Timeline of Bilbao
Important events in the history of the city of Bilbao, Spain
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Prior to 19th century
- 1300 – Bilbao founded by Diego López V de Haro.[1][2]
- 1397 – Santiago Cathedral built (approximate date).
- 1510 – Church of San Antón built.
- 1511
- Consulado established.[3]
- Basilica of Begoña construction begins.
- 1795 – July: Town occupied by French forces.[1][2]
19th century
- 1804 – Zamacolada conflict.[4]
- 1808 – French occupation begins.[2]
- 1813 – French occupation ends.[2]
- 1833 – Biscay Province established.
- 1836 – December: Battle of Luchana.
- 1845 – Arenal Bridge constructed.
- 1846 – Fabrica de Nuestra Senora de la Merced (steel mill) in business near town.[4]
- 1855 – Fabrica de Nuestra Senora del Carmen in business.[4]
- 1857 – Bank established.[2]
- 1859 – British Protestant Cemetery established.[5]
- 1863 – Tudela-Bilbao railway begins operating.[2]
- 1870 – Population: 17,649.[2]
- 1874 – February–May: Town besieged by Carlist forces.[6]
- 1877 – San Antón Bridge built.
- 1882 – Bilbao-Atxuri Station built.
- 1886
- Orfeón Bilbaíno (choir) founded.
- University of Deusto opened.
- 1887 – Population: 50,772.[7]
- 1890
- Stock Exchange founded.
- Teatro Arriaga built.
- May: Ironworkers strike.[6]
- 1892 – Bilbao City Hall built.
- 1893 – Vizcaya Bridge built.
- 1894 – Chavarri Palace built.
- 1895 – Gaceta del Norte newspaper begins publication.[8]
- 1896 – Dry dock built.[2]
- 1897 - Population: 74,076.[2]
- 1898 – Athletic Club (football club) formed.
- 1900
- Biscay Foral Delegation Palace built.
- Population: 83,306.[2]
20th century
- 1905 – A second dry dock built.[2]
- 1906 – August: General strike.[6]
- 1907 – Doña Casilda Iturrizar park created.
- 1913
- San Mamés Stadium opens.
- Euzkadi newspaper begins publication.
- 1914 – Bilbao Fine Arts Museum established.
- 1922 – Bilbao Orkestra Sinfonikoa founded.
- 1924 – Museum of Modern Art established.
- 1937 – 19 June: "Nationalists capture Bilbao."[9]
- 1940 – Population: 195,186.[7]
- 1950 – Bilbao Airport in operation.
- 1960 – Population: 297,942.[7]
- 1968 – University of Bilbao established.
- 1970 – Population: 410,490.[7]
- 1978 – Great Week of Bilbao begins.
- 1979 – City becomes part of the Basque Country (autonomous community) of Spain.
- 1980 – University of the Basque Country established.
- 1983 – In region near Bilbao, construction of Lemoniz Nuclear Power Plant ceases.
- 1991 – Population: 372,054.[7]
- 1995 – Metro Bilbao begins operating.
- 1997 – Guggenheim Museum Bilbao[10] and Zubizuri footbridge open.
- 1999
- Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria established.
- Euskalduna Conference Centre and Concert Hall opens.
- Iñaki Azkuna becomes mayor.[11]
21st century
- 2004 – Bilbao Exhibition Centre opens in Barakaldo.
- 2006 – Bilbao Live Festival begins.
- 2010 – Alhóndiga Bilbao opens.
- 2011 – Iberdrola Tower built.
- 2013 – Population: 351,629.
- 2014 – 11 January: Pro-ETA demonstration.[12]
- 2018 – 10 June: Pro-independence, 202 kilometer human chain formed between cities of Bilbao, San Sebastián, and Vitoria-Gasteiz.[13]
See also
- History of Bilbao
- List of mayors of Bilbao
- History of Bilbao
Other cities in the autonomous community of the Basque Country:(es)
