CALENDARY 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. If you have any questions, feel free to write to the owner of the page Rafal C. Piechocinski and visit also the biggest web-page about Costa Rica in Europe at http://www.kostaryka.org/2001.