Timeline of Cádiz
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Prior to 20th century
- 1104 BCE – Gadir founded by Phoenicians.[1]
- 530 BCE – Gades occupied by Carthaginians.[2][3]
- 206 BCE - Gades surrenders to the Romans under Scipio Africanus[4]
- 49 BCE – Julius Caesar conferred the civitas of Rome on the citizens of Gades.[3]
- 19 BCE – Lucius Cornelius Balbus, a general and politician from Gades, becomes the first and only private individual of provincial origin to be awarded a Roman triumph.[5]
- 4 CE – Birth of Columella, a prominent writer on agriculture.[3]
- 200 CE – Population: 20,000.
- 711 CE – Moors in power (until 1262) & city called "Jezirat-Kadis."[3]
- 1217 – The city was raided by a group of Frisian crusaders en route to the Holy Land.[6]
- 1241 – Roman Catholic Diocese of Cádiz established.[7]
- 1262 – Cádiz taken by Alfonso X of Castile.[3]
- 1492 – Discovery of America renewed its prosperity.[3]
- 1587 – Spanish fleet attacked and Cádiz raided by Sir Francis Drake.[3]
- 1596 – Capture of Cádiz by English and Dutch forces; city sacked.
- 1602 – Santa Cruz Cathedral rebuilt.
- 1625 – November: Attempted English and Dutch Cádiz Expedition.
- 1656 – 9 September: Battle of Cádiz; Spanish victory
- Population: 30,000.
- 1706 – Castle of San Sebastián (Cádiz) constructed.
- 1717 – Casa de Contratación (House of Trade) relocated to Cádiz from Seville.[8]
- 1722 – Cádiz Cathedral construction begins.[3]
- 1748 – Real Colegio de Cirugía de la Armada established.(es)
- 1749 – Jardín Botánico (garden) founded (approximate date).
- 1778 – "Colonial monopoly of the Port of Cádiz with the American colonies is abolished."[9]
- 1787 – Population: 71,080.
- 1797 – June: British Assault on Cádiz; Spaniards win.[3]
- 1800 – Bombarded by Nelson.[3]
- 1810
- February: French Siege of Cádiz begins.[3]
- 24 September: Cortes of Cádiz (national assembly) convenes in Cádiz.
- 1810-1813 – Population: 85,000.
- 1812
- 19 March: Spanish Constitution of 1812 adopted after deliberations of the Cortes of Cádiz.[3]
- August: Siege of Cádiz ends.[3]
- 1820: On March 10, 1820, in the Plaza de San Juan de Dios in Cádiz, Royalist absolutist troops carried out a massacre against those of the population of Cádiz who supported the liberals and were celebrating the proclamation of the Constitution of 1812.
- 1823
- May: Ferdinand VII of Spain imprisoned at Cádiz.
- 31 August: Battle of Trocadero.[3]
- 1829 – "Cádiz declared a free port."[2]
- 1838 – Cádiz Cathedral construction completed.[3]
- 1842 – Population: 53,922.[10]
- 1860 – Population: 71,521.[10]
- 1867 – Diario de Cádiz newspaper begins publication.[11]
- 1868 – The Glorious Revolution centred on Cádiz.[3]
- 1873 – Cantonalist Cantón de Cádiz proclaimed.
- 1900 – Population: 69,382.[3][12]
20th century
- 1905 – Gran Teatro Falla (theatre) built.
- 1910
- Cádiz Club de Fútbol formed.
- Population: 67,306.[10]
- 1930 – Population: 75,789.[10]
- 1932 – Cine Gades (cinema) active.[13]
- 1947 – Cádiz Explosion takes place.
- 1949 – Teatro Andalucía (theatre) opens.
- 1950 – Population: 100,249.[10]
- 1955 – Estadio Ramón de Carranza (stadium) opens.
- 1969 – Muestra Cinematográfica del Atlántico Alcances (film festival) begins.[14]
- 1970 – Museum of Cádiz established.
- 1979 – University of Cádiz established.
- 1986 – Festival Iberoamericano de Teatro de Cádiz begins.[15]
- 1991 – Population: 157,355.[10]
- 1995 – Teófila Martínez becomes mayor.
21st century
- 2011 – Population: 124,014.[10]
- 2015 – José María González Santos becomes mayor.
See also
- History of Cádiz (in Spanish)
- List of mayors of Cadiz
- Timelines of other cities in the autonomous community of Andalusia: Almería, Córdoba, Granada, Jaén, Jerez de la Frontera, Málaga, Seville
- List of municipalities in Andalusia
