially the Municipality of Medellín ( es, Municipio de Medellín), is the second-largest city in Colombia, after Bogotá, and the capital of the department of Antioquia. It is located in the Aburrá Valley, a central re ...

-Bogota railway begins operating * 1930 ** (aerodrome) is built ** The Voz de la Victor (radio) founded * 1931 -

Santamaría Bullring Santamaría Bullring (Spanish: ''Plaza de Toros de Santamaría'') is a bullring in Bogotá, Colombia, and it is currently used for bullfighting, although it has also been used for concerts and other cultural activities. The stadium holds 14,50 ...

constructed * 1933 - First Juegos Atléticos Nacionales takes place * 1936 - '' El Siglo'' newspaper begins publication * 1937 - University City (campus) of

National University of Colombia The National University of Colombia () is a national public research university in Colombia, with general campuses in Bogotá, Medellín, Manizales and Palmira, and satellite campuses in Leticia, San Andrés, Arauca, Tumaco, and La Paz, Ces ...

built * 1938 **

Estadio El Campín The Estadio Nemesio Camacho El Campín, commonly known as El Campín, is the main stadium of Bogotá, Colombia. It was inaugurated on 10 August 1938 and has a current capacity of 36,343 spectators. It is the home ground of the Categoría Primera ...

, 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 Club Independiente Santa Fe, known simply as Santa Fe, is a Colombian professional football team based in Bogotá, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the El Campín stadium. Santa Fe is one of the ...

(football club) formed * 1946 - Millonarios Fútbol Club formed * 1947 - Architect

Le Corbusier Charles-Édouard Jeanneret (6 October 188727 August 1965), known as Le Corbusier ( , , ), was a Swiss-French architect, designer, painter, urban planner, writer, and one of the pioneers of what is now regarded as modern architecture. He was ...

is hired to conduct the city planning * 1948 ** March–April:

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held ** 9 April:

Bogotazo El Bogotazo (from "Bogotá" and the ''-azo'' suffix of violent augmentation) refers to the massive riots that followed the assassination in Bogotá, Colombia of Liberal leader and presidential candidate Jorge Eliécer Gaitán on 9 April 19 ...

District University of Bogotá A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

and University of the Andes established * 1951 - Population: 648,324. * 1952 - City flag design adopted * 1953 -

Bogotá Museum of Modern Art The Bogotá Museum of Modern Art (MAMBO) is a modern art museum located in Bogotá, Colombia. It was designed by architect Rogelio Salmona. History The Museum was founded by Gloria Zea, who died 11 March 2019, aged 83. See also *Museum of Mode ...

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

** Corferias (Fair and Exposition Corporation of Bogotá) founded * 1955 -

Bogotá Botanical Garden The José Celestino Mutis botanical garden is Colombia's biggest botanical garden. It serves both as a recreation and research center with an emphasis on Andes, Andean and Páramo ecosystems. The garden is located in Bogotá and features plants fr ...

opens * 1956 -

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founded * 1958 ** Construction of the 26th Avenue begins **

Luis Ángel Arango Library Luis Ángel Arango Library (Biblioteca Luis Ángel Arango or BLAA) is a public library located in Bogotá, Colombia. It is one of the largest and most important libraries in the world. It was founded in 1958 as a small library with a few books o ...

opens * 1959 ** El Dorado Airport in operation ** Corficolombiana headquartered in Bogota * 1960 - Population: 1,271,700 * 1961 -

John F. Kennedy John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to by his initials JFK and the nickname Jack, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination i ...

visits Bogotá * 1963 -

Puente Aranda Puente Aranda is the 16th location of the Capital District of the Colombian capital city, Bogotá. It is located in the center part of Bogotá. This district is mostly inhabited by lower middle and working class residents. The district was nam ...

becomes part of the city * 1964 ** Population: 1'697.311 **

Charles de Gaulle Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (; ; (commonly abbreviated as CDG) 22 November 18909 November 1970) was a French army officer and statesman who led Free France against Nazi Germany in World War II and chaired the Provisional Government ...

visits Bogotá * 1965 - ''El Espacio'' newspaper begins publication * 1967 -

Bogotá Philharmonic Bogotá (, also , , ), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá (; ) during the Spanish period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital city of Colombia, and one of the larges ...

founded * 1968 ** August:

Pope Paul VI Pope Paul VI ( la, Paulus VI; it, Paolo VI; born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini, ; 26 September 18976 August 1978) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City, Vatican City State from 21 June 1963 to his ...

visits the city **

Simón Bolívar Park The Simón Bolívar Metropolitan Park, best known as the Simón Bolívar Park, is a greenspace and entertainment and sports complex located in the middle of the city of Bogotá, Colombia. It is one of the largest urban parks in the World with ove ...

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 Avianca Building is a 161-meter-tall office skyscraper located at the intersection of 16th street and Seventh Avenue, next to Santander Park in the city of Bogotá, Colombia. History Its design and construction were awarded to Esguerra Saenz, U ...

constructed * 1970 -

Catholic University of Colombia The Catholic University of Colombia is a private institution of higher education. It was founded in Bogotá, Colombia in 1970, notable in its early loyalty to Catholic church doctrine. The institution had more than ten thousand students in Septem ...

founded * 1973 - Population: 2,855,065. * 1974 -

Ciclovía Ciclovía (, ), also ''ciclovia'' or ''cyclovia'', is a Spanish term that means "cycleway", either a permanent bike path or the temporary closing of certain streets to automobiles for cyclists and pedestrians, a practice sometimes called open str ...

inaugurated * 1976 - First shopping center in the city, Unicentro (Bogotá) opens * 1977 -

Centro de Comercio Internacional Centro de Comercio Internacional is an office skyscraper located in Bogotá, Colombia. The building is 190m/623 ft, 50 floors. The building is another neighbor of the second largest skyscraper in Colombia, Torre Colpatria. Located inside thi ...

built * 1978 -

Torre Colpatria The Torre Colpatria ( en, Colpatria Tower) is a 50-story skyscraper in the downtown area of Bogotá, Colombia. It is the fourth tallest building in the country. Constructed from 1973 to 1978 and opened in 1979, it has a total height of , becom ...

built * 1979 **

93 Park 93 Park or 93rd Street Park (''Parque de la calle 93'', commonly known as ''Parque de la 93'') is a commercial and recreational park located at the 93rd Street (''calle 93'') in El Chicó, in the north of Bogota, Colombia. Is one of Bogota's mos ...

inaugurated. ** Leftist guerrilla M-19 takes the embassy of Dominican Republic * 1982 -

Military University Nueva Granada The Nueva Granada Military University ( es, Universidad Militar Nueva Granada), also called UMNG, is a public, private, self-funded, national, coeducational university based in the city of Bogotá, Colombia. The university has 8 faculties, 20 un ...

established * 1984 ** Bus terminal inaugurated ** Metrópolis shopping center inaugurated **

Bogotá Film Festival The Bogotá Film Festival ( es, Festival de Cine de Bogotá) is an annual international film festival held in Bogotá, Colombia, inaugurated in 1984. It takes place in late October each year, with most films being in Spanish and very few in Engl ...

begins * 1985 ** 6 November: Palace of Justice siege ** Population: 3,974,813. * 1986 ** 3 July: Pope

John Paul II Pope John Paul II ( la, Ioannes Paulus II; it, Giovanni Paolo II; pl, Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła ; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his ...

visits the city **

Children's Museum of Bogotá The Children's Museum of Bogotá (Fundación Museo de los Niños) was a privately managed museum foundation in Bogotá, Colombia's capital city, established in 1986 and aimed at teaching children about science, technology, culture and arts. The ...

established * 1987 - Housing complex

Ciudad Salitre Ciudad Salitre is a neighborhood (''barrio''), spanning the localities Teusaquillo and Fontibón of Bogotá, Colombia. Limits * North: Avenida El Dorado * South: San Francisco River * West: Avenida Boyacá * East: Carrera 50 Description ...

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 Jaime Castro Castro (28 March 1938) is a Colombian lawyer and politician, who served as Mayor of Bogotá from 1992 to 1994. A Liberal Party politician, he served as Minister of Government under President Belisario Betancur Cuartas, and as Minis ...

* 1993 ** Population: 5'484.244 ** November: Bombing on 15th Avenue * 1995 **

Rock al Parque Rock al Parque is a free rock music festival which has taken place in Bogotá, Colombia, since 1995. It typically gathers more than 50 bands and as many as 400,000 spectators. It is considered the largest rock festival in Colombia and one of t ...

music festival begins ** Antanas Mockus Sivickas becomes mayor **

Centro Andino The Centro Andino is a shopping mall located in the El Retiro neighborhood of Bogotá, Colombia. It is one of the largest shopping malls in Bogota and in South America in general. Andino is made up of a business center and a shopping mall. Th ...

shopping mall opens ** September:

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held at

Luis Carlos Galán Velodrome The Velódromo Luis Carlos Galán is a velodrome in Bogotá, Colombia, it was built in 1995 and hosted the 1995 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. The track is long and made of concrete Concrete is a composite material composed of fine ...

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opens its first restaurant in

. * 1996 **

Casa de Moneda de Colombia The Casa de Moneda de Colombia (Spanish for Colombian mint) is a Colombian currency museum based in the city of Bogotá. It was founded in 1621 as the mint ("casa de moneda" translates as "mint"). The current mint is known simply as the Fábrica ...

(museum) inaugurated ** Paul Bromberg Silverstein becomes mayor * 1998 **

Maloka Museum The Maloka Museum is an interactive science museum located in Bogotá, Colombia. Visitors interact with a wide variety of exhibits that explore topics in science and technology. The museum has 9 rooms, with different science and technology topic ...

of science inaugurated **

Enrique Peñalosa Londoño Enrique () is the Spanish variant of the given name Heinrich of Germanic origin. Equivalents in other languages are Henry (English), Enric (Catalan), Enrico (Italian), Henrik (Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian), Heinrich (German), Hendrik, Henk (Dut ...

becomes mayor * 1999 ** Citytv Bogotá begins broadcasting **

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and Bvlgari opens its first boutique in

. ** Mormon temple dedicated * 2000 ** TransMilenio bus system begins operating ** 24 February:

Car-Free Day World Car Free Day, which is celebrated on September 22, encourages motorists to give up their cars for a day. Organized events are held in some cities and countries. The events, which vary by location, give motorists and commuters an idea ...

inaugurated

21st century

2000s

* 2001 **

Colombian Securities Exchange The Colombia Securities Exchange ( es, Bolsa de Valores de Colombia, bvc) is a stock exchange which was created as a result of merging three independent stock exchanges: Bogotá (Bolsa de Bogotá, 1928), Medellín (Bolsa de Medellín, 1961) and O ...

headquartered in city ** Antanas Mockus Sivickas becomes mayor ** July:

Copa América The Copa América ( en, America Cup) or CONMEBOL Copa América, known until 1975 as the South American Football Championship (''Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol'' in Spanish and ''Campeonato Sul-Americano de Futebol'' in Portuguese), is the t ...

football tournament held at El Campín Stadium ** September:

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opens in Bogotá, and

. * 2002 ** 25 January: Bombing ** 7 August: Attack at Presidential Palace ** 13 December: Hotel bombing * 2003 **

National Symphony Orchestra of Colombia The National Symphony Orchestra of Colombia ( es, Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Colombia) is a Colombian orchestra based in Bogotá History The orchestra was founded in 2003 following the dissolution of the Colombia Symphony Orchestra (''Orque ...

founded ** 7 February: El Nogal Club bombing ** 8 October: Bombing ** 15 November: Attack in pub * 2004 **

Luis Eduardo Garzón Luis Eduardo Garzón (nicknamed "Lucho") (born February 11, 1951 in Bogotá) is the former Mayor of Bogotá (2004–2007), a left-wing Colombian political activist and a former union leader. He is a former member of the Alternative Democratic Po ...

becomes mayor ** 29 October: Bombing * 2005 **

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opens its first boutique in

. ** Bogotá's Carnival resurrected ** Population: 6,778,691 * 2006 ** Bike Paths Network laid out **

Centro Comercial Santafé The Centro Comercial Santafé ( en, Santafé Shopping Center) is a mall located in Bogotá, Colombia. It is the fourth largest shopping mall in Colombia (the largest is Centro Mayor in Bogotá), and the fifth in Latin America, surpassed by Leste ...

shopping mall opens ** 31 July: Bombing * 2007 ** May: Inditex starts operations in Bogotá, and

. ** City named World Book Capital by UNESCO. * 2008 ** April: Ermenegildo Zegna opens its first boutique in

. ** La Peluquería (art space) founded **

Samuel Moreno Rojas Samuel Gustavo Moreno Rojas (born 11 February 1960) is a Colombian lawyer and politician, son of former congressman Samuel Moreno Díaz and former presidential candidate María Eugenia Rojas Correa, grandson of former Colombian political-milita ...

becomes mayor * 2009 ** Fundación Capital headquartered in city ** October: The MTV Awards were for first time held in

2010s

* 2010 -

Caracol Radio Caracol Radio (''Cadena Radial Colombiana'', "Colombian Radio Network") is one of the main radio networks in Colombia. Founded in Medellín in 1948 when ''La Voz de Antioquia'' station acquired the 50% of ''Emisoras Nuevo Mundo'', based in Bogotá ...

headquarters bombing. * 2011 - María Fernanda Campo becomes mayor, succeeded by Clara López Obregón * 2012 ** March:

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opens its first jewelry in

. **

Gustavo Petro Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego (; born 19 April 1960) is a Colombian economist, politician, and former guerrilla fighter who is the current president of Colombia since 2022. After taking office, Petro was considered by analysts as Colombia's ...

becomes mayor **

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opens its first store in Latin America in Bogotá. * 2013 ** Google Street View begins operating. ** Total Renew of El Dorado International Airport. **

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opens its first Boutique in

. ** December: Pro-

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demonstration * 2014 ** February: Burberry opens its first boutique in

. ** September: Tiffany & Co. opens its first Jewelry in

. ** Population: 7,776,845 (urban agglomeration). ** Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards were for first time held in

. * 2015 ** April: Book fair collapsed by YouTubers. **

BD Bacatá BD Bacatá (abbreviation for ''Bogotá Downtown Bacatá'') is an architectural complex currently under construction in Bogotá, Colombia, featuring the tallest building in the country, surpassing the Torre Colpatria, and the sixth tallest in S ...

becomes the tallest building in

. **

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opens its controversial first coffee shop in

. * 2016 **Population: 7,980,001. ** Parque La Colina shopping mall opens. **

Enrique Peñalosa Enrique Peñalosa Londoño (born 30 September 1954) is a Colombian politician. He was mayor of Bogotá from 1998 until 2001 and elected again in 2015 for the 2016–2019 term. He was prominently featured in the Panama Papers for use of off-sho ...

becomes mayor for second time. * 2017 ** H&M opens its first Store in

. **

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visits the city. **

Centro Andino Bombing The Andino Mall bombing happened on the afternoon of 17 June 2017 in Bogotá, Colombia. Three young women were killed and 9 other people were injured. One of those killed was French; the other two were Colombian. The two Colombians died in th ...

** Multiplaza La Felicidad Shopping Mall opens. * 2018 - The Coliseo Cubierto el Campín was remodeled and renamed as Movistar Arena.

References

''This article incorporates information from the Spanish language Wikipedia''

Bibliography

in English

;Published in the 19th century * * * * * * * * * * * * ;Published in the 20th century * * * * * * * * * * ;Published in the 21st century * * * (about Bogota, Cali, Medellin) * * Zeiderman, A., 2013. 'Living Dangerously: Biopolitics and urban citizenship in Bogotá, Colombia', American Ethnologist 40(1):71-87.

in Spanish

* * * (Annotated list of titles published in Bogotá, arranged chronologically) * * (includes timeline)

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