Guerrero · Mexico
Acapulco
The Manila galleons' port, rebuilding after Otis.
- Population
- 658,609 (2020)
- Founded
- 1550
- Hurricane Otis
- October 25, 2023
Then
- 1550
Acapulco is founded on March 12.
- 1565
Galleons from Manila begin arriving, making it New Spain's second port.
- 1615
A Dutch fleet sacks the town. The Fort of San Diego goes up the next year.
- 2023
Category 5 Hurricane Otis devastates the city.
Now
About 659,000 people live in the city.