CHAPTER XXVI CHRONOLOGY OF MEXICAN HISTORY A. D. 648-Toltecs arrived in Anahuac. 1051-Toltecs abandoned the country. 1325-Mexicans founded Tenochtitlan or the City of 1428-Foundation of the Aztec kingdom. Техсосо. 1485-Cortéz born at Medellin, Spain. 1502-Montezuma II. enthroned. 1504-Cortéz left Spain for Cuba. 1510-Great tidal wave on Lake Texcoco overflowed Tenochtitlan. 1511-Turrets of the great Aztec temple burned. Spanish ship wrecked on the Island of Cozumel. 1516-Death of Nezahualpilli, the Tezcucan King. 1517-March 4, discovery of Yucatan by Córdoba. 1518-May 1, departure of Grijalva from Cuba for Mexico. November 18, Cortéz sailed from Santiago. March 20, Cortéz landed at the mouth of the April 21, Cortéz landed at Vera Cruz. August 16, commenced the march to the City of Mexico. September 23, Cortéz entered Tlaxcala. November 8, Cortéz entered the City of 1520-June 30, death of Montezuma. July 1, Cortéz driven out of City of Mexico, July 8, battle with the Mexicans at Otumba. 1521-August 13, re-entry of Cortéz into the City of Mexico. Establishment by Spain of the rule over the Cortéz established the seat of government at Establishment of the first Christian church in 1524-First church commenced on the site of the present Cathedral. 1525-Hanging of Tetlepanquetzaltzin by Cortéz. 1526-September 19, Bishopric of Puebla established, seat at Puebla. 1528-Establishment of the government under the Audencia. 1529-July 6, Cortéz made Marques del Valle de Оахаса. 1530-Guadalajara founded. 1531-December 9, vision of the Virgin of Guadalupe to Juan Diego. December 12, Juan Diego gathered the flowers from where the Virgin stood. The feast of Guadalupe. July 25, Querétaro became a Christian city. 1533-Toluca founded. 1535-The first Viceroy arrived in Mexico. June 2, Bishopric of Oaxaca established, seat at Oaxaca. First printing press brought to the country and first book printed in Mexico. 1536-August 29, cornerstone of the Cathedral at Puebla laid. 1539-March 19, Bishopric of Chiapas established, seat at San Cristóbal. 1541-May 18, Valladolid, now Morelia, founded. 1542-San Miguel founded. 1545-January 31, Archbishopric of Mexico established, seat at City of Mexico. 1546-September 8, discovery of silver at Zacatecas. 1547-December 2, Cortéz died in the town of Castelleja de la Questa, in Spain. 1548-January 20, Zacatecas founded. July 31, Bishopric of Guadalajara established, seat at Guadalajara. 1552-First inundation of the City of Mexico, and the dyke of San Lazaro built. 1553-Silao founded. 1557-Guanajuato founded. The Patio process for the amalgamation of silver invented by Bartolomé de Medina at Pachuca. 1562-August 15, Bishopric of Yucatan established, seat at Merida. 1568-English driven off the island of Los Sacraficios near Vera Cruz. 1570-August 16, the Inquisition established in Mexico. Celaya founded. 1573-Cornerstone of the Cathedral laid in City of Mexico. 1574-Twenty-one Lutherans burned by order of the Inquisition. 1576-Leon founded. 1583-San Luis Potosí founded. 1586-An English ship captured near Acapulco. 1587-Sir Francis Drake captured a Spanish ship with a rich cargo, off California. 1596-Monterey founded. 1600-The City of Monterey founded. 1603-Building of the Aqueduct of Chapultepec commenced. 1604 Church on the Pyramid of Cholula dedicated. 1607-November 28, the great drainage canal, Tajo de Nochistongo, commenced. 1615-Foundation and walls of the Cathedral completed. 1618-Córdoba founded. 1620-September 28, Bishopric of Durango established, seat at Durango. 1623-Cathedral placed under roof. 1626-First service in the Cathedral. 1629-Great inundation of the City of Mexico. 1634 Subsiding of the waters of the inundation of the Plain of Mexico. 1643-Salvatierra founded. 1649-April 10, fifteen persons burned by order of the Inquisition. April 18, Cathedral at Puebla consecrated. 1660-A colony of a hundred families settled in New Mexico. 1667-December 22, dedication of the Cathedral. 1678-May 2, Church of Santa Maria los Angeles at Churubusco completed. 1691-Conquest of Texas. 1692-Building of the National Palace commenced. 1709-May 1, completion of the Church of Guadalupe near City of Mexico. 1722-January 19, opening of the first theater in Mexico. The first newspaper, Gaceta de Mexico, published in Mexico. 1724 February 4, completion of the Palacio del Ayuntamiento or City Hall. 1760-The first regular army organized in Mexico. Houses numbered in the City of Mexico. 1767-Jesuits expelled from Mexico by Royal Order, dated January 15. 1770-A fleet sailed for Spain with a cargo of thirty millions of silver dollars. 1776-February 25, establishment of the Monte de Piedad or national pawn shop. 1777-December 25, Bishopric of Linares established, seat at Monterey. 1779-May 7, Bishopric of Sonora established, seat at Culiacan. 1783-September 27, Iturbide born. 1789-Arrival of the famous Viceroy, Conde de Revillagigedo. He appointed a police force in the City of Mexico, lighted and paved the streets. 1791-Completion of the towers of the Cathedral. 1795-Cession of Florida, west of the Perdido River, to France. 1802-August 4, casting of the bronze statue of Charles IV., at 6 a. m. 1803-December 9, statue of Charles IV. unveiled in the Plaza Mayor. Humboldt traveled in Mexico. 1810-September 16, Hidalgo sounded the Grito of Mexican Independence. October 30, battle of Las Cruces. 1811-January 16, Hidalgo defeated at the Bridge of Calderon. May 21, Hidalgo captured at Acatita de June 26, Allende, Aldama and Jiminez exe- July 31, Hidalgo executed at Chihuahua. |