San José

City · 1737 CE · in Mesoamerica and the Caribbean

Capital of Republic of Costa Rica (1840–today).

Port Louis (1735 CE): Capital of Mauritius (1969–today).
Bulungan (c. 1734 CE): Capital of Kingdom of Bulungan (1734–1747).
Diriyah (c. 1744 CE): Capital of Emirate of Diriyah (1744–1818).
Tashkent (c. 1729 CE): Capital of Kazakh Khanate (1729–1781), Republic of Uzbekistan (1992–today).
Surakarta (1745 CE): Capital of Surakarta Sunanate (1745–1829).
Riyadh (1746 CE): Capital of Emirate of Nejd (1824–1891), Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd (1926–1932), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (1936–today).
Port-au-Prince (1749 CE): Capital of Haiti (1792–1802), Empire of Haiti (1805–1806), Republic of Haiti (1936–today).
Montevideo (1723 CE): Capital of Federal League (1815–1819), Oriental Republic of Uruguay (1828–today).
Kingstown (1722 CE): Capital of Saint Vincent (1979–today).
Mandalay (c. 1752 CE): Capital of Konbaung Dynasty (1752–1819).

Around the same time and place

Maya civilization (c. 2,000 BCE – c. 1697 CE): Civilization of southern Mexico and Central America known for its writing system, calendar, astronomy and monumental cities; Maya peoples still live in the region.
Spanish treasure fleet (1566–1790 CE): Convoys of the Flota de Indias sailed from Seville (later Cádiz) to Veracruz, Cartagena and Portobelo, gathered at Havana, and returned via the Florida Straits and the Azores laden with American silver and gold.
Kingston (1692 CE): Capital of Jamaica (1963–today).