Timeline of Seville
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Prior to 18th century
- 491 – Cathedral of Seville is built
- 600 – Isidore of Seville becomes bishop.
- 630 – Isidore of Seville compiles encyclopedia Etymologiae (approximate date).
- 713 – Musa bin Nusayr in power.[1][2]
- 829 – Mosque built.[1]
- 844 – City raided by Vikings
- 1023 – Abbadid Taifa of Seville established.
- 1147 - Almohades take power.[2]
- 1181 – Alcázar (fort) construction begins.[2]
- 1198 – Minaret built.
- 1247 – Siege of Seville begins.
- 1248 – Seville incorporated into the Christian Kingdom of Castile under Ferdinand III.
- 1252 – Seville Shipyard built.
- 1477 – Printing press in use.[3]
- 1503 – Casa de Contratación (trade agency) established.[4]
- 1505 - University of Seville founded as "Colegio Santa María de Jesús".[2]
- 1507 - Seville Cathedral consecrated.[2]
- 1519 - Magellan embarks on circumnavigation expedition.
- 1521 – Via Crucis to the Cruz del Campo laid out.
- 1543 – Consulado de Cargadores a Indias established.[5]
- 1563 – Court of Philip II relocated from Seville to Madrid.[6]
- 1598 – Merchants exchange built.
- 1627 – Flood.[7]
- 1630 – Artist Zurbarán settles in Seville.[8]
- 1647 – Great Plague of Seville begins.[7]
- 1670 – Real Maestranza de Caballería de Sevilla (a chivalric order) established.
- 1682 – University of Navigators building construction begins.
- 1683 – Flood.[7]
18th–19th centuries
- 1717 – Casa de Contratación relocated from Seville to Cádiz.[7]
- 1729
- Court of Philip V relocated to Seville.[9]
- Treaty of Seville signed in Seville.[6][2]
- 1758 – Royal Tobacco Factory begins operating.
- 1785 – General Archive of the Indies established.[7]
- 1800 - Outbreak of yellow fever kills 30,000.[2]
- 1810 – February: French occupation begins.[6][2]
- 1812 – French occupation ends.[9]
- 1842 – Population: 100,498.
- 1843 – City besieged by forces of Espartero.[6]
- 1847 – First Seville Fair held at the Prado de San Sebastián.
- 1852 – Triana Bridge built.
- 1869 – City wall dismantled.[1]
Seville Fair in the 19th century - 1881 – Plaza de toros de la Real Maestranza de Caballería de Sevilla (bullring) built.
- 1890 – Sevilla Football Club formed.
- 1893 – María Luisa Park established.
- 1896
- La Pasarela (Sevilla) built at the Prado de San Sebastián.
- 28 October: Cyclone.[6]
- 1897 – Population: 146,205.[10]
- 1900 – Population: 148,315.[2]
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20th century
- 1901 – Estación de Plaza de Armas (railway station) opens.
- 1902 – Burial site of Christopher Columbus relocated to Seville from Cuba.[6]
- 1905
- Sevilla FC officially registered with the local government.
- Muelle de Nueva York (Sevilla) built.
- 1907
- Real Betis football club formed.
- Ship canal completed from the Punta de los Remedios to the Punta del Verde.[2]
- 1915 – Aeródromo de Tablada (airport) built.
- 1920 – Population: 205,529.[10]
- 1926 – Puente de Alfonso XIII (bridge) built.
- 1928 – Plaza de España built.
- 1929
- Ibero-American Exposition of 1929 held.
- Estadio Municipal Heliópolis, later known as Estadio Benito Villamarín, opens.
- Lope de Vega Theatre opens.
- 1931 – Puente de San Telmo (bridge) built.
- 1933 – Seville Airport (Aeropuerto de San Pablo) opens.
- 1936 – July 1936 military uprising in Seville.[11]
- 1950 – Population: 376,627.[10]
- 1959 – Seville Public Library established.
- 1979 – Luis Uruñuela becomes mayor.
- 1981
- Regional Government of Andalusia headquartered in Seville.[citation needed]
- Population: 653,833.[10]
- 1983
- 21 December: Last and decisive qualifier match for UEFA Euro 1984 held: Spain 12–1 Malta.
- Manuel del Valle becomes mayor.
- 1987 – UNESCO World Heritage Site in Seville established.
- 1990
- Royal Seville Symphony Orchestra formed.
- Puente de las Delicias (bridge) built.
- 1991
- Teatro de la Maestranza (opera house) opens.
- Auditorio Rocío Jurado opens
- Estación de Sevilla-Santa Justa (railway station) opens.
- San Bernardo railway station opens.
- Seville Airport new terminal opens.
- Puente Reina Sofía (bridge) built.
- Alejandro Rojas-Marcos becomes mayor.
- Guitar Legends festival held.
- Puente del Centenario (bridge) built.
- 1992
- Madrid–Seville high-speed rail line begins operating.
- Alamillo Bridge and Puente de la Barqueta (bridge) built.
- Teatro Central (Sevilla) opens.
- Seville Expo '92 held.
- Institución Colombina established.
- Torre de la Plata restored.
- 1993 – Alamillo Park opens.
- 1994 – I Encuentro entre el Son Cubano y el Flamenco (festival) held.
- 1995 – Soledad Becerril becomes mayor.
- 1998
- First Territorios Sevilla festival held.
- Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo opens.
- Nervión Plaza mall and cinema open.
- 1999
- Plaza de Armas reopens as a mall and cinema.
- Alfredo Sánchez Monteseirín becomes mayor.
- Estadio de La Cartuja built.
- 7th World Championships in Athletics held.
21st century
- 2003 – 2003 UEFA Cup Final between Celtic and Porto held at the Estadio de La Cartuja.
- 2004
- Starbucks opens its first establishment in the city.
- First Festival de Cine Europeo de Sevilla held.
- 2004 Davis Cup finals held at the Estadio de La Cartuja.
- 2007
- Avenida de la Constitución (Sevilla) pedestrianized.
- Sevici bicycle service begins operating.
- MetroCentro tram line begins operating.
- 2009 – Seville Metro begins operating.
- 2010 – Jardín Americano reopens.
- 2011
- Metropol Parasol erected.
- Juan Ignacio Zoido becomes mayor.[12]
- 2011 Davis Cup finals held at the Estadio de La Cartuja.
- Population: 703,021.
- 2012
- Pabellón de la Navegación (Sevilla) reopens as a museum.
- Muelle de Nueva York (Sevilla) reopens as a public space.
- 2014 – Alamillo Park expanded.
- 2015
- Torre Sevilla skyscraper erected.
- Juan Espadas becomes mayor.
- 2016 – Hard Rock Cafe opens its first restaurant in the city.
- 2018 – Torre Sevilla shopping mall opens.
See also
- History of Seville
- List of mayors of Seville
- 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, Granada, Jaén, Jerez de la Frontera, Málaga
- List of municipalities in Andalusia
