Timeline of Córdoba, Spain
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Prior to 20th century
- 152 BCE – Romans in power.[1]
- 45 BCE – Battle of Munda occurs near Cordoba.[2]
- 4 BCE – Stoic philosopher Seneca the Younger born in Cordoba.[3]
- 294 CE – Hosius becomes bishop.[4]
- 554 CE – Byzantines in power.[1]
- 571 – Visigoth Liuvigild in power.[1]
- 719 – Capital of al-Andalus relocated from Seville to Cordoba.[1]
- 756 – Abd al-Rahman I, founder and first emir of the Emirate of Córdoba, rules from 756 to 788.
- 785 – Great Mosque of Córdoba built.[5]
- 880 – Earthquake.[1]
- 912 – Umayyad Abd-ar-Rahman III becomes Emir of Cordoba.
- 929 – Abd-ar-Rahman III founds the Caliphate of Córdoba and becomes the first Caliph of Córdoba[5]
- 936 – Madinat Al-Zahra construction begins.[6]
- 1009 – Civil war begins.[6]
- 1013 - Sack of Cordoba by Berber troops.
- 1145 - Ibn Hamdin proclaims independence from Almoravid rule in the Grand Mosque but is forced to flee after 14 days.
- 1146 - Temporary occupation of the city by the Kingdom of Castile bar the Alcazar.
- 1236 – Siege of Córdoba
- 1236 – Mosque converted into Cathedral of Córdoba.[6]
- 1277 - Failed Siege of Cordoba by combined Marinid-Granadian troops.
- 1315 – Synagogue founded (approximate date).[6]
- 1367 - Final ever siege of the city by the Muslims operating with the forces of Peter of Castile.
- 1857 – Population: 42,909.[7]
20th century
- 1910 – Population: 66,831.[7]
- 1930 – Population: 103,106.[7]
- 1979 – Julio Anguita becomes mayor.
- 1981 – Population: 284,737.[7]
21st century
- 2008 – Population: 325,453.
- 2011 – José Antonio Nieto becomes mayor.
See also
- Córdoba, Andalusia § History
- History of Córdoba (Spain)
- List of mayors of Córdoba
- Timelines of other cities in the autonomous community of Andalusia: Timeline of Almería, Timeline of Cádiz, Timeline of Granada, Timeline of Jaén, Timeline of Jerez de la Frontera, Timeline of Málaga, Timeline of Seville
- List of municipalities in Andalusia
