Timeline of Zaragoza

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

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Prior to 20th century

• 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.^{[ citation needed ]}
• 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  [ es ] 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.^{[ citation needed ]}
• 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  [ es ]
• List of mayors of Zaragoza  [ es ]
• List of cities in Aragon  [ es ]

References

1. Britannica 1910.
2. Smithsonian Timelines of History. DK Publishing. 2011. ISBN   978-0-7566-8945-2.
3. Knight 1867.
4. F. J. Norton (1966). Printing in Spain 1501-1520. Cambridge University Press. ISBN   978-0-521-13118-6.
5. "Alterations to the municipalities in the Population Censuses since 1842: Zaragoza". Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain) . Retrieved 30 November 2014.
6. "Spain: Directory". Europa World Year Book. Europa Publications. 2004. ISBN   1857432533.
7. Francisco J. Romero Salvado (2012). Spain 1914-1918: Between War and Revolution. Routledge. ISBN   978-1-134-61449-3.
8. José M. de Ureña, ed. (2012). Territorial Implications of High Speed Rail: A Spanish Perspective. Ashgate. ISBN   978-1-4094-5651-3.
9. "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.
• "Saragossa (city)"  . 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

• Map of Zaragoza, 1943
• Digital Public Library of America. Items related to Zaragoza, various dates