Timeline of Córdoba, Spain

Last updated August 11, 2023

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

Prior to 20th century

152 BCE – Romans in power.^[1]
45 BCE – Battle of Munda occurs near Cordoba.^[2]
294 CE – Hosius becomes bishop.^[3]
554 CE – Byzantines in power.^[1]
571 – Visigoth Liuvigild in power.^[1]
719 – Capital of al-Andalus relocated to Cordoba from Seville.^[1]
785 – Great Mosque of Córdoba built.^[4]
880 – Earthquake.^[1]
929 – Umayyad Abd-ar-Rahman III becomes Caliph of Córdoba.^[4]
936 – Madinat Al-Zahra construction begins.^[5]
1009 – Civil war begins.^[5]
1236 – Mosque converted into Cathedral of Córdoba.^[5]
1315 – Synagogue founded (approximate date).^[5]
1857 – Population: 42,909.^[6]

20th century

1910 – Population: 66,831.^[6]
1930 – Population: 103,106.^[6]
1979 – Julio Anguita becomes mayor.
1981 – Population: 284,737.^[6]

21st century

2008 – Population: 325,453.
2011 – José Antonio Nieto [ es ] becomes mayor.

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References

1 2 3 4 5 Bosworth 2007.
↑ Ring 1996.
↑ Garcia Osuna 1908.
1 2 "Iberian Peninsula, 500–1000 A.D.: Key Events". Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art . Retrieved 30 November 2014.
1 2 3 4 Grove 2009.
1 2 3 4 "Alterations to the municipalities in the Population Censuses since 1842: Córdoba". Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain) . Retrieved 30 November 2014.

Bibliography

Published in the 19th century

"Spain: Cordova", Cities and Principal Towns of the World, Cabinet Cyclopaedia, London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, & Green, 1830, OCLC 2665202
Arthur de Capell Brooke (1831), "Cordova", Sketches in Spain and Morocco, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, OCLC 13783280
Richard Ford (1855), "Cordova", A Handbook for Travellers in Spain (3rd ed.), London: J. Murray, OCLC 2145740
John Lomas, ed. (1889), "Cordova", O'Shea's Guide to Spain and Portugal (8th ed.), Edinburgh: Adam & Charles Black

Published in the 20th century

Albert Frederick Calvert (1907), Cordova, a city of the Moors, London: J. Lane, OL 23291161M
"Cordova", Jewish Encyclopedia, vol. 4, New York, 1907, hdl:2027/osu.32435029752912
"Cordova", Spain and Portugal (3rd ed.), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1908, OCLC 1581249
Manuel Garcia Osuna (1908). "Cordova". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York.
Somerset Maugham (1920). "Cordova". Land of the Blessed Virgin; Sketches and Impressions in Andalusia. New York: A.A. Knopf. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081585832.
Philip Khuri Hitti (1973). "Cordova". Capital Cities of Arab Islam. University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 978-0-8166-0663-4.
Robert Hillenbrand (1992). "'The Ornament of the World': medieval Cordoba as a cultural centre". In Salma Khadra Jayyusi (ed.). The Legacy of Muslim Spain. EJ Brill. ISBN 90-04-09599-3.
Trudy Ring, ed. (1996). "Cordoba". Southern Europe. International Dictionary of Historic Places. Vol. 3. Fitzroy Dearborn. pp. 155+. ISBN 9781884964022. OCLC 31045650.

Published in the 21st century

Clifford Edmund Bosworth, ed. (2007). "Cordova". Historic Cities of the Islamic World. Leiden: Koninklijke Brill. pp. 102+. ISBN 978-9004153882.
"Cordoba". Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art & Architecture. Oxford University Press. 2009. ISBN 978-0-19-530991-1.
Ann Christys (2010). "The meaning of topography in Umayyad Córdoba". In Caroline Goodson; et al. (eds.). Cities, Texts, and Social Networks, 400-1500: Experiences and Perceptions of Medieval Urban Space. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7546-6723-0.
David Gilmour (2012). "Cordoba". Cities of Spain. Random House. ISBN 978-1-4481-3833-3.

External links

"Spain: Cordoba". Archnet. Archived from the original on 5 May 2008.
Europeana. Items related to Córdoba, various dates.
Digital Public Library of America. Items related to Córdoba, various dates

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[FOOTNOTEBosworth2007-1] 1 2 3 4 5 Bosworth 2007.

[FOOTNOTERing1996-2] Ring 1996.

[FOOTNOTEGarcia_Osuna1908-3] Garcia Osuna 1908.

[MMA-eusi06-4] 1 2 "Iberian Peninsula, 500–1000 A.D.: Key Events". Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art . Retrieved 30 November 2014.

[FOOTNOTEGrove2009-5] 1 2 3 4 Grove 2009.

[ine-6] 1 2 3 4 "Alterations to the municipalities in the Population Censuses since 1842: Córdoba". Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain) . Retrieved 30 November 2014.

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v t e Cities and port cities in Andalusia
Capitals of provinces	Almería Cádiz Córdoba Granada Huelva Jaén Málaga Seville
Port cities	Algeciras Almuñécar Benalmádena Chipiona El Puerto de Santa María Fuengirola Marbella Moguer Motril Nerja San Fernando Sanlúcar de Barrameda Torremolinos
Other big towns	Antequera Aracena Baeza Cazorla Dos Hermanas Grazalema Guadix Jerez de la Frontera Linares Ronda Rota Santiponce Úbeda