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.
