Timeline of Gijón

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

Prior to 20th century

1560 - Gijón city archives active (approximate date).[1][2]
1721 - Palacio de Revillagigedo built.
1797 - Real Instituto Jovellanos founded.[3]
1842 - Population: 16,558.[4]
1865 - Casa consistorial de Gijón built.[5]
1878 - El Comercio newspaper begins publication.[6]
1888 - El Bibio bullring opens.
1892 - El Musel port opens.[7]
1900 – Population: 47,544.[8]

20th century

1905 - Sporting de Gijón is founded.
1930 - Population: 78,239.[4]
1940 - Population: 101,341.[4]
1955 - The construction of the Universidad Laboral finished.[9]
1981 - Population: 255,969.[4]
1982 - Part of 1982 FIFA World Cup football contest held in Gijón, including the controversial match between West Germany and Austria.
1987 - Vicente Álvarez Areces becomes mayor.
1992 - Palacio de Deportes opens.
1999 - Paz Fernández Felgueroso becomes mayor.

21st century

2003 - Jardín Botánico Atlántico (garden) founded.[10]
2011
- Carmen Moriyón becomes mayor.
- Population: 276,969.[4]

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References

Archivo Municipal de Gijón. "Carta de servicios" (in Spanish). Ayuntamiento de Gijón. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
"Archivo Municipal de Gijón". Censo-Guía de Archivos (in Spanish). Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
Britannica 1910.
"Alterations to the municipalities in the Population Censuses since 1842: Gijón". Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain). Retrieved 21 October 2016.
"La casa consistorial cumple 150 años", El Comercio (in Spanish), 15 August 2015
"Spain". Western Europe. Regional Surveys of the World (5th ed.). Europa Publications. 2003. ISBN 978-1-85743-152-0.
"La ciudá: Historia" (in Asturian). Ayuntamientu de Xixón. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
"Spain". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1910 – via HathiTrust.
"55 años como vigía de Gijón" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
"Garden Search: Spain". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved 21 October 2016.

This article incorporates information from the Asturian Wikipedia and Spanish Wikipedia.

Bibliography

"Gijon", Encyclopædia Britannica, 12 (11th ed.), New York, 1910, p. 6, OCLC 14782424 – via Internet Archive
"Gijon", Spain and Portugal (4th ed.), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1913 – via HathiTrust
Trudy Ring, ed. (1995). "Gijon". Southern Europe. International Dictionary of Historic Places. 3. Fitzroy Dearborn. ISBN 1884964028.

External links

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[1] Archivo Municipal de Gijón. "Carta de servicios" (in Spanish). Ayuntamiento de Gijón. Retrieved 21 October 2016.

[2] "Archivo Municipal de Gijón". Censo-Guía de Archivos (in Spanish). Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte. Retrieved 21 October 2016.

[FOOTNOTEBritannica1910-3] Britannica 1910.

[INE-4] "Alterations to the municipalities in the Population Censuses since 1842: Gijón". Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain). Retrieved 21 October 2016.

[5] "La casa consistorial cumple 150 años", El Comercio (in Spanish), 15 August 2015

[europa2003-6] "Spain". Western Europe. Regional Surveys of the World (5th ed.). Europa Publications. 2003. ISBN 978-1-85743-152-0.

[CityHistory-7] "La ciudá: Historia" (in Asturian). Ayuntamientu de Xixón. Retrieved 21 October 2016.

[8] "Spain". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1910 – via HathiTrust.

[UnivLaboral-9] "55 años como vigía de Gijón" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 21 October 2016.

[botanic-10] "Garden Search: Spain". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved 21 October 2016.

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