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Timeline of Oviedo

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

Contents

Prior to 20th century

  • 762 - Oviedo founded.(es)
  • 790s - Alfonso II of Asturias relocates his capital to Oviedo.
  • 811 - Roman Catholic diocese of Oviedo established.
  • 848 - San Miguel de Lillo church built on nearby Mount Naranco.
  • 850 - Santa María del Naranco church built on Mount Naranco.
  • 924 - Asturian capital relocated to León from Oviedo.
  • 1145 - Fuero de Oviedo (law) created.
  • 1258 - New city wall construction begins.
  • 1388 - Oviedo Cathedral construction begins.
  • 1521 - Fire.
  • 1528 - Oviedo Cathedral tower built.
  • 1574 - University of Oviedo established; classes begin in 1608.
  • 1587
  • San Isidoro Church built.
  • Plaza del Fontán developed.
  • 1670 - Teatro del Fontán (theatre) opens.
  • 1671 - Casa consistorial de Oviedo (town hall) built on the Plaza Mayor.
  • 1809 - Oviedo "plundered by the French" during the Peninsular War.
  • 1810 - Oviedo "plundered by the French" again.
  • 1842 - Population: 19,610.
  • 1854 - Academia de Bellas Artes de San Salvador de Oviedo (art school) active.(es)[1]
  • 1874 - Oviedo railway station opens.
  • 1892 - Teatro Campoamor (theatre) opens.
  • 1900
  • University's Extension Universitaria established "to educate the local working classes."
  • Population: 48,103.

    • 20th century

  • 1907 - Sociedad Filarmónica de Oviedo (musical group) founded.
  • 1923 - Astur CF (football club) formed.
  • 1926 - Real Oviedo (football club) formed.
  • 1932 - Estadio de Buenavista (stadium) opens.
  • 1936 - Siege of Oviedo.
  • 1937 - La Nueva España newspaper begins publication.
  • 1940 - Population: 82,548.
  • 1942 - Biblioteca Pública del Estado (Oviedo) (library) established.
  • 1944
  • Teatro Filarmónica (theatre) opens.
  • Casa del Termómetro built on the Plaza de la Escandalera.
  • 1950 - Population: 106,002.
  • 1956 - Archivo Histórico Provincial de Asturias (archives) established.
  • 1975 - Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Oviedo (arena) opens.
  • 1982 - Part of 1982 FIFA World Cup football contest held in Oviedo.
  • 1991 - Population: 204,276.

    • 21st century

  • 2000 - New Estadio Carlos Tartiere (stadium) opens.
  • 2003 - Estación de autobuses de Oviedo (bus depot) opens.
  • 2011 - Population: 225,005.
  • 2015 - Wenceslao López Martínez becomes mayor.

    • References

    Timeline of Oviedo Wikipedia
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