Timeline of Barcelona
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
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Prior to 19th century
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- 218 BCE - Barcino established by Carthaginians.[1]
 - 133 BCE - Romans in power.[1]
 - 343 CE - Bishopric established.[2]
 - 414 - Visigoth Ataulphus headquartered in Barcelona.[3]
 - 713 - Arabs in power.
 - 801 - Franks in power;[2] County of Barcelona established.
 - 1164 - Barcelona "incorporated with Aragon."[4]
 - 1243 - Arsenals built (approximate date).[2]
 - 1258 - Consulat del Mar (maritime legal code) issued.[2]
 - 1298 - Barcelona Cathedral construction begins.[1]
 - 1359 - June: Battle of Barcelona (1359).
 - 1378 - Casa Consistorial built.[2]
 - 1383 - Lonja (exchange) built.[2]
 - 1391 - Santa Maria del Pi church built.[3]
 - 1392 - Public clock installed (approximate date).[5]
 - 1400 - Medical college established.[2]
 - 1401
 - 1430 - University founded.[2]
 - 1473 - Printing press in use.[7]
 - 1474 - Moll de Santa Creu (wharf) construction begins.[2]
 - 1493 - Columbus' published description of his trans-Atlantic trip becomes a "bestseller" in Barcelona.[8]
 - 1529 - Charles V and Clement VII sign treaty in Barcelona.[9]
 - 1609 - Bank of Barcelona established.[6]
 - 1651 - July: Siege of Barcelona begins.
 - 1705 - September–October: Siege of Barcelona (1705).
 - 1706 - April: Siege of Barcelona (1706).[4]
 - 1713 - July: Siege of Barcelona (1713–14) begins.
 - 1715 - Citadel built.[2]
 - 1792 - Custom house built.[2]
 
19th century
- 1809 - French in power.[2]
 - 1833 - City becomes capital of newly created Province of Barcelona.[2]
 - 1842 - Bombardment of Barcelona (1842).[4]
 -  1847
- Gran Teatre del Liceu opens.
 - Barcelona City Hall expanded.[1]
 
 - 1848
 - 1854 - City walls dismantled (approximate date).[10]
 - 1857 - Population: 183,787.[11]
 - 1859 - Floral Games begin.[9]
 - 1869 - 25 September: "Republican insurrection."[9]
 - 1877 - Parc de la Ciutadella established.
 - 1881 - La Vanguardia newspaper begins publication.
 - 1882 - Gaudi's Sagrada Família cathedral construction begins.[12]
 - 1887 - Population: 272,481.[4]
 - 1888 - 1888 Barcelona Universal Exposition held;[1] 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.[12]
 
 - 1899 - Futbol Club Barcelona formed.
 
20th century
- 1900
 - 1901 - Regionalist League headquartered in city.
 - 1903 - Palau Robert (residence) built on Passeig de Gràcia.
 - 1905 - Jaussely's city plan introduced.[1]
 - 1906
 -  1908
- Radical Republican Party headquartered in city.[14]
 - Palau de la Música Catalana (concert hall) opens.
 
 - 1909 - July: Tragic Week (Catalonia).[1][15]
 -  1910
- Confederación Nacional del Trabajo (union) founded in Barcelona.[14][16]
 - Les Arts i les Artistes (group) formed.[14]
 - Gaudi's art nouveau Casa Mila built.[17]
 
 - 1913
 -  1914
- National Library of Catalonia established.[14]
 - Park Güell built.[19]
 
 - 1918 - Majestic Hotel Inglaterra in business.
 - 1920 - Population: 710,335.[11]
 - 1921 - 8 March: Politician Dato assassinated.
 -  1922
- Publicat newspaper begins publication.
 - Pathe Cinema opens.[20]
 - 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.[14]
 -  1929
- 1929 Barcelona International Exposition held; Palau Nacional built.
 - Cafe de l'Opera in business.
 
 - 1930 - Population: 1,005,565.[11]
 -  1932
- Fira de Barcelona established.
 - Le Corbusier's city plan introduced.[1]
 
 - 1933 – Boadas bar in business.[21][22]
 - 1934 - Cine Verdi opens.[20]
 -  1936
- July 1936 military uprising in Barcelona.
 - Cine New-York (cinema) opens.[20]
 
 - 1937 - May Days.[15]
 - 1938 - March: Bombing of Barcelona by nationalist forces.
 - 1939 - Franco in power.[23]
 - 1943 - Barcelona City History Museum inaugurated.
 - 1948 - Dau al Set cultural group active.[17]
 -  1957
- Estadi del FC Barcelona (stadium) opens.
 - Josep Maria de Porcioles i Colomer becomes mayor.
 
 - 1963 - Museu Picasso opens.[17]
 - 1968 - Instituto Politécnico Superior[24] and La Claca puppet theatre[25] established.
 - 1970 - Population: 1,745,142.[11]
 - 1971 - Parc del Laberint d'Horta opens.
 - 1973 - Enric Massó i Vázquez becomes mayor.
 - 1974
 - 1976 - Festival Grec de Barcelona begins.
 - 1978 - Barcelona International Centre of Photography inaugurated.
 - 1982 - Pasqual Maragall i Mira becomes mayor.
 - 1986 - Barcelona Metròpolis magazine begins publication.
 - 1987 - Parc de la Creueta del Coll established.
 - 1989 - European Institute of the Mediterranean established.[27]
 - 1990 - Population: 1,707,286.
 - 1992 - 1992 Summer Olympics held.[23]
 - 1995 - Open University of Catalonia established.[27]
 - 1997 - Joan Clos i Matheu becomes mayor.
 - 1999 - L'Auditori opens.
 
21st century
-  2004
- September: World Urban Forum held.
 - 2004 Universal Forum of Cultures held.
 - Barcelona Institute of International Studies established.[27]
 
 - 2006 - Jordi Hereu i Boher becomes mayor.
 - 2007 - Bicing bikeshare program launched.[28]
 - 2009 - W Barcelona Hotel built.
 -  2010
- 10 July: 2010 Catalan autonomy protest.
 - Sister city relationship established with San Francisco, USA.[29]
 
 -  2011
- Caixabank founded.
 - Xavier Trias elected mayor.[30]
 - Population: 1,620,943.
 
 - 2012 - 11 September: 2012 Catalan independence demonstration.[23]
 - 2015 - Ada Colau becomes mayor.[31]
 
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Phillips 1995.
 - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Britannica 1910.
 - 1 2 3 4 "History of Barcelona". Barcelona City Council. Retrieved November 2014.
 - 1 2 3 4 Haydn 1910.
 - ↑ Gerhard Dohrn-van Rossum (1996). "From Prestige Object to Urban Accessory". History of the Hour: Clocks and Modern Temporal Orders. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-15510-4.
 - 1 2 Glyn Davies; Roy Davies (2002). "Comparative Chronology of Money" – via University of Exeter.
 - ↑ F. J. Norton (1966). Printing in Spain 1501-1520. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-13118-6.
 - ↑ Steven Anzovin and Janet Podell, ed. (2000). Famous First Facts. H.W. Wilson Co. ISBN 0824209583.
 - 1 2 3 Woodward 1872.
 - ↑ Cordua 2010.
 - 1 2 3 4 "Alterations to the municipalities in the Population Censuses since 1842: Barcelona". Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain). Retrieved November 2014.
 - 1 2 "Southern Europe, 1800–1900 A.D.: Key Events". Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved November 2014.
 - ↑ Museu Picasso of Barcelona. "Pablo Picasso's Timeline". Barcelona City Council. Retrieved November 2014.
 - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Arenas 2012.
 - 1 2 Francisco J. Romero Salvadó (2013). "Chronology". Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Civil War. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-5784-1.
 - ↑ Angel Smith (2009). "Chronology". Historical Dictionary of Spain (2nd ed.). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6267-8.
 - 1 2 3 4 "Iberian Peninsula, 1900 A.D.–present: Key Events". Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved November 2014.
 - ↑ "In Barcelona, Making the Markets Fresh Again", New York Times, October 2014
 - ↑ Rowan Moore (7 August 2015), "10 Best Parks", The Guardian (UK)
 - 1 2 3 "Movie Theaters in Barcelona". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved November 2014.
 - ↑ James Trager (1995), The Food Chronology, New York: Henry Holt, OL 1275146M
 - ↑ "Barcelona Guide". Time Out. Retrieved November 2014.
 - 1 2 3 BBC News. "Catalonia Profile: Timeline". Retrieved November 2014.
 - ↑ "Chronology". BarcelonaTech. Retrieved November 2014.
 - ↑ "Spain". World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre. Routledge. 1994. ISBN 978-1-136-40296-8.
 - ↑ Major Cities and Their Peripheries: Co-operation and Co-ordinated Management. Local and Regional Authorities in Europe. Council of Europe Press. 1993. ISBN 978-92-871-2394-7.
 - 1 2 3 "Organizations". International Relations and Security Network. Switzerland: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich. Retrieved November 2014.
 - ↑ "Exploring Bike-Shares In Other Cities". New York Bike Share Project. Storefront for Art and Architecture. Retrieved November 2014.
 - ↑ "San Francisco Sister Cities". USA: City & County of San Francisco. Retrieved December 2015.
 - ↑ "Spanish mayors". City Mayors.com. London: City Mayors Foundation. Retrieved November 2014.
 - ↑ "Barcelona’s tourist hordes are target for radical new mayor Ada Colau", The Guardian, 13 June 2015
 
This article incorporates information from the Catalan Wikipedia and Spanish Wikipedia.
Bibliography
- Published in the 19th century
 
- M.M. Noah (1819), "(Barcelona)", Travels in England, France, Spain, and the Barbary States, New-York: Kirk and Mercein, OCLC 1338665
 - Josiah Conder (1830), "Barcelona", The Modern Traveller, London: J.Duncan
 - David Brewster, ed. (1830). "Barcelona". Edinburgh Encyclopædia. Edinburgh: William Blackwood.
 - Bernard Bolingbroke Woodward; William Leist Readwin Cates (1872). "Barcelona". Encyclopedia of Chronology. Longmans, Green and Company.
 
- Published in the 20th century
 
- "Barcelona", Spain and Portugal (3rd ed.), Leipsic: Karl Baedeker, 1908, OCLC 1581249
 - "Barcelona", Encyclopaedia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424 – via Internet Archive
 - Benjamin Vincent (1910), "Barcelona", Haydn's Dictionary of Dates (25th ed.), London: Ward, Lock & Co.
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 - George Orwell (1938). Homage to Catalonia.
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- Published in the 21st century
 
- "Barcelona". Understanding Slums: Case Studies for the Global Report 2003. United Nations Human Settlements Programme and University College London. 2003.
 - Anton Kreukels; et al., eds. (2005). "Barcelona". Metropolitan Governance and Spatial Planning: Comparative Case Studies of European City-Regions. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-49606-8.
 - Joan Ramon Resina (2008). Barcelona's Vocation of Modernity: Rise and Decline of an Urban Image. Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0-8047-5832-1.
 - Albert Serratosa (2010). "The eixample (ensanche) of Barcelona (1859 and after)". In Christian Hermansen Cordua. Manifestoes and Transformations in the Early Modernist City. Ashgate Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7546-7948-6.
 - Aránzazu Ascunce Arenas (2012). "Chronology". Barcelona and Madrid: Social Networks of the Avant-Garde. Lexington Books. ISBN 978-1-61148-424-3.
 - David Gilmour (2012). "Barcelona". Cities of Spain. Random House. ISBN 978-1-4481-3833-3.
 
External links
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