The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Zaragoza, Spain.
Prior to 20th century
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- 25 BCE – Town becomes a Roman colony, named Caesaraugusta.[1]
- 452 CE – Suebi in power.[1]
- 476 CE – Visigoths in power.[1]
- 712 – Moors in power.[1] Beginning of Islamic period in the town.
- 778 – Forces of Charlemagne attempt to take Saragossa; inspires French poem The Song of Roland.[2]
- 11th century – Aljafería palace built.
- 1018 – Taifa of Zaragoza established.
- 1118 – Alfonso I of Aragon in power.[3] End of Islamic period in the town.
- 1318 – Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Zaragoza established.
- 1343 – Santa Fe Abbey founded (approximate date).
- 1376 – La Seo Cathedral built.
- 1447 – Puente de Piedra (bridge) built.[1]
- 1469 – Royal court relocated from Saragossa to Castile.[1]
- 1474 – University founded.[1]
- 1475 – Printing press in use.[4]
- 1512 – Torre Nueva (clocktower) built.[1]
- 1514 – Church of Santa Engracia de Zaragoza built.
- 1754 – Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar built.
- 1808 – June–August: Siege of Saragossa by French forces.[3]
- 1809 – Siege of Saragossa by French forces.[3]
- 1857 – Population: 63,399.[5]
- 1892 – Leaning Tower of Zaragoza demolished.
- 1897 – Population: 98,188.[5]
20th century
- 1901 – Catholic bishop Juan Soldevilla y Romero assassinated.
- 1902 – Electric tram begins operating.
- 1910 – Banco Zaragozano founded.[6]
- 1916 – Iberia SC (football club) formed.
- 1917 – February: Labor strike.[7]
- 1920 – Population: 141,350.[5]
- 1923 – Estadio Torrero (stadium) opens.
- 1925 – Zaragoza CD (football club) formed.
- 1927 – General Military Academy reestablished.
- 1932 – Real Zaragoza football team formed.
- 1936 – Diario de Aragón newspaper begins publication.
- 1940 – Population: 238,601.[5]
- 1947 – Balay in business.
- 1954 – Zaragoza Air Station built near city.
- 1957 – La Romareda stadium opens.
- 1960 – Population: 326,316.[5]
- 1970 – Population: 479,845.[5]
- 1979 – 12 July: Hotel Corona de Aragón fire.
- 1981 – CB Zaragoza basketball team formed.
- 1987 – 11 December: Zaragoza barracks bombing.
- 1990
- December: Clinic of Zaragoza radiotherapy accident.
- El Periódico de Aragón newspaper begins publication.
- 1991 – Population: 622,371.[5]
21st century
- 2003
- Zaragoza-Delicias railway station opens; Madrid–Barcelona high-speed rail line begins operating.[8]
- Juan Alberto Belloch becomes mayor.[9]
- 2008 – Expo 2008 held; Water Tower built.
- 2011
- Zaragoza tram Line 1 begins operating.
- Arredol news site begins publication.
See also
- Zaragoza history
- History of Zaragoza
- List of mayors of Zaragoza
- List of cities in Aragon
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Britannica 1910.
- ↑ Smithsonian Timelines of History. DK Publishing. 2011. ISBN 978-0-7566-8945-2.
- 1 2 3 Knight 1867.
- ↑ F. J. Norton (1966). Printing in Spain 1501-1520. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-13118-6.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Alterations to the municipalities in the Population Censuses since 1842: Zaragoza". Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain). Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ↑ "Spain: Directory". Europa World Year Book. Europa Publications. 2004. ISBN 1857432533.
- ↑ Francisco J. Romero Salvado (2012). Spain 1914-1918: Between War and Revolution. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-61449-3.
- ↑ José M. de Ureña, ed. (2012). Territorial Implications of High Speed Rail: A Spanish Perspective. Ashgate. ISBN 978-1-4094-5651-3.
- ↑ "Spanish mayors". City Mayors.com. London: City Mayors Foundation. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
This article incorporates information from the Spanish Wikipedia.
Bibliography
- David Brewster, ed. (1830). "Sargossa". Edinburgh Encyclopædia. Edinburgh: William Blackwood.
- "Spain: Saragossa", Cities and Principal Towns of the World, Cabinet Cyclopaedia, London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, & Green, 1830, OCLC 2665202
- Charles Knight, ed. (1867). "Zaragoza". Geography. English Cyclopaedia. Vol. 4. London: Bradbury, Evans, & Co. hdl:2027/nyp.33433000064810.
- "Saragossa". Spain and Portugal (3rd ed.). Leipsic: Karl Baedeker. 1908. OCLC 1581249.
- Albert F. Calvert (1908). "Zaragoza". Valladolid, Oviedo, Segovia, Zamora, Avil, & Zaragoza; an Historical & Descriptive Account. London: John Lane. hdl:2027/mdp.39015004743590.
- . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 24 (11th ed.). 1910. pp. 203–204.
- Colum Hourihane, ed. (2012). "Saragossa". Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture. Oxford University Press. p. 497+. ISBN 978-0-19-539536-5.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Zaragoza, Spain.
- Map of Zaragoza, 1943
- Digital Public Library of America. Items related to Zaragoza, various dates
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