Timeline of Barcelona
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Prior 19th century
- 218 BCE – Barcino established by Hamilcar Barca a Carthaginian general and statesman.[1][2]
- 133 BCE – Romans in power.[1]
- 343 CE – Bishopric established.[2]
- 414 – Visigoth Ataulphus headquartered in Barcelona.[3]
- 713 – Arabs in power.[2]
- 801 – Siege of Barcelona, Franks in power;[2] County of Barcelona established.
- 874 – The counts of Barcelona ruled as independent monarchs.[2]
- 897 – Guifré el Pilós, Count of Barcelona, dies with his sons inheriting his possessions instead of an appointment of the Frank's king, making the end of Franks effective rule
- 1164 – Dynastic union of Barcelona with Aragon (composite monarchy).[4]
- 1243 – Arsenals built (approximate date).[2]
- 1258 – Consolat de Mar (maritime legal code) issued.[2][5]
- 1298 – Barcelona Cathedral construction begins.[1]
- 1359 – June: Battle of Barcelona (1359).
- 1378 – Casa Consistorial built.[2]
- 1383 – Llotja del Mar (exchange) built.[2]
- 1391 – Santa Maria del Pi church built.[3]
- 1392 – Public clock installed (approximate date).[6]
- 1400 – Medical college established.[2]
- 1401
- Taula de canvi de Barcelona (public bank) established.[7]
- General hospital active.[2]
- 1448 – Barcelona Cathedral construction completed.[2]
- 1450 – University of Barcelona founded.[2]
- 1473 – Printing press in use.[8]
- 1474 – Moll de la Santa Creu (wharf) construction begins.[2]
- 1493 – Columbus' published description of his trans-Atlantic trip becomes a "bestseller" in Barcelona.[9]
- 1529 – Charles V and Clement VII sign treaty in Barcelona.[10]
- 1609 – Bank of Barcelona established.[7]
- 1640 – Reapers' War: Corpus de Sang events.
- 1641 – January: Battle of Montjuïc.
- 1651 – July: Siege of Barcelona begins.
- 1697 – August: Siege of Barcelona (1697).
- 1705 – September–October: Siege of Barcelona (1705).
- 1706 – April: Siege of Barcelona (1706).[4]
- 1708 – Premiere of Caldara's opera Il più bel nome.[11](ca)
- 1713 – July: Siege of Barcelona (1713–14) begins.
- 1715 – Citadel built to suppress Catalan revolts (Ciutadella de Barcelona).[2]
- 1792 – Custom house built.[2]
19th century
- 1809 – French in power.[2]
- 1831 - Bonaplata Factory, El Vapor founded
- 1833 – City becomes capital of newly created Province of Barcelona.[2]
- 1834 – Sociedad Económica Barcelonesa de Amigos del País established.[12]
- 1842 – Bombardment of Barcelona (1842).[4]
- 1843 – La Jamància insurrection
- 1847
- Gran Teatre del Liceu opens.
- Barcelona City Hall expanded.[1]
- 1848
- 1849 - La España Industrial el Vapor Nou begins operation in Sants
- 1854
- City walls dismantled (approximate date).[13]
- Burning of the Monasteries
- The Luddite Conflict of the selfactinas
- 1855 - first general strike
- 1857 – Population: 183,787.[14]
- 1859 – Floral Games begin.[10]
- 1869 – 25 September: "Republican insurrection."[10]
- 1877 – Parc de la Ciutadella established from the old citadel.
- 1881
- La Vanguardia newspaper begins publication.
- Premiere of Joan Goula's Catalan-language opera A la voreta del mar.[11]
- 1882 – Gaudi's Sagrada Família cathedral construction begins.[15]
- 1887 – Population: 272,481.[4]
- 1888 – 1888 Barcelona Universal Exposition held;[1] Arc de Triomf and Castle of the Three Dragons built.
- 1891 – Orfeó Català chorus formed.
- 1897
- Eixample district laid out.[citation needed]
- Els Quatre Gats cafe in business.[15]
- 1899 – Futbol Club Barcelona formed.
- 1900
20th century
- 1901 – Regionalist League headquartered in city.
- 1903 – Palau Robert (residence) built on Passeig de Gràcia.
- 1905 – Jaussely's city plan introduced.[1]
- 1906
- Republican Nationalist Centre and Catalan Solidarity (1906) headquartered in city.[17]
- Catalan language congress held.[17]
- 1908
- Radical Republican Party headquartered in city.[17]
- Palau de la Música Catalana (concert hall) opens.
- 1909 – July: Tragic Week (Spain).[1][18]
- 1910
- 1913
- 1914
- National Library of Catalonia established.[17]
- Park Güell built.[22]
- 1918 – Majestic Hotel Inglaterra in business.
- 1919 – Danone yogurt manufactory turn business.[23]
- 1919 – La Canadenca strike, a successful 44 day general strike for the 8-hour-day
- 1920 – Population: 710,335.[14]
- 1921 – 8 March: Politician Dato assassinated.
- 1922
- Publicat newspaper begins publication.
- Pathe Cinema opens.[24]
- Historical Archive of the City of Barcelona opens in the Casa de l'Ardiaca.
- 1923 – 13 September: Coup; Primo de Rivera in power.
- 1924 – Barcelona Metro begins operating.
- 1925 – Salvador Dalí's first solo art exhibit held.[17]
- 1929
- 1929 Barcelona International Exposition held; Palau Nacional built.
- Cafe de l'Opera in business.
- 1930 – Population: 1,005,565.[14]
- 1931 – Catalan Republic proclaimed on 14 April by Francesc Macià, replaced three days later by de Generalitat.
- 1932
- Fira de Barcelona established.[citation needed]
- Le Corbusier's city plan introduced.[1]
- The Cortes of the Republic grants self-governance to Catalonia.
- 1933 – Boadas bar in business.[25][26]
- 1934
- Cine Verdi opens.[24]
- Events of 6 October.
- National Art Museum of Catalonia inaugurated.
- 1936
- July 1936 military uprising in Barcelona.
- Cine New-York (cinema) opens.[24]
- 1937 – May Days.[18]
- 1938 – March: Bombing of Barcelona by nationalist forces.
- 1939 – Franco in power.[27]
- 1943 – Barcelona City History Museum inaugurated.
- 1948 – Dau al Set cultural group active.[20]
- 1951 – Barcelona tram strike
- 1955 – 1955 Mediterranean Games.
- 1957
- Estadi del FC Barcelona (stadium) opens.
- Josep Maria de Porcioles i Colomer becomes mayor.
- 1963 – Museu Picasso opens.[20]
- 1968
- Instituto Politécnico Superior[28] and La Claca puppet theatre[29] established.
- Autonomous University of Barcelona established.
- 1970 – Population: 1,745,142.[14]
- 1971 – Parc del Laberint d'Horta opens.
- 1973 – Enric Massó i Vázquez becomes mayor.
- 1974
- Barcelona Metropolitan Corporation created.[30]
- Dalí Theatre and Museum opened.
- 1975 – Fundación Joan Miró built.[20]
- 1976 – Festival Grec de Barcelona begins.
- 1978 – Barcelona International Centre of Photography inaugurated.
- 1982
- Pasqual Maragall becomes mayor.
- Part of 1982 FIFA World Cup football contest held in Barcelona.
- 1986 – Barcelona Metròpolis magazine begins publication and the city was chosen to host the 1992 Summer Olympics.
- 1987
- 19 June: Hipercor bombing.
- Parc de la Creueta del Coll established.[citation needed] and the city sign an agreement to host the 1992 Summer Paralympics
- 1989 – European Institute for the Mediterranean established.[31]
- 1990
- Population: 1,707,286.
- 18 June: Pompeu Fabra University established.
- 1992 – 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Paralympics were held.[27]
- 1995
- First Manga Barcelona.
- Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art established.
- Open University of Catalonia established.[31]
- 1997 – Joan Clos becomes mayor.
- 1999 – L'Auditori opens and the Final of the UEFA Champions League at Camp Nou
21st century
- 2004
- 2004 Universal Forum of Cultures.
- Trambaix and Trambesòs opened to the public.
- September: World Urban Forum held.
- 2004 Universal Forum of Cultures held.
- Barcelona Institute of International Studies established.[31]
- 2005 – Torre Agbar built.
- 2006
- 4F case.
- Jordi Hereu becomes mayor.
- 2007 – Bicing bikeshare program launched.[32]
- 2008
- 2009
- W Barcelona Hotel built.
- 19 January: 1st Gaudí Awards.
- Estadi RCDE (stadium) opens.
- 2010
- 10 July: 2010 Catalan autonomy protest.
- Sister city relationship established with San Francisco, California.[33]
- 2011
- Caixabank founded.
- Xavier Trias elected mayor.[34]
- Population: 1,620,943.
- 2012 – 11 September: 2012 Catalan independence demonstration.[27]
- 2015
- 1 April: Barcelona Supercomputing Center established.
- 20 April: Barcelona school killing.
- 24 May: Barcelona City Council election, 2015 held; Ada Colau elected mayor.[35]
- 2016 Barcelona Metro line 9 connecting to the airport finished.
- 2017
- 18 February: Volem acollir protests.
- 28 July: 2017 Barcelona train crash.
- 17 August: Barcelona attacks.[36]
- The Parliament of Catalonia declares the independence from Spain.
- 2019 – 2019 Catalan protests.
- 2020 – 25 January: COVID-19 pandemic begins.
- 2023
- Sister city relationship suspended with Tel Aviv, Israel.[37]
- 28 May: 2023 Barcelona City Council election held; Jaume Collboni elected mayor.
See also
Other cities in the autonomous community of Catalonia:(ca)
