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Timeline of Campeche City

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMay 4, 2026
Entity authorityQ20717308 ↗
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Campeche, Mexico.

Prior to 20th century

1540 - San Francisco de Campeche founded by Spaniard Francisco de Montejo.

1633 - Sack of Campeche (1633) by Dutch privateers.

1659 - Town "sacked by the British."

1663 - Sack of Campeche (1663) by pirates.

1685 - Campeche raided by Dutch pirate Laurens de Graaf.

1732 - Puerta de la Tierra (gate) erected.

1760 - Catedral de Campeche built.

1762 - San José el Alto fort built.

1777 - Campeche attains city status; Campeche coat of arms established.

1796 - Hospital de San Lazaro founded.

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