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Timeline of Málaga

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

Contents

Prior to 19th century

  • 770 BCE - Malaka founded by Phoenicians from Tyre.
  • 205 BCE - Romans in power in Malaca (Hispania).
  • 571 CE - Visigoth Leovigild in power.
  • 711 CE - Muslims in power.
  • 756 CE - Umayyad Abd al-Rahman I in power in al-Andalus.
  • 907 - Malaga besieged by forces of Aban son of Abd Allah.
  • 1035 - Palace of the Alcazaba built.
  • 1079 - "Conquest of Malaga by Ibn Omar."
  • 1232 - Malaga becomes part of the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada.
  • 1350 - Traveler Ibn Battuta visits city.
  • 1487 - Siege of Málaga; city taken by forces of Ferdinand and Isabella of Castille and Aragon.
  • 1490 - Santiago el Mayor church built.
  • 1494 - Earthquake.
  • 1505 - Hospital of Santo Tomas founded.
  • 1522 - Málaga Cathedral construction begins.
  • 1540 - Buenavista Palace built.
  • 1680 - 1680 Malaga earthquake.
  • 1719 - Málaga Cathedral construction completed.
  • 1741 - Yellow fever epidemic.
  • 1757 - Ermita de Zamarrilla (church) built.
  • 1785 - Consulado (merchant guild) established.
  • 1790 - Sociedad Económica de Amigos del País de Málaga active.

    • 19th century

  • 1804 - Epidemic.
  • 1810 - City "sacked by the French."
  • 1830 - Cementerio Ingles (cemetery) established.
  • 1831 - 11 December: Execution of rebel José María de Torrijos y Uriarte.
  • 1834 - Heredia's La Constancia (forge) iron finery forge begins operating.
  • 1851 - Escuela Provincial de Bellas Artes (art school) opens.
  • 1857 - Population: 94,293.
  • 1854 - Bank of Málaga founded.
  • 1862 - Córdoba-Málaga railway begins operating.
  • 1870 - Teatro Cervantes de Malaga (theatre) opens.
  • 1876 - Plaza de toros de La Malagueta (bullring) built.
  • 1877 - Population: 115,882.
  • 1879 - Mercado de Atarazanas (market) built.
  • 1881 - Pablo Picasso born in Malaga.
  • 1885 - Socialista Malagueña founded.
  • 1891
  • Calle Marqués de Larios (street) inaugurated.
  • English Church built on Avenida de Pries.
  • 1897 - Sociedad Propagandística del Clima y Embellecimiento de Málaga established.
  • 1899 - Monumento al Marqués de Larios (monument) erected.
  • 1900 - Population: city 130,109; province 511,989.

    • 20th century

  • 1904
  • Málaga Club de Fútbol ("The Anchovies") formed.
  • Villa Suecia built in El Limonar area.
  • 1907 - September: Flood.
  • 1908 - Malaga-Vélez-Málaga railway begins operating.
  • 1913 - Museo Provincial de Bellas Artes (museum) founded.
  • 1918 - Antigua casa de socorro de La Trinidad built.
  • 1925 - Alameda Principal opens to traffic.
  • 1937
  • February: "Nationalists capture Malaga."
  • Boinas Rojas newspaper begins publication.
  • 1940
  • La Tarde newspaper begins publication.
  • Population: 238,085.
  • 1941 - La Rosaleda Stadium opens.
  • 1945 - Cine Albeniz (cinema) opens.
  • 1947 - Museo Arqueológico Provincial (museum) founded.
  • 1949 - Carranque (Málaga) housing construction begins.
  • 1966 - Cine Astoria (cinema) opens.
  • 1970 - Population: 374,452.
  • 1972 - University of Málaga established.
  • 1973 - Museo de Málaga established.
  • 1976 - Museo de Artes y Costumbres Populares (Málaga) (museum) opens.
  • 1979 - Pedro Aparicio Sánchez becomes mayor.
  • 1981 - Population: 503,251.
  • 1982 - 13 September: Spantax airplane crash.
  • 1988
  • Fundación Picasso established.
  • Basílica de la Esperanza (Málaga) (church) built.
  • 1991 - Orquesta Filarmónica de Málaga (orchestra) active.
  • 1992
  • Andalusia Technology Park (science complex) opens.
  • Baloncesto Málaga (basketball team) formed.
  • 1995 - Celia Villalobos becomes mayor.
  • 1998 - Málaga Spanish Film Festival begins.
  • 1999
  • La Opinión de Málaga begins publication.
  • Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena (arena) opens.
  • 2000
  • July: Politician Jose Maria Martin Carpena assassinated.
  • Francisco de la Torre Prados becomes mayor.

    • 21st century

  • 2003
  • Málaga Metropolitan Transport Consortium established.
  • Museo Picasso Málaga opens.
  • 2004 - Málaga Hoy magazine begins publication.
  • 2006 - 2006 European Cup (athletics) held.
  • 2010
  • 29 September: 2010 Spain general strike.
  • Population: 568,507.
  • 2011 - Carmen Thyssen Museum opens.

    • References

    Timeline of Málaga Wikipedia
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