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1737 -21th of May, San Jose has been founded.
1755 -Inhabitants of Escazu are obligated by court to moved to modern capital of the country.
1781 -In San Jose has been established Royal Canopy Monopoly firm.
1783 -The terrain of today La Sabana Municipal Park in San Jose has been given as free pasures for the cattle of the porest inhabitants.
1835 -September;, San Jose is attacked by three other towns and the second national war in Costa Rica history outbroke (the league war).
1844 -The hospital San Juan de Dios has been established.
1848 -The prison in San Jose (now the Museum of Children) is erected.
1851 -The earthquake in Meseta Central destroyed buildings in San Jose, Cartago and Heredia.
1852 -The Fabrique of Licores in San Jose has been founded.
1871 -The beginning of building the Cathedral Metropolitana in San Jose.
1886 -The Colegio de Senoritas was built. (The most expensive building at that time constructed in Costa Rica).
1887 -The Fort Bellavista (now Nacional Museum building) has been built.
1888 -National Costa Rica Library in San Jose has been built.
1888 -The strike of chineans, jamaican and Italian workers employed in building of railway.
1890 -During her tournee through Central America, world famous primadonna Adelina Patti dismissed Costa Rica due to the lack of proper place for permorming. It`s the immediate reason for building the National Theater.
1892 -Amon Fasilean Duplantier suggested for government for government creating the new quarter of the capital. (Barrio Amon).
1893 -The new tax for the building of National Theater. (1 cent for each kilogram of import good).
1894 -Santa Cecilia de Musica school is founded on the place of former National School of Music.
1896 -The building of Metal Building has been finished.
1897 -21th of Ictober, The finishing of building of National Theater.
1907 -December., The Casa Amarilla in San Jose in built.
1909 -The church of La Merced has been built.
1912 -The Blue Palace (today the Legislative Assembly) has been built.
1916 -The Zoo in San Jose has been established.
1917 -The main post-office building has been built.
1920 -24th of December., The Temple of Music was built in square of Melico Salazar in San Jose.
1921 -28th February; A bishop in San Jose is established.
1935 -A Venezuelan Matute Gomez has purchased the elaborate house in Barrio Los Yoses. (Today House of Matute).
1917 -The opening of International Airport of La Sabana in San Jose.
1959 -The museum of Natural Science was opened.
1963 -The eruption of Irazu Volcano. San Jose was covered by the thick layer of ash.
1963 -19th of March. Irazu volcanoe eruption. In effect, Meseta Central was covered by thick layer of ashes and lava.
1965 -The National Theater is admitted to be the national monument.
1966 -In Park of Spain in San Jose was erected the tableau for a poet Aquileo J. Echeveria.
1966 -The Municipal Park of La Sabana has been created.
1972 -The completely liquidation of La Sabana International Airport.
1975 -The Music Temple in Francisco Morazan square has been declared the national monument.
1976 -Casa Amarilla (Yellow House) is declared the national monument.
1977 -15th of September; The El Pueblo commercial center in San Jose has been established.
1980 -The post-office building in San Jose has been declared the national monument.
1981 -The Museum of Criminology has been found.
1985 -The Museum of Numismatic has been founded in post office building.
1989 -The prison has been converted into the Museum of Children.
1995 -26th of July, protests in San Jose of teachers and employees of government agencies calling for raising salaries.
1996 -In San Jose was iniciated the Festival de la Luz.
1998 -The statue of Daniel Oduber Quiros has been erected.