Timeline of Barcelona
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
Prior 19th century[edit]
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- 218 BCE – Barcino established by Hamilcar Barca a Carthaginian general and statesman.[1][2]
- 133 BCE – Romans in power.[1]
- 343 CE – Bishopric established.[2]
- 414 – Visigoth Ataulphus headquartered in Barcelona.[3]
- 713 – Arabs in power.[2]
- 801 – Siege of Barcelona, Franks in power;[2] County of Barcelona established.
- 874 – The counts of Barcelona ruled as independent monarchs.[2]
- 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).[4]
- 1243 – Arsenals built (approximate date).[2]
- 1258 – Consolat de Mar (maritime legal code) issued.[2][5]
- 1298 – Barcelona Cathedral construction begins.[1]
- 1359 – June: Battle of Barcelona (1359).
- 1378 – Casa Consistorial built.[2]
- 1383 – Llotja del Mar (exchange) built.[2]
- 1391 – Santa Maria del Pi church built.[3]
- 1392 – Public clock installed (approximate date).[6]
- 1400 – Medical college established.[2]
- 1401
- Taula de canvi de Barcelona (public bank) established.[7]
- General hospital active.[2]
- 1448 – Barcelona Cathedral construction completed.[2]
- 1450 – University of Barcelona founded.[2]
- 1473 – Printing press in use.[8]
- 1474 – Moll de la Santa Creu (wharf) construction begins.[2]
- 1493 – Columbus' published description of his trans-Atlantic trip becomes a "bestseller" in Barcelona.[9]
- 1529 – Charles V and Clement VII sign treaty in Barcelona.[10]
- 1609 – Bank of Barcelona established.[7]
- 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).[4]
- 1708 – Premiere of Caldara's opera Il più bel nome.[11](ca)
- 1713 – July: Siege of Barcelona (1713–14) begins.
- 1715 – Citadel built to suppress Catalan revolts (Ciutadella de Barcelona).[2]
- 1792 – Custom house built.[2]
19th century[edit]
- 1809 – French in power.[2]
- 1831 - Bonaplata Factory, El Vapor founded
- 1833 – City becomes capital of newly created Province of Barcelona.[2]
- 1834 – Sociedad Económica Barcelonesa de Amigos del País established.[12]
- 1842 – Bombardment of Barcelona (1842).[4]
- 1847
- Gran Teatre del Liceu opens.
- Barcelona City Hall expanded.[1]
- 1848
- Mataró-Barcelona railway begins operating.[3]
- Institut Industrial de Catalunya founded.[3]
- 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).[13]
- Burning of the Monasteries
- The Luddite Conflict of the selfactinas
- 1855 - first general strike
- 1857 – Population: 183,787.[14]
- 1859 – Floral Games begin.[10]
- 1869 – 25 September: "Republican insurrection."[10]
- 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.[11]
- 1882 – Gaudi's Sagrada Família cathedral construction begins.[15]
- 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.[citation needed]
- Els Quatre Gats cafe in business.[15]
- 1899 – Futbol Club Barcelona formed.
- 1900
20th century[edit]
- 1901 – Regionalist League headquartered in city.
- 1903 – Palau Robert (residence) built on Passeig de Gràcia.
- 1905 – Jaussely's city plan introduced.[1]
- 1906
- Republican Nationalist Centre and Catalan Solidarity (1906) headquartered in city.[17]
- Catalan language congress held.[17]
- 1908
- Radical Republican Party headquartered in city.[17]
- Palau de la Música Catalana (concert hall) opens.
- 1909 – July: Tragic Week (Spain).[1][18]
- 1910
- 1913
- 1914
- National Library of Catalonia established.[17]
- Park Güell built.[22]
- 1918 – Majestic Hotel Inglaterra in business.
- 1919 – Danone yogurt manufactory turn business.[23]
- 1919 – La Canadenca strike, a successful 44 day general strike for the 8-hour-day
- 1920 – Population: 710,335.[14]
- 1921 – 8 March: Politician Dato assassinated.
- 1922
- Publicat newspaper begins publication.
- Pathe Cinema opens.[24]
- 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.[17]
- 1929
- 1929 Barcelona International Exposition held; Palau Nacional built.
- Cafe de l'Opera in business.
- 1930 – Population: 1,005,565.[14]
- 1932
- Fira de Barcelona established.[citation needed]
- Le Corbusier's city plan introduced.[1]
- 1933 – Boadas bar in business.[25][26]
- 1934 – Cine Verdi opens.[24]
- 1936
- July 1936 military uprising in Barcelona.
- Cine New-York (cinema) opens.[24]
- 1937 – May Days.[18]
- 1938 – March: Bombing of Barcelona by nationalist forces.
- 1939 – Franco in power.[27]
- 1943 – Barcelona City History Museum inaugurated.
- 1948 – Dau al Set cultural group active.[20]
- 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.[20]
- 1968
- Instituto Politécnico Superior[28] and La Claca puppet theatre[29] established.
- Autonomous University of Barcelona established.
- 1970 – Population: 1,745,142.[14]
- 1971 – Parc del Laberint d'Horta opens.
- 1973 – Enric Massó i Vázquez becomes mayor.
- 1974
- Barcelona Metropolitan Corporation created.[30]
- Dalí Theatre and Museum opened.
- 1975 – Fundación Joan Miró built.[20]
- 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.[citation needed] and the city sign an agreement to host the 1992 Summer Paralympics
- 1989 – European Institute for the Mediterranean established.[31]
- 1990
- Population: 1,707,286.
- 18 June: Pompeu Fabra University established.
- 1992 – 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Paralympics were held.[27]
- 1995
- First Manga Barcelona.
- Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art established.
- Open University of Catalonia established.[31]
- 1997 – Joan Clos becomes mayor.
- 1999 – L'Auditori opens and the Final of the UEFA Champions League at Camp Nou
21st century[edit]
- 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.[31]
- 2005 – Torre Agbar built.
- 2006
- 4F case.
- Jordi Hereu becomes mayor.
- 2007 – Bicing bikeshare program launched.[32]
- 2008
- 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.[33]
- 2011
- Caixabank founded.
- Xavier Trias elected mayor.[34]
- Population: 1,620,943.
- 2012 – 11 September: 2012 Catalan independence demonstration.[27]
- 2015
- 1 April: Barcelona Supercomputing Center established.
- 20 April: Barcelona school killing.
- 24 May: Barcelona City Council election, 2015 held; Ada Colau elected mayor.[35]
- 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.[36]
- 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.[37]
- 28 May: 2023 Barcelona City Council election held; Jaume Collboni elected mayor.
See also[edit]
Other cities in the autonomous community of Catalonia:(ca)
References[edit]
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Britannica 1910.
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- ^ a b c d Haydn 1910.
- ^ Ralph Lee Woodward Jr. (2013) [2005], "Merchant Guilds", in Cynthia Clark Northrup (ed.), Encyclopedia of World Trade, Routledge, ISBN 9780765682680
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- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b c Woodward 1872.
- ^ a b John Warrack; Ewan West (1996). "Barcelona". Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-280028-2.
- ^ Braulio Antón Ramírez, ed. (1865). "Sociedades economicas del reino". Diccionario de bibliografía agronómica (in Spanish). Madrid: Manuel Rivadeneyra. pp. 390–409. hdl:2027/ucm.5309027638 – via HathiTrust.
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- ^ a b c d "Alterations to the municipalities in the Population Censuses since 1842: Barcelona". Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain). Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Southern Europe, 1800–1900 A.D.: Key Events". Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ Museu Picasso of Barcelona. "Pablo Picasso's Timeline". Barcelona City Council. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Arenas 2012.
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- ^ a b c d "Iberian Peninsula, 1900 A.D.–present: Key Events". Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 30 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
- ^ Miller 2015.
- ^ a b c "Movie Theaters in Barcelona". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ James Trager (1995), The Food Chronology, New York: Henry Holt, OL 1275146M
- ^ "Barcelona Guide". Time Out. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
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- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c "Organizations". International Relations and Security Network. Switzerland: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ "Exploring Bike-Shares In Other Cities". New York Bike Share Project. Storefront for Art and Architecture. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ "San Francisco Sister Cities". U.S.: City & County of San Francisco. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "Spanish mayors". City Mayors.com. London: City Mayors Foundation. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ "Barcelona's tourist hordes are target for radical new mayor Ada Colau", The Guardian, 13 June 2015
- ^ "Barcelona terror attack: Live updates". CNN. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ^ "Barcelona suspende el hermanamiento con Tel-Aviv: "No podemos quedarnos inmóviles ante la violación de derechos"". ajuntament.barcelona.cat (in Spanish). El Diario. 8 February 2023. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
This article incorporates information from the Catalan Wikipedia and Spanish Wikipedia.
Bibliography[edit]
- Published in the 19th century
- M.M. Noah (1819), "(Barcelona)", Travels in England, France, Spain, and the Barbary States, New-York: Kirk and Mercein, hdl:2027/nyp.33433081557641, 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.
- John Ramsay McCulloch (1880), "Barcelona", in Hugh G. Reid (ed.), A Dictionary, Practical, Theoretical and Historical of Commerce and Commercial Navigation, London: Longmans, Green, and Co.
- Published in the 20th century
- "Barcelona", Spain and Portugal (3rd ed.), Leipsic: Karl Baedeker, 1908, OCLC 1581249
- . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 3 (11th ed.). 1910. pp. 391–393.
- Benjamin Vincent (1910), "Barcelona", Haydn's Dictionary of Dates (25th ed.), London: Ward, Lock & Co.
- Nathaniel Newnham Davis (1911), "Barcelona", The Gourmet's Guide to Europe (3rd ed.), London: Grant Richards
- "Barcelona". Satchel Guide to Spain and Portugal. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. 1930. hdl:2027/mdp.39015024367917.
- George Orwell (1938). Homage to Catalonia.
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- Published in the 21st century
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- Albert Serratosa (2010). "The eixample (ensanche) of Barcelona (1859 and after)". In Christian Hermansen Cordua (ed.). 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.
- Montserrat Miller (2015). Feeding Barcelona, 1714-1975: Public Market Halls, Social Networks, and Consumer Culture. USA: Louisiana State University Press. ISBN 978-0-8071-5647-6.
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to History of Barcelona.
- 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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