Timeline of Zaragoza

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

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Prior to 20th century

• 25 BCE - Town becomes a Roman colony, named "Caesar Augusta."[1]
• 452 CE - Suebi in power.[1]
• 476 CE - Visigoths in power.[1]
• 712 - Moors in power.[1] Beginning of Islamic period in the town.
• 778 - Forces of Charlemagne attempt to take Saragossa; inspires French poem The Song of Roland.[2]
• 11th century - Aljafería palace built.
• 1018 - Taifa of Zaragoza established.
• 1118 - Alfonso I of Aragon in power.[3] End of Islamic period in the town.
• 1318 - Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Zaragoza established.
• 1343 - Santa Fe Abbey founded (approximate date).
• 1376 - La Seo Cathedral built.
• 1447 - Puente de Piedra (bridge) built.[1]
• 1469 - Royal court relocated from Saragossa to Castile.[1]
• 1474 - University founded.[1]
• 1475 - Printing press in use.[4]
• 1512 - Torre Nueva (clocktower) built.[1]
• 1514 - Church of Santa Engracia de Zaragoza built.
• 1754 - Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar built.
• 1808 - June–August: Siege of Saragossa by French forces.[3]
• 1809 - Siege of Saragossa by French forces.[3]
• 1857 - Population: 63,399.[5]
• 1892 - Leaning Tower of Zaragoza demolished.
• 1897 - Population: 98,188.[5]

20th century

• 1901 - Catholic bishop Juan Soldevilla y Romero assassinated.
• 1902 - Electric tram begins operating.
• 1910 - Banco Zaragozano founded.[6]
• 1916 - Iberia SC (football club) formed.
• 1917 - February: Labor strike.[7]
• 1920 - Population: 141,350.[5]
• 1923 - Estadio Torrero (stadium) opens.
• 1925 - Zaragoza CD (football club) formed.
• 1927 - General Military Academy reestablished.
• 1932 - Real Zaragoza football team formed.
• 1936 - Diario de Aragón newspaper begins publication.
• 1940 - Population: 238,601.[5]
• 1947 - Balay in business.
• 1954 - Zaragoza Air Station built near city.
• 1957 - La Romareda stadium opens.
• 1960 - Population: 326,316.[5]
• 1970 - Population: 479,845.[5]
• 1979 - 12 July: Hotel Corona de Aragón fire.
• 1981 - CB Zaragoza basketball team formed.
• 1987 - 11 December: Zaragoza barracks bombing.
• 1990
  • December: Clinic of Zaragoza radiotherapy accident.
  • El Periódico de Aragón newspaper begins publication.
• 1991 - Population: 622,371.[5]

21st century

• 2003
  • Zaragoza-Delicias railway station opens; Madrid–Barcelona high-speed rail line begins operating.[8]
  • Juan Alberto Belloch becomes mayor.[9]
• 2008 - Expo 2008 held; Water Tower built.
• 2011
  • Zaragoza tram Line 1 begins operating.
  • Arredol news site begins publication.

See also

• Zaragoza history
• History of Zaragoza
• List of mayors of Zaragoza
• List of cities in Aragon

References

1. Britannica 1910.
2. Smithsonian Timelines of History. DK Publishing. 2011. ISBN 978-0-7566-8945-2.
3. Knight 1867.
4. F. J. Norton (1966). Printing in Spain 1501-1520. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-13118-6.
5. "Alterations to the municipalities in the Population Censuses since 1842: Zaragoza". Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain). Retrieved 30 November 2014.
6. "Spain: Directory". Europa World Year Book. Europa Publications. 2004. ISBN 1857432533.
7. Francisco J. Romero Salvado (2012). Spain 1914-1918: Between War and Revolution. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-61449-3.
8. José M. de Ureña, ed. (2012). Territorial Implications of High Speed Rail: A Spanish Perspective. Ashgate. ISBN 978-1-4094-5651-3.
9. "Spanish mayors". City Mayors.com. London: City Mayors Foundation. Retrieved 30 November 2014.

This article incorporates information from the Spanish Wikipedia.

Bibliography

• David Brewster, ed. (1830). "Sargossa". Edinburgh Encyclopædia. Edinburgh: William Blackwood.
• "Spain: Saragossa", Cities and Principal Towns of the World, Cabinet Cyclopaedia, London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, & Green, 1830, OCLC 2665202
• Charles Knight, ed. (1867). "Zaragoza". Geography. English Cyclopaedia. 4. London: Bradbury, Evans, & Co.
• "Saragossa". Spain and Portugal (3rd ed.). Leipsic: Karl Baedeker. 1908. OCLC 1581249.
• Albert F. Calvert (1908). "Zaragoza". Valladolid, Oviedo, Segovia, Zamora, Avil, & Zaragoza; an Historical & Descriptive Account. London: John Lane.
• "Saragossa", Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424 – via Internet Archive
• Colum Hourihane, ed. (2012). "Saragossa". Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture. Oxford University Press. p. 497+. ISBN 978-0-19-539536-5.

External links

• Map of Zaragoza, 1943
• Digital Public Library of America. Items related to Zaragoza, various dates