Granada chronology
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Before 16th century
- 64 CE – Diocese of Granada established (approximate date).[1]
- 8th century – City wall construction begins.
- 713 CE – Muslims in power.[2]
- 1066 – Massacred the Jewish population of the city 1066 Granada massacre
- 1090 – Almoravids in power.[2]
- 1166 – Almohads in power.[2]
- 1238 – City becomes capital of the Nasrid Emirate of Granada, Al-Andalus;[2] Muhammad ibn Nasr in power.[3]
- 1248 – Alhambra construction begins.[4]
- 1309 – Generalife built.[5]
- 1319 – Alcázar Genil built.[2]
- 1330s – Corral del Carbón built.[6]
- 1349 – Yusufiyya Madrasa established.[3]
- 1367 – Maristan (hospital) built.[2]
- 1370 – Alhambra's Palace of the Myrtles built.[5]
- 1391 – Alhambra's Palace of the Lions built.[5]
- 1410s – Antequeruela settlement developed.[3]
- 1492
- City becomes capital of the Kingdom of Granada (Crown of Castile).
- Edict of Expulsion of Jews issued.[1]
- 1493 – Hernando de Talavera becomes archbishop.
- 1496 – Printing press in use.[7]
- 1499 – Muslim rebellions in Granada province.[8]
16th-19th centuries
- 1501 – City divided into 23 parishes.[2]
- 1504 – Hospital Real de Granada founded.[2]
- 1505 – Real Chancillería de Granada established.[2]
- 1516 – Carthusian monastery built outside city.[9]
- 1521 – Capilla Real built.[2]
- 1525 – Burial of monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella in the Capilla Real.[10]
- 1531 – University of Granada founded.[9]
- 1587 – Chancillería (tribunal building) constructed.[2]
- 1593 – Theatre built.[11]
- 1600 – Population: 55,000
- 1614 – Expulsion of the Moriscos.[12]
- 1624 – April: Philip IV visits city.[13]
- 1703 – Granada Cathedral built.[9]
- 1764 – Gacetilla Curiosa begins publication.[11]
- 1810 – Occupation of city by French forces begins.[10]
- 1812 – Occupation of city by French forces ends.[10]
- 1833 – Province of Granada established.[10]
- 1839 – Museo de Bellas Artes de Granada established.[14]
- 1843 – Alcaiceria (bazaar) burns down.[15]
- 1879 – Provincial Archaeological Museum of Granada established.[14]
- 1892 – Caja General de Ahorros de Granada (bank) founded.
- 1900 – Population: 75,900.[9]
20th century
- 1910 – Cafe Futbol in business.[16]
- 1920 – Population: 103,368.[17]
- 1929 – Casa de los Tiros Museum established.[14]
- 1931 – Granada Club de Fútbol formed.
- 1936
- 1940 – Population: 155,405.[17]
- 1961 – Cine Madrigal (cinema) opens.[19]
- 1972 – Airport opens.[20]
- 1981 – Population: 262,182.[17]
- 1984 – Alhambra declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- 1986 – Huerta de San Vicente Museum (of Lorca) active (approximate date).[citation needed]
- 1991
- Jesús Quero Molina becomes mayor.
- Population: 287,864.[17]
- 1995
- Parque de las Ciencias (science museum)[21] and Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes (stadium) open.
- Gabriel Díaz Berbel becomes mayor.[22]
- 1999 – José Enrique Moratalla becomes mayor.
21st century
- 2003
- Mosque built.[23][24]
- José Torres Hurtado becomes mayor.
- 2004
- Granada Atlético Club de Fútbol formed.
- Kinepolis Granada (cinema) opens near city.[19]
- 2007 – Granada metro construction begins.[25]
- 2008 – Hay Festival of literature held.[26]
- 2014 – CajaGranada Fundación established.
See also
- Granada history
- Timeline of the Muslim presence in the Iberian Peninsula, circa 8th-15th century CE
- Timelines of other cities in the autonomous community of Andalusia: Almería, Cádiz, Córdoba, Jaén, Jerez de la Frontera, Málaga, Seville
- List of municipalities in Andalusia
