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Timeline of Madrid

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Timeline of Madrid

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

Contents

Prior to 17th century

  • Prehistory: Quaternary period or Lower Paleolithic- First archaeological signs of human occupation
  • Roman period: mansion or staging-post (Miacum) established
  • 5th century AD – archaeological remains reported in 2007 indicate Visigoth occupation
  • 9th century – Muhammad I of Córdoba ordered the construction of an Alcazar
  • 1085 – Alfonso VI of León and Castile takes the city in the Reconquista.
  • 1339 – Treaty of Madrid secures collaboration between Aragon and Castile
  • 1499 –
  • Cardinal Cisneros founded the Complutense University.
  • Fernando de Rojas publishes La Celestina in Madrid
  • 1500 - Printing press in operation.
  • 1505 – San Jerónimo el Real built.
  • 1526 – Treaty of Madrid signed.
  • 1537 – Casa de Cisneros built.
  • 1559 – Convent of Las Descalzas Reales founded.
  • 1561
  • Court of Philip II moves to Madrid.
  • Population: 30,000.
  • 1562 - Anton van den Wyngaerde draws a Panorama of Madrid.
  • 1584 – Bridge of Segovia built.

    • 17th century

  • 1601 – Court of Philip III moves from Madrid to Valladolid.
  • 1605 - Cervantes' novel Don Quixote published.
  • 1606 – Court of Philip III returns to Madrid.
  • 1613 – Palace of the Councils built.
  • 1616 – Real Monasterio de la Encarnación inaugurated.
  • 1619 – Plaza Mayor laid out; Casa de la Panadería built.
  • 1633 – Church of San Antonio de los Alemanes built.
  • 1636 – Royal Alcazar built.
  • 1637 – Buen Retiro Palace built.
  • 1643 – Palacio de Santa Cruz built.
  • 1644 - Funeral of Isabel de Borbón.
  • 1661 – Gazeta de Madrid begins publication.
  • 1664 – San Isidro Church built.
  • 1672 – Premiere of Guevara–Hidalgo's zarzuela Celos Hacen Estrellas.

    • 18th century

  • 1706 – City occupied by Portuguese.
  • 1713 – Real Academia Española founded.
  • 1714 – Real Biblioteca del Palacio formed.
  • 1734 – Royal Alcazar burns down.
  • 1737 – Real Colegio de Profesores Boticarios established.
  • 1738 – Real Academia de la Historia founded.
  • 1743 – Teatro de la Cruz renovated.
  • 1751 – Compañía Guipuzcoana de Caracas headquartered in Madrid.
  • 1752 – Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando founded.
  • 1755 – Real Jardín Botánico founded.
  • 1756 – Puerta de Recoletos built.
  • 1766 – Esquilache Riots.
  • 1767 – Buen Retiro Park opens.
  • 1774 – Casa de Fieras del Retiro (zoo) opens.
  • 1778 – Puerta de Alcalá inaugurated.
  • 1782 – Cibeles Fountain built on Plaza de Cibeles.
  • 1784 – San Francisco el Grande Basilica built.
  • 1790 – Plaza Mayor reconstructed.
  • 1798 – Royal Chapel of St. Anthony of La Florida built.

    • 19th century

  • 1808 – Dos de Mayo Uprising.
  • 1812 – Wellington takes city from the French.
  • 1817 – Moncloa Porcelain Factory in operation.
  • 1819 – Museo del Prado established.
  • 1830
  • Royal Conservatory of Music founded.
  • León Gil de Palacio creates a scale model of the city.
  • 1831 – Bolsa de Madrid founded.
  • 1832 - Lhardy patisserie in business.
  • 1835 – Ateneo de Madrid founded.
  • 1836
  • Biblioteca Nacional established.
  • Literary University relocates to Madrid.
  • 1840 – Monumento a los Caidos por España inaugurated.
  • 1843 – Museo Naval de Madrid inaugurated.
  • 1850 – Teatro Real opera house opens.
  • 1851 – Estación de Mediodía inaugurated.
  • 1856
  • Teatro de la Zarzuela opens.
  • Escuela Superior de Diplomática (school) founded.
  • 1864 – Hotel Paris opens.
  • 1866 – Sociedad de Conciertos de Madrid founded.
  • 1867 – National Archaeological Museum of Spain established.
  • 1868 – City walls dismantled.
  • 1869 - Jardín Zoológico established.
  • 1874 – Bull ring constructed on Plaza de Toros.
  • 1875 – Museo Nacional de Antropología inaugurated.
  • 1877 – Population: 397,816.
  • 1884 – Cementerio de la Almudena established.
  • 1885
  • Roman Catholic diocese of Madrid established.
  • Theatre of María Guerrero built.
  • 1887
  • Café Comercial in business.
  • Palacio de Cristal built.
  • Population: 472,228.
  • 1888 – Café Gijón opens.
  • 1892 – Exposición Histórico-Americana held.
  • 1893 – Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre formed.
  • 1900 – Population: 539,835.

    • 20th century

  • 1902 – Real Madrid C.F. (football club) founded.
  • 1903 – Madrid Symphony Orchestra formed.
  • 1905 – Parque del Oeste inaugurated.
  • 1909 – Cibeles Palace built.
  • 1910
  • Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales established.
  • Residencia de Estudiantes founded.
  • 1911
  • Cuatro Vientos Airport opens.
  • Metropolis Building inaugurated.
  • 1912 – Hotel Palace opens.
  • 1916 – Market of San Miguel constructed.
  • 1919 – Metro begins operating.
  • 1920 - Population: 750,896.
  • 1922 – Monument to Alfonso XII inaugurated.
  • 1923 – Teatro Monumental (theatre) built.
  • 1924
  • Line 2 (Madrid Metro) begins operating.
  • Hotel Florida opens.
  • National Museum of Romanticism inaugurated.
  • 1925 – Teatro Pavón (theatre) opens.
  • 1928 - Catholic Opus Dei founded.
  • 1929
  • Gran Vía constructed.
  • Cine Avenida opens.
  • 1930
  • Teatro Munoz Seca (theatre) opens.
  • Cine Barceló built.
  • 1931
  • City designated capital of Spanish Republic.
  • Airport begins operating.
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (Spain) headquartered in Madrid.
  • 1932 – Museo Sorolla and Cine Proyecciones (cinema) inaugurated.
  • 1934 – Museum of the Spanish Village formed.
  • 1935 – House-Museum of Lope de Vega and Cine Madrid-Paris (cinema) open.
  • 1936
  • November: Siege of Madrid begins.
  • Line 3 (Madrid Metro) begins operating.
  • 1939
  • March: Siege of Madrid ends; Nationalists in power.
  • Capital of Spanish State relocated to Madrid from Burgos.
  • 1940
  • Spanish National Orchestra founded.
  • Population: 1,088,647.
  • 1941 – Museum of the Americas founded.
  • 1944
  • Carabanchel Prison built.
  • Museum Cerralbo opens.
  • Line 4 (Madrid Metro) begins operating.
  • 1946 – Estadio Santiago Bernabéu opens.
  • 1949 - Cine Pompeya (cinema) opens.
  • 1950 – Lope de Vega Theater opens.
  • 1951 – Museum of Lázaro Galdiano opens.
  • 1954 - Cine Benlliure (cinema) opens.
  • 1956 - Real Madrid wins first European Cup.
  • 1960 - Population: 2,259,931.
  • 1965 – RTVE Symphony Orchestra formed.
  • 1966 – Estadio Vicente Calderón opens.
  • 1967 – City flag design adopted.
  • 1968
  • Autonomous University of Madrid established.
  • Line 5 (Madrid Metro) begins operating.
  • 1969 – Comillas Pontifical University relocates to Madrid.
  • 1970 - Population: 3,146,071.
  • 1971 – Technical University of Madrid formed.
  • 1972
  • Zoo Aquarium built.
  • Temple of Debod installed.
  • 1973 – Operación Ogro.
  • 1974 - Line 7 (Madrid Metro) begins operating.
  • 1975 – La Movida Madrileña.
  • 1976 – Torres de Colón built.
  • 1977 – Massacre of Atocha.
  • 1978
  • Sabatini Gardens open.
  • Centro Dramático Nacional created.
  • 1979
  • Line 6 (Madrid Metro) begins operating.
  • Windsor Tower built.
  • 1980 - Line 9 (Madrid Metro) begins operating.
  • 1981 – Museo de Aeronáutica y Astronáutica founded.
  • 1982 – City hosts 1982 FIFA World Cup.
  • 1983
  • Almudena Cathedral consecrated.
  • November: Avianca Flight 011 accident.
  • December: Alcalá 20 nightclub fire.
  • 1984 – Queen Sofía Chamber Orchestra formed.
  • 1987 – Community of Madrid Orchestra founded.
  • 1988 – National Auditorium of Music inaugurated.
  • 1989 – El Mundo begins publication.
  • 1990 - Editorial Verbum in business.
  • 1991
  • City hosts Israeli–Palestinian peace conference.
  • Population: 2,984,576.
  • 1992
  • Madrid–Seville high-speed rail line and Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum open.
  • Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía and Juan Carlos I Park established.
  • 1994 – Festimad music festival begins.
  • 1996 – Gate of Europe and Islamic Cultural Center of Madrid built.
  • 1997 – Teatro Real reopens.
  • 1998 - Line 8 (Madrid Metro) and Line 11 (Madrid Metro) begin operating.

    • 21st century

  • 2002 – Madrid Arena opens.
  • 2003
  • Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón becomes the new mayor, succeeding José María Álvarez del Manzano.
  • Manzanares Park inaugurated.
  • Line 12 (Madrid Metro) begins operating.
  • 2004
  • March: Train bombings.
  • Museo del Traje established.
  • 2005
  • Windsor Tower suffers a major fire and becomes demolished afterwards.
  • June: Demonstration against ETA.
  • Madrid–Toledo high-speed rail line begins operating.
  • Forest of Remembrance dedicated.
  • Madrid Ballet established.
  • 2006
  • Art Madrid contemporary art fair begins.
  • Teatro Valle-Inclán opens.
  • December 30: Airport bombing.
  • 2007 – Metro Ligero begins operating.
  • 2008
  • Madrid–Barcelona high-speed rail line begins operating.
  • Spanair Flight 5022 crash.
  • CaixaForum Madrid opens.
  • Torre PwC, Torre Caja Madrid, Torre de Cristal, and Torre Espacio built.
  • Saturday Night Fiber music festival held.
  • 2009 – Population: 3,264,497.
  • 2011
  • 15-M Movement protests.
  • Parque Madrid Río inaugurated.
  • Ana Botella becomes the new City Mayor after Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón quits.
  • 2012
  • 12 May: Economic protest.
  • November: Anti-austerity protests.
  • 2013 – September: 4th bid for the Summer Olympic Games fails.
  • 2015
  • March: Parque Felipe VI inaugurated.
  • 24 May: Madrid City Council election, 2015 held; Manuela Carmena elected mayor.

    • References

    Timeline of Madrid Wikipedia
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