Timeline of Coimbra
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Prior to 20th century
- ca.563 CE – Roman Catholic Diocese of Coimbra established.[1]
- 714 CE – Muslims in power.[2]
- 1064 – Coimbra taken by Christian forces of Ferdinand I.[3]
- 1139 – Coimbra becomes seat of Kingdom of Portugal (until 1385).[4]
- 1169 – San Salvador church established.[3]
- 1211 – Cortes (assembly) held in Coimbra.
- 1286 – Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha founded.[3]
- 1308 – University moves to Coimbra from Lisbon.[3][5]
- 1316 – Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha construction begins.[6]
- 1338 – University moves away from Coimbra back to Lisbon.[5]
- 1354 – University again moves to Coimbra from Lisbon.[5]
- 1355 – Queen consort Inês de Castro murdered at Quinta das Lágrimas.[3]
- 1377 – University again moves away from Coimbra back to Lisbon.[5]
- 1385 – Cortes held in Coimbra.[7]
- 1398 – Cortes held in Coimbra.
- 1472 – Cortes held in Coimbra.
- 1481 – Poet Francisco de Sá de Miranda born in Coimbra.[3]
- 1536 – Printing press in operation.[8]
- 1537 – University once again moves to Coimbra from Lisbon.[3]
- 1580/98 – New Cathedral of Coimbra construction begins.[6][3]
- 1728 – Casa da Livraria (library) built.
- 1733 – University clocktower built.[9]
- 1755 – 1 November: Earthquake.[3]
- 1810 – Coimbra "sacked by the French under Marshal Massena."[3]
- 1812 – Jornal de Coimbra (newspaper) begins publication.[10]
- 1834 – Miguel I of Portugal, makes the city his headquarters.[3]
- 1835 – Town becomes part of newly created administrative Coimbra district.[11]
- 1846 – "Miguelist insurrection" occurs.[3]
- 1852 – Instituto de Coimbra founded.[12]
- 1874 – Horsecar tram begins operating.
- 1885 – Coimbra Station opens; Ramal da Coimbra (railway) begins operating.
- 1887 – Coimbra Academic Association student union formed.
- 1900 – Population: 18,144.[3]
20th century
- 1906 – Ponte Ferroviária de Dueça 1 and Ponte José Luciano de Castro (bridges) open.
- 1910 – Ancient Roman Conímbriga ruins near Coimbra designated a national monument.
- 1911
- Electric trams begins operating.
- Population: 20,581.[13]
- 1930
- Diário de Coimbra newspaper begins publication.[14]
- City coat of arms redesign adopted.[2]
- 1947 – Trolleybus begins operating.
- 1954 – Ponte de Santa Clara (bridge) opens.
- 1958 – University-related Centro de Estudos Cinematográficos active.
- 1962 – University of Coimbra General Library rebuilt.
- 1963 – Coimbra University Stadium opens.
- 1970 – May: Student unrest.[15]
- 1981 – Açude-ponte de Coimbra (bridge) opens.
- 1982 – City joins the regional Associação Informática da Região Centro.[16]
- 1986 – Coimbra University Radio begins broadcasting.
- 1996 – Metro Mondego transit entity formed to plan regional light rail system (as of 2017 unrealized).
- 1998 – Cm-coimbra.pt website online (approximate date).[17]
21st century
- 2001
- 2002 - Estádio Municipal Sérgio Conceição (stadium) built.
- 2003 - Estádio Cidade de Coimbra (stadium) opens.
- 2004
- Ponte Rainha Santa Isabel (bridge) opens.
- Part of UEFA Euro 2004 football contest played in Coimbra.
- 2005 – August: Wildfire burns in area around city.[18]
- 2007 – Pedro e Inês footbridge opens.
- 2010
- City joins the União das Cidades Capitais Luso-Afro-Américo-Asiáticas.[19]
- João Paulo Barbosa de Melo becomes mayor.(pt)
- 2011 – July: Associação Nacional de Municípios Portugueses meets in Coimbra.[20]
- 2013 – Manuel Machado becomes mayor.(pt)
- 2017
- June: June 2017 Portugal wildfires burn in region near city.
- October: Coimbra local election, 2017 held.
See also
- History of Coimbra
- Aeminium, Roman city
- List of mayors of Coimbra
- List of alcaldes of Coimbra (municipal magistrates)
- List of bishops of Coimbra
- List of heritage sites in Coimbra district
- Timelines of other cities/municipalities in Portugal: Braga, Funchal (Madeira), Guimarães, Lisbon, Porto, Setúbal
