Augustinians arrive in the Marikina valley at Chorillo in Barangka.
Jesuits establish a mission and chapel at what is now Jesus dela Peña.
The settlement becomes a parish named Mariquina.
Shoemaking begins under Don Laureano "Kapitan Moy" Guevarra.
The name officially becomes Marikina; incorporated into the Province of Rizal under Act No. 137 of the Philippine Commission.
Marikina becomes part of Metropolitan Manila under PD 824.
RA 8223 approved; the city's creation was ratified in a plebiscite; the city's own pages give both 1996-12-06 and 1996-12-08 as the date it became a city (unresolved; see discrepancy log).
Marikina is formally inaugurated as a city.
RA 9364 creates two congressional districts.
Marikina at a glance
Highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region (NCR). 16 barangays, 2 legislative districts, 2,314.37 hectares. Population 471,323 (PSA 2024 Census).