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Timeline of Alicante

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

Contents

Prior to 20th century

  • 718 - Moors in power.
  • 1304 - Alicante becomes part of the Kingdom of Valencia per Treaty of Torrellas.
  • 1331 - Attempted siege of Alicante by Moorish forces.
  • 1662 - San Nicolás de Bari church built.
  • 1709 - Siege of Alicante by French forces.
  • 1780 - Alicante City Hall built (approximate date).
  • 1785 - Consulado (merchant guild) established.
  • 1822 - Diputación Provincial de Alicante (governing body) established.
  • 1834 - Alicante Sociedad Económica de los Amigos del País established.
  • 1842 - Population: 19,021.
  • 1847 - Teatro Principal (Alicante) (theatre) built.
  • 1855 - Public library established.
  • 1858 - Madrid-Alicante railway begins operating.
  • 1860 - Walls of Alicante dismantling begins.
  • 1873 - Siege of Alicante (1873) by Federalists of Cartagena.
  • 1885 - Murcia-Alicante railway built.
  • 1886 - Parque de Canalejas (park) created.
  • 1888 - Plaza de toros de Alicante (bullring) built.
  • 1900
  • Palacio de Justicia de Alicante (courthouse) built.
  • Population: 50,142.

    • 20th century

  • 1902 - Alicante anthem composed by Juan Latorre Baeza.
  • 1906 - Diario de Alicante newspaper begins publication.
  • 1913 - El Luchador (Alicante) newspaper begins publication.
  • 1919 - Club Natación Alicante (football club) formed.
  • 1921 - Mercado Central de Alicante built on Avenida de Alfonso el Sabio.
  • 1922 - Hércules CF (football club) active.
  • 1924 - Cine Monumental (cinema) built.
  • 1925
  • Cementerio de Alicante (cemetery) established.
  • Florida Alta barrio developed.
  • 1930
  • Fountain installed in the Plaza de los Luceros.
  • Population: 73,071.
  • 1931
  • 12 April: Municipal election held.(es)
  • Palacio Provincial de Alicante built.
  • 1932 - Archaeological Museum of Alicante opens.
  • 1938 - 25 May: Bombing of Alicante during the Spanish Civil War.
  • 1939
  • Campo de concentración de Los Almendros (detention camp) created.
  • 30 March: Italian forces take city from the Republicans.
  • 1941 - Diario Información newspaper begins publication.
  • 1947 - Banco de España building (Alicante) constructed.
  • 1950 - Population: 104,222.
  • 1956 - Hospital General Universitario de Alicante built.
  • 1959 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante active.
  • 1962 - Estudiotel Alicante hi-rise built.
  • 1963 - El Barco hi-rise built in Albufereta barrio.
  • 1967 - El Altet Airport opens.
  • 1968 - Alicante railway station rebuilt.
  • 1971 - Gran Sol hi-rise built on the Rambla de Méndez Núñez.
  • 1974
  • Archivo Histórico Provincial de Alicante (archives) established.
  • Estadio José Rico Pérez (stadium) opens.
  • 1977 - Alicante Museum of Contemporary Art opens.
  • 1979
  • University of Alicante established.
  • Estadio Alicante CF (stadium) opens.
  • 1981 - Population: 251,387.
  • 1982 - Part of 1982 FIFA World Cup football contest held in Alicante.
  • 1983 - Biblioteca Pública Azorín de Alicante (library) active.
  • 1985 - Festival de Música Contemporánea de Alicante begins.
  • 1993 - Muestra de Teatro Español de Autores Contemporáneos (theatre festival) begins.
  • 1999 - Alicante Tram begins operating.

    • 21st century

  • 2001
  • European Union Intellectual Property Office headquartered in Alicante.
  • Gravina Museum of Fine Arts established.
  • 2004 - Festival de Cine de Alicante begins.
  • 2005 - Film studio Ciudad de la Luz begins operating.
  • 2009 - Alicante Innovation and Territory regional development plan published.
  • 2011
  • Auditorio de la Diputación de Alicante (concert hall) built.
  • Population: 329,325.
  • 2014 - Population: 332,067 city; 757,085 metro.
  • 2015 - Gabriel Echávarri becomes mayor.

    • References

    Timeline of Alicante Wikipedia
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