Timeline of Salvador, Bahia
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Early history
- 1502 - Amerigo Vespucci names the bay in honour to his hometown parish church "San Salvatore di Ognissanti" (San Salvador de Todos os Santos) in Florence[1]
- 1549 - Brazilian capital established at Bahia by Tomé de Sousa.[2][3]
- 1551 - Catholic Diocese of São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos established.[4][2]
- 1624 - Capture of Salvador da Bahia by the Dutch[5][2]
- 1625 - Recapture of Salvador da Bahia by Spanish-Portuguese forces.
- 1635 - Third Order of St. Francis active.[6]
- 1636 - Church of the Third Order of Saint Francis established.[6]
- 1638 - Siege of Salvador da Bahia
- 1672 - Cathedral of Salvador consecrated
- 1674 - Mint established.[5]
- 1676 - Salvador becomes "metropolitan see of the colony's archbishopric."[5]
- 1704 - Church of the Third Order of Our Lady of the Rosary construction begins.
- 1711 - Maneta Revolt, two uprisings (Oct. 17 and Dec. 2) by military and public officials against local taxation[7]
- 1723
- São Francisco Church built.
- Third Order of St. Dominic active.[6]
- 1724 - Academia Brasílica dos Esquecidos founded.[8]
- 1754 - Church of Nosso Senhor do Bonfim consecrated.
- 1759 -
- Academia Brasílica dos Renascidos founded.[8]
- - December: Expulsion of the Jesuits from Bahia
- 1763 - Brazilian capital relocated from Salvador to Rio de Janeiro.[3]
- 1765 - Basilica of the Immaculate Conception (church) consecrated.
19th century
- 1819 - Yellow fever outbreak.[9]
- 1822 - 2 March: Siege of Salvador da Bahia begins.
- 1823 - 2 July: Siege of Salvador da Bahia ends.[10]
- 1834 - Banco Econômico (bank) established.[9]
- 1835
- Malê revolt, a slave rebellion[11]
- Dois de Julho Society founded.[12]
- 1836 - Campo Santo Cemetery established.
- 1857 - Revolution of the Ganhadores, a labor strike led by slaves and freedmen
- 1858 - Diário da Bahia, a newspaper, begins publication.
- 1860 - Bahia and San Francisco Railway begins operating.[13]
- 1872 - Population: 129,109.[14]
- 1873 - Elevador Lacerda begins operating.[9]
- 1882 - Baptist congregation founded.[15]
- 1890
- Arquivo Público do Estado da Bahia established.
- Population: 174,412.[2]
- 1891 - Empório Industrial do Norte begins operating.
- 1894 - Instituto Geográfico e Histórico da Bahia founded.[16]
- 1899 - Esporte Clube Vitória (football team) formed.
- 1900 - Population: 205,813.[2]
20th century
- 1910 - Cine Teatro Jandaia opens.[17]
- 1912 - A Tarde newspaper begins publication.
- 1916 - Avenida Sete de Setembro opens.
- 1918 - Bahia Museum of Art established.
- 1927 - American School established.
- 1930 - Associação Bahiana de Imprensa headquartered in city.[18]
- 1931 - Esporte Clube Bahia, a football club, formed.
- 1933 - Old Cathedral of Salvador demolished.
- 1942 - Base Aérea de Salvador (air force base) established.
- 1950 - Population: 274,910 city; 389,422 metro.[10][19]
- 1951 - Estádio Fonte Nova opens.
- 1958 - Castro Alves Theatre and Martim Gonçalves Theatre established.
- 1959 - Obras Sociais Irmã Dulce (charity) and Federal University of Bahia's Centro de Estudos Afro-Orientais founded.
- 1960 - Population: 393,207 city.[10]
- 1961 - Catholic University of Salvador established.
- 1962 - Sister city relationship established with Los Angeles, USA.[20]
- 1964 - Vila Velha Theater established.
- 1970 - Population: 998,258 city; 1,005,216 urban agglomeration.[21]
- 1972 - Business School of Bahia established.
- 1973 - Pituaçu Metropolitan Park established.
- 1974
- 1975 - Iguatemi Salvador shopping center in business.
- 1979 - Olodum cultural organization founded.[22]
- 1983 - 4 November: 1983 Copa América football tournament held.
- 1985 - Historic Center of Salvador designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- 1987 - Shopping Barra in business.
- 1991 - Population: 2,072,058.[14]
- 1993 - Population: 2,174,072 (estimate).[23]
- 1995 - City joins the União das Cidades Capitais Luso-Afro-Américo-Asiáticas.[24]
- 1997 - Salvador Metro construction begins.[25]
21st century
- 2006 - Museu da Gastronomia Bahiana (food museum) opens.[26]
- 2007
- 25 November: Fonte Nova stadium collapses.[27]
- 22 May: Salvador Shopping, a mall, opens.
- 2008 - Espaco Unibanco de Cinema Glauber Rocha opens.[17]
- 2010
- Salvador Norte Shopping, a mall, opens.
- Population: 2,675,656.[14]
- 2012 - October: Salvador 2012 municipal election held.
- 2013
- Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova opens.
- ACM Neto becomes mayor.
- 2014 - Salvador Metro begins operation.
- 2016 - 2 October: Salvador 2016 municipal election held.
See also
- History of Savador
- List of mayors of Salvador, Bahia
- History of Bahia
- List of national heritage sites of Bahia, including Salvador
