Timeline of Barcelona


Timeline of Barcelona


The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

Prior 19th century

  • 218 BCE – Barcino established by Hamilcar Barca a Carthaginian general and statesman.
  • 133 BCE – Romans in power.
  • 343 CE – Bishopric established.
  • 414 – Visigoth Ataulphus headquartered in Barcelona.
  • 713 – Arabs in power.
  • 801 – Siege of Barcelona, Franks in power; County of Barcelona established.
  • 874 – The counts of Barcelona ruled as independent monarchs.
  • 897 – Guifré el Pilós, Count of Barcelona, dies with his sons inheriting his possessions instead of an appointment of the Frank's king, making the end of Franks rule (de facto)
  • 1164 – Dynastic union of Barcelona with Aragon (grand partner).
  • 1243 – Arsenals built (approximate date).
  • 1258 – Consolat de Mar (maritime legal code) issued.
  • 1298 – Barcelona Cathedral construction begins.
  • 1359 – June: Battle of Barcelona (1359).
  • 1378 – Casa Consistorial built.
  • 1383 – Llotja del Mar (exchange) built.
  • 1391 – Santa Maria del Pi church built.
  • 1392 – Public clock installed (approximate date).
  • 1400 – Medical college established.
  • 1401
    • Taula de canvi de Barcelona (public bank) established.
    • General hospital active.
  • 1448 – Barcelona Cathedral construction completed.
  • 1450 – University of Barcelona founded.
  • 1473 – Printing press in use.
  • 1474 – Moll de la Santa Creu (wharf) construction begins.
  • 1493 – Columbus' published description of his trans-Atlantic trip becomes a "bestseller" in Barcelona.
  • 1529 – Charles V and Clement VII sign treaty in Barcelona.
  • 1609 – Bank of Barcelona established.
  • 1641 – January: Battle of Montjuïc.
  • 1651 – July: Siege of Barcelona begins.
  • 1697 – August: Siege of Barcelona (1697).
  • 1705 – September–October: Siege of Barcelona (1705).
  • 1706 – April: Siege of Barcelona (1706).
  • 1708 – Premiere of Caldara's opera Il più bel nome.(ca)
  • 1713 – July: Siege of Barcelona (1713–14) begins.
  • 1715 – Citadel built to suppress Catalan revolts (Ciutadella de Barcelona).
  • 1792 – Custom house built.

19th century

  • 1809 – French in power.
  • 1831 - Bonaplata Factory, El Vapor founded
  • 1833 – City becomes capital of newly created Province of Barcelona.
  • 1834 – Sociedad Económica Barcelonesa de Amigos del País established.
  • 1842 – Bombardment of Barcelona (1842).
  • 1847
    • Gran Teatre del Liceu opens.
    • Barcelona City Hall expanded.
  • 1848
    • Mataró-Barcelona railway begins operating.
    • Institut Industrial de Catalunya founded.
    • Municipal Archives of Barcelona moves into City Hall.
  • 1849 - La España Industrial el Vapor Nou begins operation in Sants
  • 1854
    • City walls dismantled (approximate date).
    • Burning of the Monasteries
    • The Luddite Conflict of the selfactinas
  • 1855 - first general strike
  • 1857 – Population: 183,787.
  • 1859 – Floral Games begin.
  • 1869 – 25 September: "Republican insurrection."
  • 1877 – Parc de la Ciutadella established from the old citadel.
  • 1881
    • La Vanguardia newspaper begins publication.
    • Premiere of Joan Goula's Catalan-language opera A la voreta del mar.
  • 1882 – Gaudi's Sagrada Família cathedral construction begins.
  • 1887 – Population: 272,481.
  • 1888 – 1888 Barcelona Universal Exposition held; Arc de Triomf and Castle of the Three Dragons built.
  • 1891 – Orfeó Català chorus formed.
  • 1897
    • Eixample district laid out.
    • Els Quatre Gats cafe in business.
  • 1899 – Futbol Club Barcelona formed.
  • 1900
    • Picasso's first solo art exhibit held.
    • Population: 533,000.

20th century

  • 1901 – Regionalist League headquartered in city.
  • 1903 – Palau Robert (residence) built on Passeig de Gràcia.
  • 1905 – Jaussely's city plan introduced.
  • 1906
    • Republican Nationalist Centre and Catalan Solidarity (1906) headquartered in city.
    • Catalan language congress held.
  • 1908
    • Radical Republican Party headquartered in city.
    • Palau de la Música Catalana (concert hall) opens.
  • 1909 – July: Tragic Week (Spain).
  • 1910
    • Confederación Nacional del Trabajo (union) founded in Barcelona.
    • Les Arts i les Artistes (group) formed.
    • Gaudi's art nouveau Casa Milà built.
  • 1913
    • Sants market built.
    • Escola Catala d'Art Dramatic (school) established.
  • 1914
    • National Library of Catalonia established.
    • Park Güell built.
  • 1918 – Majestic Hotel Inglaterra in business.
  • 1919 – Danone yogurt manufactory turn business.
  • 1919 – La Canadenca strike, a successful 44 day general strike for the 8-hour-day
  • 1920 – Population: 710,335.
  • 1921 – 8 March: Politician Dato assassinated.
  • 1922
    • Publicat newspaper begins publication.
    • Pathe Cinema opens.
    • Historical Archive of the City of Barcelona opens in the Casa de l'Ardiaca.
  • 1923 – 13 September: Coup; Primo de Rivera in power.
  • 1924 – Barcelona Metro begins operating.
  • 1925 – Salvador Dalí's first solo art exhibit held.
  • 1929
    • 1929 Barcelona International Exposition held; Palau Nacional built.
    • Cafe de l'Opera in business.
  • 1930 – Population: 1,005,565.
  • 1932
    • Fira de Barcelona established.
    • Le Corbusier's city plan introduced.
  • 1933 – Boadas bar in business.
  • 1934 – Cine Verdi opens.
  • 1936
    • July 1936 military uprising in Barcelona.
    • Cine New-York (cinema) opens.
  • 1937 – May Days.
  • 1938 – March: Bombing of Barcelona by nationalist forces.
  • 1939 – Franco in power.
  • 1943 – Barcelona City History Museum inaugurated.
  • 1948 – Dau al Set cultural group active.
  • 1951 – Barcelona tram strike
  • 1955 – 1955 Mediterranean Games.
  • 1957
    • Estadi del FC Barcelona (stadium) opens.
    • Josep Maria de Porcioles i Colomer becomes mayor.
  • 1963 – Museu Picasso opens.
  • 1968
    • Instituto Politécnico Superior and La Claca puppet theatre established.
    • Autonomous University of Barcelona established.
  • 1970 – Population: 1,745,142.
  • 1971 – Parc del Laberint d'Horta opens.
  • 1973 – Enric Massó i Vázquez becomes mayor.
  • 1974
    • Barcelona Metropolitan Corporation created.
    • Dalí Theatre and Museum opened.
  • 1975 – Fundación Joan Miró built.
  • 1976 – Festival Grec de Barcelona begins.
  • 1978 – Barcelona International Centre of Photography inaugurated.
  • 1982
    • Pasqual Maragall becomes mayor.
    • Part of 1982 FIFA World Cup football contest held in Barcelona.
  • 1986 – Barcelona Metròpolis magazine begins publication and the city was chosen to host the 1992 Summer Olympics.
  • 1987
    • 19 June: Hipercor bombing.
    • Parc de la Creueta del Coll established. and the city sign an agreement to host the 1992 Summer Paralympics
  • 1989 – European Institute for the Mediterranean established.
  • 1990
    • Population: 1,707,286.
    • 18 June: Pompeu Fabra University established.
  • 1992 – 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Paralympics were held.
  • 1995
    • First Manga Barcelona.
    • Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art established.
    • Open University of Catalonia established.
  • 1997 – Joan Clos becomes mayor.
  • 1999 – L'Auditori opens and the Final of the UEFA Champions League at Camp Nou

21st century

  • 2004
    • 2004 Universal Forum of Cultures.
    • Trambaix and Trambesòs opened to the public.
    • September: World Urban Forum held.
    • 2004 Universal Forum of Cultures held.
    • Barcelona Institute of International Studies established.
  • 2005 – Torre Agbar built.
  • 2006
    • 4F case.
    • Jordi Hereu becomes mayor.
  • 2007 – Bicing bikeshare program launched.
  • 2008
    • Madrid–Barcelona high-speed rail line inaugurated.
    • Subway terror plot foiled.
  • 2009
    • W Barcelona Hotel built.
    • 19 January: 1st Gaudí Awards.
    • Estadi RCDE (stadium) opens.
  • 2010
    • 10 July: 2010 Catalan autonomy protest.
    • Sister city relationship established with San Francisco, California.
  • 2011
    • Caixabank founded.
    • Xavier Trias elected mayor.
    • Population: 1,620,943.
  • 2012 – 11 September: 2012 Catalan independence demonstration.
  • 2015
    • 1 April: Barcelona Supercomputing Center established.
    • 20 April: Barcelona school killing.
    • 24 May: Barcelona City Council election, 2015 held; Ada Colau elected mayor.
  • 2016 Barcelona Metro line 9 connecting to the airport finished.
  • 2017
    • 18 February: Volem acollir protests.
    • 28 July: 2017 Barcelona train crash.
    • 17 August: Barcelona attacks.
    • The Parliament of Catalonia declares the independence from Spain.
  • 2019 – 2019–2020 Catalan protests.
  • 2020 – 25 January: COVID-19 pandemic begins.
  • 2023
    • Sister city relationship suspended with Tel Aviv, Israel.
    • 28 May: 2023 Barcelona City Council election held; Jaume Collboni elected mayor.

See also

  • History of Barcelona
  • List of mayors of Barcelona
  • Timeline of Catalan history

Other cities in the autonomous community of Catalonia:(ca)

  • Timeline of Lleida

References

This article incorporates information from the Catalan Wikipedia and Spanish Wikipedia.

Bibliography

External links

  • Map of Barcelona, 1943
  • Map of Barcelona, 1999
  • Europeana. Items related to Barcelona, various dates.
  • Digital Public Library of America. Items related to Barcelona, various dates
  • "Big Time BCN". 300.000 km/s. (map)


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