Timeline of Salamanca
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Salamanca, Spain.
Prior to 20th century[edit]
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- 89 CE – Roman bridge of Salamanca rebuilt (approximate date).[2]
- 500-589 CE – Roman Catholic Diocese of Salamanca established.[3]
- 712 – Muslims in power.[2]
- 1055 – Muslims driven out.[1]
- 1102 – Christian Alfonso VI of León and Castile in power.[2]
- 12th century – Walls of Salamanca expanded.[2]
- 1208 – Fuero of Salmanaca (civil law) created (approximate date).[1][2]
- 1218 – University of Salamanca founded by Alfonso IX of León.[1]
- 1401 – University's Colegio Mayor de San Bartolomé, Salamanca established.[2]
- 1415 – University's Escuelas Mayores built.[2]
- 1481 – Printing press in use.[4]
- 1485 – Casa de doña María la Brava built on the Plaza de los Bandos (Salamanca) (approximate date).
- 1509 – New Cathedral of Salamanca construction begins.[1]
- 1538
- Palacio de la Salina built on the Plaza de Colón (Salamanca).
- University's Palacio de Monterrey construction begins.[2]
- 1590 – Population: 24,000.[5]
- 1600 – University's Hospital del Estudio built.[2]
- 1610 – Moriscos expelled.[1]
- 1651 – Population: 12,000.[5]
- 1667 – Iglesia de San Pablo (Salamanca) (church) built.
- 1734 – New Cathedral construction completed.[1]
- 1739 – Iglesia de San Sebastián (Salamanca) (church) rebuilt.[citation needed]
- 1755 – 1 November: 1755 Lisbon earthquake.
- 1756 – Plaza Mayor, Salamanca (square) constructed; designed by Andrés García de Quiñones.[1]
- 1812
- 22 July: Battle of Salamanca fought near city; French defeated.
- Mirat factory in business.
- 1842 – Population: 13,786.[5]
- 1887 – Population: 22,199.[5]
- 1900 – Population: 25,690.[1]
20th century[edit]
- 1905 – Café Novelty in business.
- 1913 – Puente de Enrique Estevan (bridge) built.
- 1923 – UD Salamanca (football club) formed.
- 1930 – Population: 46,867.[5]
- 1931 – Archivo Histórico Provincial de Salamanca (archives) established.[6]
- 1946 – Salamanca Airport begins operating civilian flights.[citation needed]
- 1970
- Helmántico Stadium opens.
- Population: 125,220.[5]
- 1973 – Puente de Sánchez Fabrés (bridge) built.
- 1983 – City becomes part of the autonomous community of Castile and León.
- 1988 – Old City of Salamanca declared an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- 1991 – Population: 186,322.[5]
21st century[edit]
- 2011
- Alfonso Fernández Mañueco becomes mayor.
- Population: 151,658.[5]
- 2013 – Unionistas de Salamanca CF and Salamanca AC (football clubs) formed.
See also[edit]
- Salamanca history
- List of mayors of Salamanca (in Spanish)
- List of municipalities in Salamanca province
- Timelines of other cities in the autonomous community of Castile and León: Burgos, Valladolid
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Britannica 1910.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Salamanca". Oxford Art Online.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) Retrieved 20 October 2016 - ^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Spain". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ F. J. Norton (1966). Printing in Spain 1501-1520. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-13118-6.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Alterations to the municipalities in the Population Censuses since 1842: Salamanca". Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain). Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ "Archivo Histórico Provincial de Salamanca". Censo-Guía de Archivos (in Spanish). Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
This article incorporates information from the Spanish Wikipedia.
Bibliography[edit]
in English[edit]
- Josiah Conder (1830), "Salamanca", The Modern Traveller, London: J.Duncan
- Richard Ford (1890), "Salamanca", Handbook for Travellers in Spain, vol. 1 (7th ed.), London: J. Murray, p. 257
- Richard Stephen Charnock (1894), "Salamanca", Bradshaw's Illustrated Hand-book to Spain and Portugal, W.J. Adams & Sons, OCLC 36885426
- Robinson, Charles Walker; Jayne, Kingsley Garland (1910). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 1 (11th ed.). pp. 56–58.
- "Salamanca", Spain and Portugal (4th ed.), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1913, p. 157, hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t5q81nw29 – via HathiTrust
- Trudy Ring, ed. (1995). "Salamanca". Southern Europe. International Dictionary of Historic Places. Vol. 3. Fitzroy Dearborn. pp. 596–598. ISBN 1884964028.
- David Gilmour (2012). "Salamanca". Cities of Spain. Random House. ISBN 978-1-4481-3833-3.
in Spanish[edit]
- G. G. de Ávila (1606). Historia de las antigüedades de la ciudad de Salamanca (in Spanish). Salamanca.
- Bernardo Dorado [in Spanish] (1861) [1763]. Ramón Girón (ed.). Historia de la ciudad de Salamanca (in Spanish). Imp. del Adelante, á cargo de Juan Sotillo.
- Salamanca, Ávila y Segovia. Recuerdos y bellezas de España (in Spanish). Madrid. 1865.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Modesto Falcón (1868). Guia de Salamanca (in Spanish). Salamanca: Telesforo Oliva.
- Fernando Araújo (1884). La reina del Tórmes: guía histórico-descriptiva de la ciudad de Salamanca (in Spanish). Salamanca: Jacinto Hidalgo.
- Manuel Villar y Macías [in Spanish] (1887). Historia de Salamanca (in Spanish). Imprenta de Francisco Nuñez Izquierdo.
- E. G. Zarza (1976). Salamanca: Evolución, estructura, forma de pobliamiento, y otros aspectos demográficos, 1900– 1970 (in Spanish). Salamanca.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - F. Miranda (1985). Desarrollo urbanístico de posguerra en Salamanca (in Spanish). Salamanca.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Salamanca: Geografía, historia, arte, cultura (in Spanish). Salamanca. 1986.
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External links[edit]
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