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of the city of
Quito Quito (; qu, Kitu), formally San Francisco de Quito, is the capital and largest city of Ecuador, with an estimated population of 2.8 million in its urban area. It is also the capital of the province of Pichincha. Quito is located in a valley o ...
,
Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...
.


Prior to 20th century

* 1487 - Incas in power. * 1527 - "Inka ruler
Huayna Capac Huayna Capac (with many alternative transliterations; 1464/1468–1524) was the third Sapan Inka of the Inca Empire, born in Tumipampa sixth of the Hanan dynasty, and eleventh of the Inca civilization. Subjects commonly approached Sapa Inkas addi ...
dies in Quito along with an estimated 200,000 of his subjects" (approximate date). * 1533 - Quito "burnt by Ruminahui." * 1534 - "Spanish soldiers, led by
Sebastián de Belalcázar Sebastián de Belalcázar (; 1479/1480 – 1551) was a Spanish conquistador. De Belalcázar, also written as de Benalcázar, is known as the founder of important early colonial cities in the northwestern part of South America; Quito in 1534 and Ca ...
, defeat the Inka in Quito. They name the town Villa de San Francisco de Quito." * 1535 ** Art school founded. ** Construction of Monastery of St. Francis begins (approximate date). * 1541 - Quito attains Spanish colonial city status. * 1545 - Catholic Diocese of Quito established. * 1548 - Quito becomes part of the
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. * 1551 - Colegio de San Juan Evangelista established (approximate date). * 1563 - Spanish colonial Audiencia of Quito established. * 1592-1593 - Economic unrest. * 1613 - Church of the Society of Jesus building opens. * 1718 - Quito becomes part of
Viceroyalty of New Granada The Viceroyalty of New Granada ( es, Virreinato de Nueva Granada, links=no ) also called Viceroyalty of the New Kingdom of Granada or Viceroyalty of Santafé was the name given on 27 May 1717, to the jurisdiction of the Spanish Empire in norther ...
. * 1735 - Earthquake. * 1765 ** Quito Revolt. ** Church of the Society of Jesus building completed. * 1797 - Earthquake. * 1810 - Carondelet Palace built. * 1822 - May 24:
Battle of Pichincha The Battle of Pichincha took place on 24 May 1822, on the slopes of the Pichincha volcano, 3,500 meters above sea-level, right next to the city of Quito, in modern Ecuador. The encounter, fought in the context of the Spanish American wars of in ...
. * 1829 - Quito becomes capital of Ecuador. * 1859 - Earthquake. * 1865 - Guayaquil-Quito railway built (approximate date). * 1875 - August 6: Assassination of president Garcia Moreno. * 1880 - opens.


20th century

* 1906 ** '' El Comercio'' newspaper begins publication. ** Chamber of Commerce established.
** Population: 50,840. * 1914 - opens. * 1930 -
LDU Quito Liga Deportiva Universitaria (), often referred to as Liga de Quito, LDU, is an Ecuadorian professional football club based in Quito. They play in the Serie A, the highest level of the Ecuadorian professional football league. They play their ho ...
football club formed. * 1932 -
Estadio El Ejido Estadio El Ejido was a multi-use stadium in Quito, Ecuador that was primarily used for football matches. It served as the home ground for all the Quito-based, including Aucas, Deportivo Quito, and LDU Quito. It had a capacity for 20,000. Estadi ...
(stadium) opens. * 1933 - Teatro Bolivar opens. * 1937 - Teatro Capitol built. * 1938 - ' newspaper begins publication. * 1950 - Population: 209,932. * 1951 -
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa () is a multi-purpose stadium in Quito, Ecuador. It is currently used primarily for association football, football matches and has a capacity of 35,724. Overview Built in 1951, it sits at the intersection of the Aveni ...
(stadium) opens. * 1955 -
Deportivo Quito Sociedad Deportivo Quito is an Ecuadorian non-professional club football club based in Quito. For most of its existence, it competed in Serie A, the highest level of the Ecuadorian professional football league. And currently competes in the Seg ...
football club formed. * 1960 - Mariscal Sucre Airport begins operating. * 1972 - Population: 564,900 (approximate). * 1978 -
Historic Center of Quito Quito (; qu, Kitu), formally San Francisco de Quito, is the capital and largest city of Ecuador, with an estimated population of 2.8 million in its urban area. It is also the capital of the province of Pichincha. Quito is located in a valley o ...
designated an UNESCO
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. * 1982 ** ''
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'' and ''
La Hora ''La Hora'' is the newspaper with the most regional editions in Ecuador. It specializes in regional news, and runs a total of 10 regional editions. The headquarters of ''La Hora'' are located in Quito. See also *List of newspapers in Ecuador Thi ...
'' newspapers begin publication. ** Population: 866,472. * 1990 ** May: Indigenous rights demonstration. ** Population: 1,100,847. * 1992 ** September: Economic unrest. ** established. **
Jamil Mahuad Jorge Jamil Mahuad Witt (born 29 July 1949) is an Ecuadorian lawyer, academic and former politician. He was the 41st president of Ecuador from 10 August 1998, to 21 January 2000. Early life Mahuad was born in Loja, Ecuador. He is of Lebane ...
becomes mayor. ** Coliseo General Rumiñahui (arena) built. * 1994 -
Estadio Chillogallo Estadio Gonzalo Pozo Ripalda is a multi-use stadium in southern Quito, Ecuador. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Aucas. The stadium holds 18,799 spectators and built in 1987 and opened in 1994. Briti ...
(stadium) opens. * 1995 - January: Economic protest. * 1996 - March: Labor strike. * 1997 ** February: Anti- Bucaram demonstration. ** September: Indigenous rights rally. ** Casa Blanca stadium opens. * 1999 - February 17: Assassination of politician
Jaime Hurtado Jaime Ricaurte Hurtado González (7 February 1937 – 17 February 1999) was an Ecuadorian politician of African descent aligned with the Democratic People's Movement (MPD), a deputy in the Ecuadorian parliament, and at the time of his death was sta ...
. * 2000 ** January: Indigenous rights demonstration. **
Paco Moncayo Paco Rosendo Moncayo Gallegos (born October 8, 1940, in Quito) is an Ecuadorian politician and retired general who was Metropolitan Mayor of Quito from 2000 to 2009. Career During his military career, he was the Commander in Chief of the Army i ...
becomes mayor.


21st century

* 2001 - January: Indigenous rights demonstration. * 2006 -
Quito TV Quito TV is a television channel A television channel is a terrestrial frequency or virtual number over which a television station or television network is distributed. For example, in North America, "channel 2" refers to the terrestrial o ...
begins broadcasting. * 2008 - opens. * 2009 - Andrés Vallejo becomes mayor, succeeded by Augusto Barrera. * 2011 - Mashpi Rainforest Biodiversity Reserve established near city. * 2013 - New
Mariscal Sucre International Airport Mariscal Sucre International Airport ( es, Aeropuerto Internacional Mariscal Sucre) is an international airport serving Quito, Ecuador. It is the busiest airport in Ecuador and one of the busiest airports in South America. It is located in t ...
opens. * 2014 -
Mauricio Rodas Mauricio Esteban Rodas Espinel (born 15 April 1975) is an Ecuadorian lawyer, social policy consultant, and politician who served as the Metropolitan Mayor of Quito between May 2014 and May 2019. After working in other Latin American cities, incl ...
becomes mayor. * 2015 - September: Forest fire. * 2016 ** October: United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development held in Quito. ** Population: 1,778,434. * 2019 - May: Ground broken for LDS Quito Ecuador Temple.


See also

* Quito history * Urban evolution of colonial Quito * *


References

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Bibliography

* * (Annotated list of titles published in Quito, arranged chronologically) * * * * * * *


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Quito Quito (; qu, Kitu), formally San Francisco de Quito, is the capital and largest city of Ecuador, with an estimated population of 2.8 million in its urban area. It is also the capital of the province of Pichincha. Quito is located in a valley o ...