Timeline of Barcelona
Prior to 19th century
- 218 BCE - Barcino established by Carthaginians.[1]
- 133 BCE - Romans in power.[1]
- 343 CE - Bishopric established.[2]
- 414 - Visigoth Ataulphus headquartered in Barcelona.[3]
- 713 - Arabs in power.
- 801 - Franks in power;[2] County of Barcelona established.
- 897 - Guifré el Pilós, Count of Barcelona, dies with his sons inheriting his possessions instead of an appointment of the Frank's king, making the end of Franks rule (de facto)
- 1164 - Dynastic union of Barcelona with Aragon (grand partner).[4]
- 1243 - Arsenals built (approximate date).[2]
- 1258 - Consolat de Mar (maritime legal code) issued.[2][5]
- 1298 - Barcelona Cathedral construction begins.[1]
- 1359 - June: Battle of Barcelona (1359).
- 1378 - Casa Consistorial built.[2]
- 1383 - Llotja del Mar (exchange) built.[2]
- 1391 - Santa Maria del Pi church built.[3]
- 1392 - Public clock installed (approximate date).[6]
- 1400 - Medical college established.[2]
- 1401
- 1430 - University founded.[2]
- 1473 - Printing press in use.[8]
- 1474 - Moll de la Santa Creu (wharf) construction begins.[2]
- 1493 - Columbus' published description of his trans-Atlantic trip becomes a "bestseller" in Barcelona.[9]
- 1529 - Charles V and Clement VII sign treaty in Barcelona.[10]
- 1609 - Bank of Barcelona established.[7]
- 1651 - July: Siege of Barcelona begins.
- 1697 - August: Siege of Barcelona (1697).
- 1705 - September–October: Siege of Barcelona (1705).
- 1706 - April: Siege of Barcelona (1706).[4]
- 1708 - Premiere of Caldara's opera Il più bel nome.[11](ca)
- 1713 - July: Siege of Barcelona (1713–14) begins.
- 1715 - Citadel built to suppress Catalan revolts (Ciutadella de Barcelona).[2]
- 1792 - Custom house built.[2]
19th century
- 1809 - French in power.[2]
- 1833 - City becomes capital of newly created Province of Barcelona.[2]
- 1834 - Sociedad Económica Barcelonesa de Amigos del País established.[12]
- 1842 - Bombardment of Barcelona (1842).[4]
- 1847
- Gran Teatre del Liceu opens.
- Barcelona City Hall expanded.[1]
- 1848
- 1854 - City walls dismantled (approximate date).[13]
- 1857 - Population: 183,787.[14]
- 1859 - Floral Games begin.[10]
- 1869 - 25 September: "Republican insurrection."[10]
- 1877 - Parc de la Ciutadella established from the old citadel.
- 1881
- La Vanguardia newspaper begins publication.
- Premiere of Joan Goula's Catalan-language opera A la voreta del mar.[11]
- 1882 - Gaudi's Sagrada Família cathedral construction begins.[15]
- 1887 - Population: 272,481.[4]
- 1888 - 1888 Barcelona Universal Exposition held;[1] Arc de Triomf and Castle of the Three Dragons built.
- 1891 - Orfeó Català chorus formed.
- 1897
- Eixample district laid out.
- Els Quatre Gats cafe in business.[15]
- 1899 - Futbol Club Barcelona formed.
- 1900
20th century
- 1901 - Regionalist League headquartered in city.
- 1903 - Palau Robert (residence) built on Passeig de Gràcia.
- 1905 - Jaussely's city plan introduced.[1]
- 1906
- Republican Nationalist Centre and Catalan Solidarity (1906) headquartered in city.[17]
- Catalan language congress held.[17]
- 1908
- Radical Republican Party headquartered in city.[17]
- Palau de la Música Catalana (concert hall) opens.
- 1909 - July: Tragic Week (Spain).[1][18]
- 1910
- 1913
- 1914
- National Library of Catalonia established.[17]
- Park Güell built.[22]
- 1918 - Majestic Hotel Inglaterra in business.
- 1919 - Danone yogurt manufactory in business.[23]
- 1920 - Population: 710,335.[14]
- 1921 - 8 March: Politician Dato assassinated.
- 1922
- Publicat newspaper begins publication.
- Pathe Cinema opens.[24]
- Historical Archive of the City of Barcelona opens in the Casa de l'Ardiaca.
- 1923 - 13 September: Coup; Primo de Rivera in power.
- 1924 - Barcelona Metro begins operating.
- 1925 - Salvador Dalí's first solo art exhibit held.[17]
- 1929
- 1929 Barcelona International Exposition held; Palau Nacional built.
- Cafe de l'Opera in business.
- 1930 - Population: 1,005,565.[14]
- 1932
- Fira de Barcelona established.
- Le Corbusier's city plan introduced.[1]
- 1933 – Boadas bar in business.[25][26]
- 1934 - Cine Verdi opens.[24]
- 1936
- July 1936 military uprising in Barcelona.
- Cine New-York (cinema) opens.[24]
- 1937 - May Days.[18]
- 1938 - March: Bombing of Barcelona by nationalist forces.
- 1939 - Franco in power.[27]
- 1943 - Barcelona City History Museum inaugurated.
- 1948 - Dau al Set cultural group active.[20]
- 1957
- Estadi del FC Barcelona (stadium) opens.
- Josep Maria de Porcioles i Colomer becomes mayor.
- 1963 - Museu Picasso opens.[20]
- 1968 - Instituto Politécnico Superior[28] and La Claca puppet theatre[29] established.
- 1970 - Population: 1,745,142.[14]
- 1971 - Parc del Laberint d'Horta opens.
- 1973 - Enric Massó i Vázquez becomes mayor.
- 1974
- 1976 - Festival Grec de Barcelona begins.
- 1978 - Barcelona International Centre of Photography inaugurated.
- 1982 - Pasqual Maragall becomes mayor.
- 1986 - Barcelona Metròpolis magazine begins publication.
- 1987 - Parc de la Creueta del Coll established.
- 1989 - European Institute of the Mediterranean established.[31]
- 1990 - Population: 1,707,286.
- 1992 - 1992 Summer Olympics held.[27]
- 1995 - Open University of Catalonia established.[31]
- 1997 - Joan Clos becomes mayor.
- 1999 - L'Auditori opens and the Final of the UEFA Champions League at Camp Nou
21st century
- 2004
- September: World Urban Forum held.
- 2004 Universal Forum of Cultures held.
- Barcelona Institute of International Studies established.[31]
- 2006 - Jordi Hereu becomes mayor.
- 2007 - Bicing bikeshare program launched.[32]
- 2008
- 2009 - W Barcelona Hotel built.
- 2010
- 10 July: 2010 Catalan autonomy protest.
- Sister city relationship established with San Francisco, California.[33]
- 2011
- Caixabank founded.
- Xavier Trias elected mayor.[34]
- Population: 1,620,943.
- 2012 - 11 September: 2012 Catalan independence demonstration.[27]
- 2015 - 24 May: Barcelona City Council election, 2015 held; Ada Colau elected mayor.[35]
- 2016 Barcelona Metro line 9 connecting to the airport finished
- 2017 - 17 August: Barcelona attacks.[36]
- 2017: The Parliament of Catalonia declares the independence from Spain
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See also
Other cities in the autonomous community of Catalonia:(es)
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