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Timeline of Jerez de la Frontera

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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Jerez de la Frontera, Spain.

Contents

Prior to 20th century

  • 1261 - Siege of Jerez by forces of Christian Alfonso X of Castile.
  • 1264 - Alfonso X in power.
  • 1457 - Church of San Dionisio built (approximate date).
  • 1484 - Church of San Miguel construction begins.
  • 1575 - Town Hall construction begins on the Plaza de la Asunción.
  • 1733 - Gremio de Vinatería de Jerez (guild of vintners) active.
  • 1786 - Real Sociedad Económica de Amigos del País de Jerez de la Frontera (learned society) established.
  • 1842 - Population: 33,104.
  • 1869 - Acueducto de Tempul (aqueduct) begins operating.
  • 1873 - Biblioteca Municipal de Jerez de la Frontera (library) opens.
  • 1892 - 8 January: "Peasant uprising."
  • 1900 - Population: 63,473.

    • 20th century

  • 1907 - Xerez FC (football club) formed.
  • 1928 - Teatro Villamarta (theatre) opens.
  • 1932 - Estadio Domecq (stadium) opens.
  • 1939 - Sociedad de Estudios Históricos Jerezanos (historical society) incorporated.
  • 1945 - Cementerio Nuestra Señora de La Merced (Jerez de la Frontera) (cemetery) established.
  • 1947 - Xerez CD (football club) formed.
  • 1948 - Cine Jerezano (cinema) established on the Plaza de San Andrés (Jerez de la Frontera).
  • 1950 - Population: 107,770.
  • 1957 - Cine Lealas (cinema) established.
  • 1964 - Cine Delicias (cinema) established.
  • 1970 - Population: 149,867.
  • 1976 - Asociación Cultural Cine-Club Jerez formed.
  • 1980 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Jerez de la Frontera established.
  • 1984 - Diario de Jerez newspaper begins publication.
  • 1985 - Circuito de Jerez motorsport circuit opens.
  • 1988 - Estadio Municipal de Chapín (stadium) opens.
  • 1989 - Onda Jerez TV begins broadcasting.

    • 21st century

  • 2001 - Population: 183,273.
  • 2003 - María José García-Pelayo Jurado becomes mayor.
  • 2011 - Population: 211,784.
  • 2015 - Mamen Sánchez Díaz becomes mayor.

    • References

    Timeline of Jerez de la Frontera Wikipedia
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