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

Before 20th century

Muhammad I of Granada surrendering Jaén and becoming a vassal of Ferdinand III in 1246

20th century

  • 1901 - Casa consistorial de Jaén (city hall) built (approximate date).
  • 1907 - Teatro Cervantes (Jaén) (theatre) opens.
  • 1922 - Real Jaén (football club) formed.
  • 1927 - Teatro Darymelia (theatre) built.
  • 1937 - 1 April: Bombing of Jaén by German forces.
  • 1940 - Population: 54,631.[4]
  • 1941 - Diario Jaén newspaper begins publication.
  • 1944 - Estadio de la Victoria (stadium) opens.
  • 1949 - Estación de autobuses de Jaén (bus depot) built.
  • 1958 - Premio Jaén piano competition begins.
  • 1960 - Plaza de Toros de Jaén (bullring) built.
  • 1969 - Museo Provincial de Jaén (museum) established.
  • 1988 - Edificio del Banco de España (Jaén) built.
  • 1989 - Iglesia de Belén y San Roque (church) built.
  • 1990 - Museo de Artes y Costumbres Populares de Jaén (museum) opens.
  • 1991
    • Centro comercial La Loma opens.
    • Population: 107,413[4]
  • 1993 - University of Jaén established.[5]

21st century

  • 2001 - Nuevo Estadio de La Victoria (stadium) opens.
  • 2002 - Línea de alta velocidad Madrid-Alcázar de San Juan-Jaén (railway) construction begins.
  • 2005 - Jaén Subterránea theatre festival begins.
  • 2008 - Teatro Infanta Leonor (Jaén) (theatre) opens.
  • 2011
  • 2015 - Francisco Javier Márquez Sánchez becomes mayor.

See also

References

  1. "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Spain". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  2. 1 2 Britannica 1910.
  3. 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.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Alterations to the municipalities in the Population Censuses since 1842: Jaén". Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain). Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  5. Walter Rüegg, ed. (2011). "Universities founded in Europe between 1945 and 1995". Universities Since 1945. History of the University in Europe. Vol. 4. Cambridge University Press. p. 576+. ISBN 978-1-139-49425-0.

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