Timeline of Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Aguascalientes, Mexico.
This is an incomplete list that may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.
Prior to 20th century
- 1575 - Aguascalientes founded.[1]
- 1604 - San Marcos Fair begins.[2]
- 1857 - Town becomes capital of Aguascalientes state.[2]
- 1867 - School of Agriculture established.[3]
- 1870 - El Despertador newspaper in publication.[4]
- 1883 - León-Aguascalientes railway established.[5]
- 1885 - Teatro Morelos opens.[5]
- 1899 - Catholic Diocese of Aguas Calientes established.[6]
20th century
21st century
- 2000 - Population: 594,092.[9]
- 2003
- 2010 - Population: 722,250; metro 932,369.[10][11]
- 2011
- 2013 - New Nissan Motor Company manufactory begins operating.[14]
See also
References
- ↑ Leon E. Seltzer, ed. (1952), Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, New York: Columbia University Press, p. 21, OL 6112221M
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Baedeker's Mexico, 1994, p. 134 (fulltext via OpenLibrary)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Nuestra Universidad: Historia" (in Spanish). Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
- ↑ Miguel Angel Castro and Guadalupe Curiel, ed. (2003). Publicaciones periódicas mexicanas del siglo XIX, 1856-1876 (in Spanish). Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. ISBN 978-970-32-0330-7.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Jesus Gomez Serrano (2005). "Una ciudad pujante: Aguascalientes durante el porfiriato". In Anne Staples. Bienes y vivencias, el siglo XIX [Goods and experiences, the nineteenth century]. Historia de la vida cotidiana en México (History of everyday life in Mexico) (in Spanish). El Colegio de México. pp. 253–286. ISBN 978-968-16-7762-6.
- ↑ "Aguas Calientes". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York. 1907.
- ↑ Mexican Year Book. McCorquodale & Company. 1912.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Museos". Vivaaguascalientes.com (in Spanish). Gobierno de Aguascalientes. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
- ↑ "Mexico". Europa World Year Book. Taylor & Francis. 2004. ISBN 1857432533.
- ↑ "Population of Capital Cities and Cities of 100,000 or More Inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 2011. United Nations Statistics Division. 2012. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
- ↑ "Número de Habitantes, Aguascalientes" (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
- ↑ "Mexican Mayors". City Mayors.com. London: City Mayors Foundation. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
- ↑ Ana Arana (January 20, 2014). "In Mexico, a city’s scar becomes its most prized park, La Línea Verde". USA: Citiscope . Retrieved March 30, 2014.
- ↑ "Mexican city gears up as new Motor city". NBC News. November 18, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
Further reading
- Published in the 19th century
- Published in the 20th century
- Cristobal Hidalgo (1900), "Important Cities: Aguas Calientes", Guide to Mexico, San Francisco, California: Whitaker & Ray Co.
- Reau Campbell (1909), "Aguas Calientes", Campbell's New Revised Complete Guide and Descriptive Book of Mexico, Chicago: Rogers & Smith Co., OCLC 1667015
- "Aguascalientes", Encyclopaedia Britannica (11th ed.), New York: Encyclopaedia Britannica Co., 1910, OCLC 14782424
- W.H. Koebel, ed. (1921), "Mexico: Chief Towns: Aguascalientes", Anglo-South American Handbook 1, New York: Macmillan
- Ernst B. Filsinger (1922), "Mexico: Aguascalientes", Commercial Travelers' Guide to Latin America, Washington, DC: Government Printing Office
- "North Central Highlands: Aguascalientes", Mexico, Lonely Planet, 1998 (fulltext via OpenLibrary)
- John Fisher (1999), "The Bajio: Aguascalientes", Mexico, Rough Guides (4th ed.), London, p. 231+, OL 24935876M
- "Northeast Mexico: Aguascalientes", Mexico, Let's Go, 1999, p. 267+ (fulltext via OpenLibrary)
- Published in the 21st century
External links
Coordinates: 21°52′34″N 102°17′46″W / 21.876°N 102.296°W / 21.876; -102.296