Timeline of Valladolid
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Valladolid, Castile-Leon, Spain.
Prior to 20th century
- 920 CE – Ordoño II of León in power.[1][2]
- 1074 – Castilian Pedro Ansúrez in power.[3]
- 12th century CE – Santa María La Antigua church built.
- 1276 – San Pablo Church founded.[4]
- 1346 – University of Valladolid founded.[5]
- 1389 – Convento de San Benito founded.[4]
- 1453 – Execution of Álvaro de Luna at Plaza del Ochavo.[4]
- 1468 – San Pablo Church built.
- 1469 – 19 October: Wedding of monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella.[5]
- 1481 – Printing press in use.[6]
- 1492 – Colegio de Santa Cruz built.[4]
- 1496 – Colegio de San Gregorio built.[4]
- 1506 – 20 May: Explorer Christopher Columbus dies in the Casa de Colon.[1][4][7]
- 1513 – 5 January: Entry into city of Ferdinand II of Aragon.[8]
- 1515 – Iglesia del monasterio de San Benito el Real (church) built.
- 1518 – 7 February: Coronation of Charles V of Spain.[9][10]
- 1527 – Philip II of Spain born in Palacio de Pimentel.[7]
- 1528 – Valladolid Royal Palace built (approximate date).[citation needed]
- 1540 – Archivo General de Simancas established near city.[11]
- 1552 – Convent of Las Descalzas Reales active.
- 1559 – 21 May: Religious auto-da-fé ritual begins.[12]
- 1561
- 21 September: Fire of Valladolid.
- Capital of Castile relocated from Valladolid to Madrid.[5]
- 1570 – La Magdalena church built.[4]
- 1585 – Valladolid Cathedral construction begins.[7]
- 1589 – English College founded.
- 1595
- Population: 40,000
- Catholic Diocese of Valladolid established.[3]
- Iglesia Penitencial de Nuestra Señora de la Vera Cruz (Valladolid) (church) built.
- 1601 – Court of Philip III relocated to Valladolid.[3]
- 1603 – Writer Cervantes moves to town.[7]
- 1604 – Santa Maria de las Angustias (Valladolid) church built.[4]
- 1610 – Expulsion of the Moriscos.[13]
- 1668 – Valladolid Cathedral consecrated.[citation needed]
- 1808 – City sacked by French forces.[7]
- Population: 21,000 (Census 1787)
- 1813 – 4 June: City taken by English forces.[1]
- 1842 – Provincial Museum of Fine Arts founded.
- 1856 – El Norte de Castilla newspaper begins publication.[14]
- 1857 – Population: 41,943.[15]
- 1861 – Lope de Vega Theatre inaugurated.
- 1864 – Teatro Calderón (theatre) opens.
- 1895 – Ariza-Valladolid Valladolid-Ariza railway begins operating.[16]
- 1900 – Population: 68,789.[7]
20th century
- 1903
- Sociedad Castellana de Excursiones (travel club) founded.[17]
- Statue of Pedro Ansúrez erected in Plaza Mayor.
- 1905 – Statue of Columbus erected in the Campo Grande.[4]
- 1924 – Academia de Caballería (cavalry academy) built.
- 1928 – Real Valladolid football club formed.
- 1930 – Population: 91,089.[15]
- 1953 – Renault Valladolid Factory begins operating.[18]
- 1956 – Seminci film festival begins.
- 1960 – Population: 151,807.[15]
- 1970 – Population: 236,341.[15]
- 1975
- Polideportivo Huerta del Rey (arena) opens.
- José Delicado Baeza becomes archbishop.
- 1976 – CB Valladolid basketball team formed.
- 1979 – Tomás Rodríguez Bolaños becomes mayor.
- 1982
- Sociedad para el Desarrollo Industrial de Castilla y Leon (economic development entity) headquartered in city.[19]
- Estadio Nuevo José Zorrilla (stadium) opens.
- 1983 – City becomes part of the autonomous community of Castile and León.
- 1985 – Pabellón Polideportivo Pisuerga (arena) opens.
- 1991 – Population: 345,891.[15]
- 1995 – Francisco Javier León de la Riva becomes mayor.[20]
21st century
- 2003 – Valladolid Science Museum and Casa de la India established.[21]
- 2007
- Madrid–Valladolid high-speed rail line begins operating.
- Symphony Orchestra of Castile and Leon headquartered in city.
- Centro Cultural Miguel Delibes built.
See also
- Valladolid history
- History of Valladolid (in Spanish)
- List of mayors of Valladolid (in Spanish)
- Architecture of Valladolid (in Spanish)
- Timelines of other cities in the autonomous community of Castile and León: Burgos, Salamanca
