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Timeline of A Coruña

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

Contents

Prior to 20th century

  • 2nd century CE - Tower of Hercules built (approximate date).
  • 12th century - Igrexa de Santiago (A Coruña) (church) built.
  • 1208 - Construction of Walls of A Coruña begins.
  • 1302 - Colexiata de Santa María do Campo (church) built.
  • 15th century - City renamed "La Coruña."
  • 1588 - Spanish Armada sails from A Coruña with the purpose of invading England.
  • 1595 - Castelo de Santo Antón (fort) built.
  • 1598 - Coruna sacked by English forces.
  • 1693 - Igrexa de San Xurxo (A Coruña) (church) built (approximate date).
  • 1765 - Academia de Agricultura del reino de Galicia (learned society) established.
  • 1785 - Consulado (merchant guild) established.
  • 1809 - 16 January: Battle of Corunna.
  • 1820 - Coruna "joined the revolutionary movement."
  • 1823 - City taken by French forces.
  • 1835 - Deputación da Coruña (provincial governing body) established.
  • 1836 - Coruna "captured by the Carlists."
  • 1841 - Teatro Nuevo (theatre) built on the Rúa Real (A Coruña).
  • 1842 - Population: 19,415.
  • 1862 - Palacio Provincial rebuilt.(gl)
  • 1882 - La Voz de Galicia newspaper begins publication.
  • 1886 - Chamber of Commerce established.
  • 1900 - Population: 43,971.

    • 20th century

  • 1906 - Deportivo de La Coruña (football club) formed.
  • 1912
  • Santa María de Oza becomes part of city.
  • Palacio municipal de La Coruña (city hall) built.
  • 1916
  • Irmandades da Fala (political group) organized.
  • Emilia Pardo Bazán monument erected in the Méndez Núñez Garden.
  • 1917 - El Ideal Gallego newspaper begins publication.
  • 1935 - A Coruña railway station built.
  • 1940 - Population: 104,220.
  • 1944 - Estadio Riazor (stadium) opens.
  • 1960 - Population: 177,502.
  • 1963 - A Coruña Airport begins operating.
  • 1968 - Museo Arqueolóxico e Histórico Castelo de Santo Antón (museum) established.
  • 1970 - Pazo dos Deportes de Riazor (arena) opens.
  • 1981 - Population: 232,356.
  • 1989 - University of A Coruña established.
  • 1991 - Coliseum da Coruña and Centro Galego de Artes da Imaxe (film archive) open.
  • 1992 - Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia (orchestra) formed.
  • 1998 - Festival Mozart begins.
  • 1999 - Aquarium Finisterrae opens.
  • 2000 - La Opinión A Coruña newspaper begins publication.

    • 21st century

  • 2002 - Estación de Elviña-Universidad (railway station) opens in San Vicente de Elviña.
  • 2007 - Elevador del Monte de San Pedro begins operating.
  • 2011 - Population: 245,053.
  • 2015 - Xulio Ferreiro becomes mayor.

    • References

    Timeline of A Coruña Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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