History

TIME LINE

Period 2500 a.C. - 1507

Pre-classic (2500 b.C.-200 a.C.) First settlement to leave skeletal remains and ceramic remnants.
Classic (200-900 a.C.) 450-500 a.C. Presence of Teotihuacan burial sites.
Post-classic (900-1520 a.C.) 900-1050 a.C. Ceramic evidence of Toltec habitation.
1280 a.C. The Mexicas arrive in Chapultepec, while under the jurisdiction of the tepanecas of Azcapotzalco and choose Huitzilíhuitl as their governor
1299. The Mexicas are forced out of Chapultepec.
1428. Nezahualcóyotl, king of Texcoco, builds a mansion on the foot of Chapultepec Hill.
1465. Moctezuma Ilhuicamina orders the construction of the aqueduct that runs from Chapultepec to La Tlaxpana.
1507. Moctezuma Xocoyotzin orders a portrait of himself and of his brother Tlacaélel, to be carved on a rock on the eastern part of Chapultepec Hill.

Period 151-1784

1521. Chapultepec, along with the rest of the Mexican valley, is conquered by Hernán Cortés.
1530. Carlos V, through the issue of a royal decree, resolves that El Bosque de Chapultepec belongs to México City.
1620-1790. The Chapultepec aqueduct is built.
1784. Viceroy Matías de Gálvez orders the construction of the Alcázar of Chapultepec, project that will be finished by his son.

Period 1824-1864

1842. The Colegio Militar settles in the Castle.
1847. The Heroic Cadets (Niños Héroes) defend the castle from American invaders.
1858. Rancho de la Hormiga is built.
1864.The layout and design of the old forest are executed. Maximilian takes the Alcázar as his official residence, as would Porfirio Díaz later on.

Period 1906-1991

1906.The presidential summer country house is built; nowadays the Casa del Lago.
1924.The Monumento a la Patria (Fatherland monument) is built, a work by Ignacio Asúnsolo.
1934. Lázaro Cárdenas designates Los Pinos as the official presidential residence.
1944. The National Museum of History is inaugurated in Chapultepec Castle.
1956. The Nezahualcóyotl monumental fountain is constructed.
1962. The Second Section of El Bosque, designed by architect Leónides Guadarrama, opens.
1964. Inauguration of the Anthropology National Museum and the Modern Art Museum.
1972. The Audiorama is set up.
1974.The Third Section of El Bosque is opened.
1991. The Casa de la Bola Museum is established, housing Antonio Haghenbeck´s collection.

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