Timeline of Guimarães

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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Guimarães, Portugal.

18th century

19th century

  • 1871
    • 11 July – By decree, Simão Gattai obtains authorisation to build an “American railway” between Porto and Braga via Trofa and Guimarães, at no cost to the State.[4]
  • 1874
    • 28 October – Simão Gattai endorses the concession to the MDRCL (Minho District Railway Company Limited), a British company that will now be responsible for building the line that serves Guimarães.[5]
  • 1875
    • Construction of the planned railway line is handed over to Sandiforth Griffin, who only manages to lay 6 km of track before abandoning the project due to bankruptcy, meaning work towards Guimarães is thus interrupted. After this, John Dixon replaces Griffin and completes the first section of the line, but with poor quality and excessive costs, leading to payment problems that would later lead to legal complications.[5]
  • 1879
    • 1 January – The Porto Commercial Court recognizes the bankruptcy of the MDRCL, causing the company to lose all rights to the contract for the line serving Guimarães. As a result, the government revokes the decrees that had awarded the contract. Later, the concession is put up for public auction four times and is eventually sold to the new company Companhia do Caminho de Ferro de Guimarães (CCFG) for 31 contos, a price that did not cover Dixon's credit claims on the work, which includes the section to Guimarães.[5]
    • 16 April – The government transfers the concession (conditional upon the formation of a public limited company and the acquisition at auction of the works carried out) via Decree, to Soares Veloso and the Viscount of Ermida, with a view to resuming construction of the line that passes through Guimarães.[5]
    • 16 May – A proposal is made in Parliament to grant the new concessions the same tax exemptions that other companies had, but the process does not move forward because the contractor Dixon claims property rights over the work.[5]
  • 1880
    • 5 August – Is passed a Decree changing the track gauge to 1 metre, with the aim of speeding up construction and facilitating operation.[5]
    • 18 August – The concession to the CCFG becomes definitive after it fulfilled the conditions of the 16 April 1879 Decree.[5]
  • 1882
    • 6 February – The issue of customs exemption is discussed again by banker Pinto Leite, as without this exemption, construction could not proceed.[5]
    • 15 April – Members of Parliament approve the customs exemption.[5]
    • 16 May – Peers approve the customs exemption.[5]
    • 2 June – The customs exemption becomes law and construction of the Guimarães Line finally begins. During this period, John Dixon requests assistance from the British government due to his investments in Portugal. The Portuguese government, represented by Minister Hintze Ribeiro, argues that only the courts can decide on Dixon's claims, which only happened in 1889.[5]
  • 1883
    • 31 December – The Guimarães Line (railway) was inaugurated with the opening of the section between Trofa and Vizela.[6]

20th century

  • 1900
    • Population: 54,910.
  • 1907
    • 21 July – The final section of the Guimarães Line, between Guimarães and Fafe, is inaugurated.[12]
  • 1955
    • 25 August – Domingos Bragança is born in Abação.[16]
  • 1970
    • The Affordable Housing District, a small complex of four four-storey buildings located across the street from the Martins Sarmento High School, is built.[18]
  • 1977
    • 6 October – Ricardo Araújo is born in Guimarães.[20]

21st century

  • 2001
    • Population: 159,576
  • 2009
    • 23 October – A fire partially burns the historic houses As Filipinas.[27]
  • 2013
    • 1 January – Becomes the European Capital of Sport.[29]
  • 2016
    • 23 October – A fire partially destroys the Casa de Cimães.[34]
    • 7 May – The City Council launches the new version of the Cm-guimaraes.pt, the official website of the City.[37]
    • 20 November – Guimarães hosts the PME Excelência 2024 awards ceremony at the Multiusos,[41] with Prime-Minister Luís Montenegro attending to award nearly 4,000 Portuguese small and medium-sized enterprises.[42]
    • 11 December – Distinguished by BBC as one of the "20 best places to travel in 2026"[43]

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