Timeline of San Antonio
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of San Antonio, Texas, United States.
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18th century
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- 1718 – San Antonio founded.[1]
- 1720 – Mission San Jose founded.[2]
- 1722 – Presidio San Antonio de Bexar built.
- 1731 – Juan Leal Goraz becomes first mayor.
- 1750 – Church of San Fernando built.
- 1782 – Mission San Jose building constructed.
19th century
- 1811 – January 22nd: Juan Baptista de Las Casas, a retired captain from Nuevo Santander, along with several revolutionaries bouyed by the successes of Hidalgo's army in Guanajuato, march into town and arrest the Governors Herrera and Salcedo. Spain stops sending money for troops.
- 1813 – August: Battle of Medina occurs near town.
- 1821 – San Antonio becomes part of the Mexican Empire.[2]
- 1836 – February 23 – March 6: Battle of the Alamo.[2]
- 1837 – John William Smith becomes mayor.[3]
- 1840 – March 19: Council House Fight.[2]
- 1842 – September 17: Battle of Salado Creek occurs near town.[2]
- 1845 – San Antonio becomes part of the new U.S. state of Texas.[4]
- 1849 – Cholera epidemic.[2]
- 1852 – St. Mary's Institute founded.[5]
- 1853 – Public schools established.[2]
- 1860 – Population: 8,235.[6]
- 1865
- U.S. Army Fort Sam Houston established.[7]
- San Antonio Express newspaper begins publication.[8]
- 1868 – Frost Bank established.[citation needed]
- 1871 – Mount Zion Baptist Church founded.[9]
- 1872 – Alamo Literary Society formed.[10]
- 1874 – Catholic Diocese of San Antonio[11] and Temple Beth-El congregation[12] founded.
- 1875 – Sociedad Benevolencia Mexicana founded.[9]
- 1877 – Railroad begins operating.[7]
- 1881 – Evening Light newspaper begins publication.[8]
- 1883 – San Antonio Brewing Company in business.
- 1884
- March 11: Vaudeville Theater Ambush.[2]
- Societa Italiana di Mutuo Soccorso founded.[9]
- 1885
- 1891 – Battle of Flowers festival begins.[2][14]
- 1894 – Peacock Military College established.[13]
- 1896
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- Buckhorn Saloon and Gebhardt’s Chili Powder Company[15] in business.
- Bexar County Courthouse built.
- 1898 – Woman's Club of San Antonio founded.
- 1899 – Brackenridge Park created.
20th century
1900s–1940s
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- 1900 – Population: 53,321.[16]
- 1903 – San Antonio Public Library established.[17]
- 1910 – Population: 96,614.[16]
- 1912 – Alamo Methodist Church built.
- 1914 – San Antonio Zoo founded.
- 1917 – U.S. Army Kelly Air Force Base established.
- 1918
- U.S. Army Brooks Air Force Base established.
- San Antonio Evening News begins publication.
- 1921 – September 1921 San Antonio floods.[2]
- 1924 – San Antonio Conservation Society formed.[18]
- 1925 – San Antonio Junior College founded.
- 1926
- Aztec Theater opens.[19]
- Witte Museum and Texas Cavaliers established.
- 1928 – Air conditioning installed in hi-rise Milam Building.[20]
- 1930 – Population: 231,542.
- 1931 – U.S. Army Randolph Air Force Base begins operating.
- 1932 – Frito Company in business.
- 1933 – Earl Abel's restaurant in business.
- 1937
- San Antonio Housing Authority established.[21]
- Station Hospital rebuilt.
- 1938
- 1940
- Alamo Stadium built.
- Hertzberg Circus Museum established.[18]
- Population: 253,854.[7]
- 1941
- U.S. military Lackland Air Force Base, Broadway National Bank,[23] and San Jose Mission National Historic Site established.[7]
- Mi Tierra restaurant in business.[24]
- 1946
- Brooke Army Medical Center active.
- Casa Rio restaurant in business.
- 1947
- Jim's eatery and Josephine Theatre[19] in business.
- Southwest Research Institute headquartered in city.[5]
- 1948 – Sultanas de Bejar (women's group) formed.[14]
1950s–1990s
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- 1950
- 1958 – Fiesta Noche del Rio begins.
- 1960 - Population: 587,718.[25]
- 1961 – Henry B. Gonzalez becomes U.S. representative for Texas's 20th congressional district.[26]
- 1968
- Tower of the Americas erected.
- HemisFair Arena opens.
- HemisFair '68 held.[4]
- Institute of Texan Cultures established.[18]
- Hilton Palacio del Rio hotel in business.
- 1969 – Paseo Del Rio Association formed.[27]
- 1970 – Population: 708,582.[4]
- 1972 – Texas Folklife Festival begins.
- 1973 – San Antonio Spurs basketball team active.
- 1978 – City passes ordinance creating VIA Metropolitan Transit Authority, the public transport system for San Antonio.
- 1980
- San Antonio Botanical Garden opens.
- Area of city: 263.5 square miles.[4]
- San Antonio Food Bank active (approximate date).[5][28]
- 1981
- San Antonio Museum of Art established.[18]
- Hyatt Regency San Antonio hotel in business.
- Henry Cisneros becomes mayor.[29]
- 1987 – Lamar S. Smith becomes U.S. representative for Texas's 21st congressional district.[30]
- 1990 - Population: 935,933.[25]
- 1991 – Nelson W. Wolff becomes mayor.[29]
- 1995
- 1997 – 55th World Science Fiction Convention held.
21st century
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- 2000
- 2001– Gurudwara Sikh Center of San Antonio founded.[33]
- 2005 - Municipal Archives established.[35]
- 2008 – Spurs Community Garden created.[36]
- 2009– Julian Castro (2014 head of HUD) becomes mayor.[29]
- NOWCastSA community news begins publication.[37]
- 2010
- 2011 – Population: 1,359,758; metro 2,194,927.[40]
- 2013
- BiblioTech public library opens.
- Population: 1,409,019.[41]
- Joaquín Castro becomes U.S. representative for Texas's 20th congressional district.[42]
See also
- History of San Antonio
- List of mayors of San Antonio
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Bexar County, Texas
- Timeline of Texas[43]
- Other cities in Texas
- Timeline of Arlington, Texas
- Timeline of Austin, Texas
- Timeline of Corpus Christi
- Timeline of Dallas
- Timeline of El Paso, Texas
- Timeline of Fort Worth, Texas
- Timeline of Houston
References
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Published in the 19th century
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- Charles W. Ramsdell, San Antonio: A Historical and Pictorial Guide (Austin: University of Texas Press, 1959).
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- T. R. Fehrenbach, The San Antonio Story (Tulsa, Oklahoma: Continental Heritage Press, 1978)
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External links
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- U.S. Library of Congress, Prints & Photos Division. Materials related to San Antonio, Texas, various dates.
- Digital Public Library of America. Items related to San Antonio, various dates
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