Timeline of Alicante

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

Prior to 20th century

See also: Lucentum
  • 718 – Moors in power.[1]
  • 1240 – Valencian moor Zayyan ibn Mardanix [ca] became governor (rais) of Laqant, until he departed to exile in 1247.
  • 1247 – Castle of Alacant is defended by Valencian moor al-Azraq.
  • 1252 – Owned by Alfonso X.[2]
  • 1265 – Colonized mainly by Catalan population during an ongoing military campaign led by James I of Aragon. Catalan became traditional language in Alicante since then until nowadays.
  • 1296/1304 – Alicante becomes part of the Kingdom of Valencia per Treaty of Torrellas.[1][2]
  • 1331 – Attempted siege of Alicante by Moorish forces.[1]
  • 1490 – Given the status of a town by Ferdinand II.[2]
  • 1662 – San Nicolás de Bari church built.[3]
  • 1709 – Siege of Alicante by French forces.[1]
  • 1780 – Alicante City Hall [ca] built (approximate date).[citation needed]
  • 1785 – Consulado (merchant guild) established.[4]
  • 1797 – Population: 20,000.[2]
  • 1822 – Diputación Provincial de Alicante [es] (governing body) established.
  • 1834 – Alicante Sociedad Económica de los Amigos del País established.[5]
  • 1842 – Population: 19,021.[6]
  • 1847 – Teatro Principal (Alicante) [es] (theatre) built.[7]
  • 1855 – Public library established.[8]
  • 1858 – Madrid-Alicante railway begins operating.[7]
  • 1860 – Walls of Alicante [es] dismantling begins.
  • 1873 – Siege of Alicante (1873) [es] by Federalists of Cartagena.[1]
  • 1885 – Murcia-Alicante railway built.
  • 1886 – Parque de Canalejas [es] (park) created.[9]
  • 1888 – Plaza de toros de Alicante [es] (bullring) built.
  • 1900
    • Palacio de Justicia de Alicante [es] (courthouse) built.
    • Population: 50,142.[10]

20th century

  • 1902 – Alicante anthem [es] composed by Juan Latorre Baeza [es].
  • 1906 – Diario de Alicante [es] newspaper begins publication.
  • 1913 – El Luchador (Alicante) [es] newspaper begins publication.[11]
  • 1919 – Club Natación Alicante (football club) formed.
  • 1921 – Mercado Central de Alicante [es] built on Avenida de Alfonso el Sabio [es].
  • 1922 – Hércules CF (football club) active.
  • 1924 – Cine Monumental (cinema) built.
  • 1925
    • Cementerio de Alicante [es] (cemetery) established.
    • Florida Alta [es] barrio developed.
  • 1930
    • Fountain installed in the Plaza de los Luceros [es].
    • Population: 73,071.[6]
  • 1931
    • 12 April: Municipal election held.(es)
    • Palacio Provincial de Alicante [es] built.
  • 1932 – Archaeological Museum of Alicante opens.
  • 1938 – 25 May: Bombing of Alicante during the Spanish Civil War.[12]
  • 1939
    • Campo de concentración de Los Almendros [es] (detention camp) created.
    • 30 March: Italian forces take city from the Republicans.[12]
  • 1941 – Diario Información [es] newspaper begins publication.[13]
  • 1947 – Banco de España building (Alicante) [es] constructed.
  • 1950 – Population: 104,222.[6]
  • 1956 – Hospital General Universitario de Alicante [es] built.
  • 1959 – Roman Catholic Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante active.[14]
  • 1962 – Estudiotel Alicante high-rise built.
  • 1963 – El Barco high-rise built in Albufereta [es] barrio.
  • 1967 – El Altet Airport opens.
  • 1968 – Alicante railway station rebuilt.
  • 1971 – Gran Sol hi-rise built on the Rambla de Méndez Núñez [es].
  • 1974
  • 1977 – Alicante Museum of Contemporary Art opens.
  • 1979
  • 1981 – Population: 251,387.[6]
  • 1982 – Part of 1982 FIFA World Cup football contest held in Alicante.
  • 1983 – Biblioteca Pública Azorín de Alicante (library) active.[8]
  • 1985 – Festival de Música Contemporánea de Alicante [es] begins.
  • 1993 – Muestra de Teatro Español de Autores Contemporáneos [es] (theatre festival) begins.
  • 1999 – Alicante Tram begins operating.

21st century

See also

Other cities in the autonomous Valencian Community:(es)

References

Bibliography

External links

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