Timeline of Burgos

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Burgos, Spain.

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Prior to 20th century

• 884 - Castle of Burgos in use.[1]
• 1099 - Castilian military leader El Cid buried in Burgos.[2]
• 1221 - Burgos Cathedral construction begins.[1]
• 1224 - Convento de San Pablo (Burgos) founded (approximate date).
• 1301 - Cortes of Burgos (1301).
• 1302 - Cortes of Burgos (1302).
• 1308 - Cortes of Burgos (1308).
• 1315 - Cortes of Burgos (1315).[3]
• 1350 - San Esteban church built.[1]
• 1390 - Public clock installed (approximate date).[4]
• 1484 - Miraflores Charterhouse rebuilt near Burgos.
• 1485 - Printing press in use.[5]^(es)
• 1494 - Consulado established.[6]
• 1505 - San Nicolás de Bari church built.[1]
• 1545 - Casa de Miranda built.
• 1562 - Arco de Santa María built.[1]
• 1567 - Cathedral construction completed.[1]
• 1574 - Roman Catholic diocese of Burgos established.[7]
• 1808 - 10 November: Battle of Burgos; French win.[1]
• 1812 - Siege of Burgos by Anglo-Portuguese Army during the Peninsular War.[1]
• 1833 - City becomes seat of Province of Burgos.[1]
• 1836 - Paseo de la Isla promenade created.
• 1842 - Population: 15,924.[8]
• 1857 - Population: 26,086.[8]
• 1858 - Teatro Principal (Burgos) (theatre) opens.
• 1871 - Biblioteca Pública del Estado (Burgos) (library) opens.[9]
• 1878 - Museo Arqueológico y de Bellas Artes (museum) active.[10]
• 1887 - Chamber of Commerce established.[11]
• 1891 - Diario de Burgos newspaper begins publication.[12]

20th century

• 1902 - North train station built.^(es)
• 1907 - Palacio de Capitanía General (Burgos) built.
• 1930
  • Artificial silk factory begins operating.[13]
  • Population: 40,061.[8]
• 1936
  • 24 July: At the start of the Spanish Civil War, nationalists declare a government in the form of the National Defense Council, which meets for the first time in Burgos.[14]
  • 29 September: Nationalist junta in Burgos declares Franco Generalísimo.
  • Burgos becomes capital of the Francoist Zona sublevada.^(es)
• 1944 - Estación de autobuses de Burgos (bus depot) opens.
• 1955 - Gamonal becomes part of the city of Burgos.
• 1964 - Estadio El Plantío (stadium) opens.
• 1970
  • 1970 ETA trial held in Burgos.[15]
  • Population: 119,915.[8]
• 1971 - Santa María de Garoña Nuclear Power Plant commissioned in region of city of Burgos.
• 1979 - José María Peña San Martín becomes mayor.
• 1981 - Population: 156,449.[8]
• 1983 - City becomes part of the autonomous community of Castile and León.
• 1985 - Burgos Municipal Archives moves into the Palacio de Castilfalé.[16]
• 1994
  • Caso de la construcción corruption scandal sentencing decided.
  • Burgos CF (football club) formed.

21st century

• 2007 - Transporte metropolitano de Burgos begins operating.
• 2008
  • Burgos Airport terminal built.
  • Bulevar del Ferrocarril redesign begins.
  • Estación de Burgos Rosa de Lima (train station) built.
• 2009 - 29 July: 2009 Burgos bombing by ETA.
• 2010 - Museum of Human Evolution opens.
• 2011
  • Javier Lacalle becomes mayor.
  • Population: 178,864.[8]
• 2012 - Burgos Convention Centre built.
• 2014 - January: 2014 Gamonal protest.

See also

• Burgos history
• List of mayors of Burgos
• List of bishops of Burgos
• History of Burgos province
• Timelines of other cities in the autonomous community of Castile and León: Salamanca, Valladolid

References

1. Britannica 1910.
2. Haydn 1910.
3. E. Michael Gerli, ed. (2003). Medieval Iberia: An Encyclopedia. Routledge. ISBN 0-415-93918-6.
4. Gerhard Dohrn-van Rossum (1996). History of the Hour: Clocks and Modern Temporal Orders. University of Chicago Press. p. 392. ISBN 978-0-226-15510-4.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
5. F. J. Norton (1966). Printing in Spain 1501-1520. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-13118-6.
6. Ralph Lee Woodward Jr. (2013) [2005], "Merchant Guilds", in Cynthia Clark Northrup (ed.), Encyclopedia of World Trade, Routledge, ISBN 9780765682680
7. "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Spain". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
8. "Alterations to the municipalities in the Population Censuses since 1842: Burgos". Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain). Retrieved 18 October 2016.
9. Historia de la Biblioteca Pública de Burgos (in Spanish), Junta de Castilla y León, retrieved 30 October 2016
10. Margarita Díaz-Andreu García; Gloria Mora; Jordi Cortadella, eds. (2009). Diccionario histórico de la arqueología en España: (siglos XV-XX) (in Spanish). Madrid: Marcial Pons Historia. ISBN 978-84-96467-45-3.
11. 125 añosimpulsando 2012.
12. "Spain". Western Europe. Regional Surveys of the World (5th ed.). Europa Publications. 2003. ISBN 978-1-85743-152-0.
13. "Historia de la ciudad" (in Spanish). Ayuntamiento de Burgos. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
14. Francisco J. Romero Salvadó (2013). "Chronology". Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Civil War. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-5784-1.
15. Angel Smith (2009). Historical Dictionary of Spain (2nd ed.). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6267-8.
16. "Archivo Municipal de Burgos". Censo-Guía de Archivos (in Spanish). Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte. Retrieved 19 October 2016.

This article incorporates information from the Spanish Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

• Abraham Rees (1819), "Burgos", The Cyclopaedia, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown
• Josiah Conder (1830), "Burgos", The Modern Traveller, London: J.Duncan
• Richard Ford (1890), "Burgos", Handbook for Travellers in Spain, 1 (7th ed.), London: J. Murray, p. 12
• "Burgos". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York. 1908.
• "Burgos", Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424
• Benjamin Vincent (1910), "Burgos", Haydn's Dictionary of Dates (25th ed.), London: Ward, Lock & Co.
• "Burgos", Spain and Portugal (4th ed.), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1913 – via HathiTrust
• Trudy Ring, ed. (1995). "Burgos". Southern Europe. International Dictionary of Historic Places. 3. Fitzroy Dearborn. pp. 101–104. ISBN 1884964028.

in Spanish

• Guia general de Búrgos (in Spanish). Madrid: Aribau y C.a. 1876.
• Augusto Llacayo (1886). Burgos: catedral, Cartuja, Huelgas : curiosidades, cosas notables de Burgos y sus cercanías (in Spanish) – via Biblioteca Digital de Castilla y León.
• D. Manuel Rubio y Borrás (1900). Nueva guia de Burgos y su provincia (in Spanish).
• Luis de Pablo Ibañez. Burgos y su provincia: apuntes y notas para el visitante (in Spanish). circa 1921
• "125 añosimpulsando el futuro de Burgos" [125 years of progress in Burgos (timeline)], Diario de Burgos (in Spanish), 6 March 2012

External links

• Items related to Burgos, various dates (via Europeana)
• Items related to Burgos, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)