Timeline of Barcelona

19th century

• 1809 – French in power.
• 1831 - Bonaplata Factory, El Vapor founded
• 1833 – City becomes capital of newly created Province of Barcelona.
• 1834 – established.
• 1842 – Bombardment of Barcelona (1842).
• 1847
• Gran Teatre del Liceu opens.
• Barcelona City Hall expanded.
• 1848
• Mataró-Barcelona railway begins operating.
• Institut Industrial de Catalunya founded.
• moves into City Hall.
• 1849 - La España Industrial el Vapor Nou begins operation in Sants
• 1854
• City walls dismantled (approximate date).
• Burning of the Monasteries
• The Luddite Conflict of the selfactinas
• 1855 - first general strike
• 1857 – Population: 183,787.
• 1859 – Floral Games begin.
• 1869 – 25 September: "Republican insurrection."
• 1877 – Parc de la Ciutadella established from the old citadel.
• 1881
• La Vanguardia newspaper begins publication.
• Premiere of 's Catalan-language opera A la voreta del mar.
• 1882 – Gaudi's Sagrada Família cathedral construction begins.
• 1887 – Population: 272,481.
• 1888 – 1888 Barcelona Universal Exposition held; Arc de Triomf and Castle of the Three Dragons built.
• 1891 – Orfeó Catalàchorus formed.
• 1897
• Eixample district laid out.
• Els Quatre Gats cafe in business.
• 1899 – Futbol Club Barcelona formed.
• 1900
• Picasso's first solo art exhibit held.
• Population: 533,000.

20th century

• 1901 – Regionalist League headquartered in city.
• 1903 – Palau Robert (residence) built on Passeig de Gràcia.
• 1905 – Jaussely's city plan introduced.
• 1906
• Republican Nationalist Centre and Catalan Solidarity (1906) headquartered in city.
• Catalan language congress held.
• 1908
• Radical Republican Party headquartered in city.
• Palau de la Música Catalana (concert hall) opens.
• 1909 – July: Tragic Week (Spain).
• 1910
• Confederación Nacional del Trabajo (union) founded in Barcelona.
• Les Arts i les Artistes (group) formed.
• Gaudi's art nouveau Casa Milàbuilt.
• 1913
• Sants market built.
• Escola Catala d'Art Dramatic (school) established.
• 1914
• National Library of Catalonia established.
• Park Güell built.
• 1918 – Majestic Hotel Inglaterra in business.
• 1919 – Danone yogurt manufactory turn business.
• 1919 – La Canadenca strike, a successful 44 day general strike for the 8-hour-day
• 1920 – Population: 710,335.
• 1921 – 8 March: Politician Dato assassinated.
• 1922
• Publicat newspaper begins publication.
• Pathe Cinema opens.
• opens in the .
• 1923 – 13 September: Coup; Primo de Rivera in power.
• 1924 – Barcelona Metro begins operating.
• 1925 – Salvador Dalí's first solo art exhibit held.
• 1929
• 1929 Barcelona International Exposition held; Palau Nacional built.
• Cafe de l'Opera in business.
• 1930 – Population: 1,005,565.
• 1931 – Catalan Republic proclaimed on 14 April by Francesc MaciÃÂ, replaced three days later by de Generalitat.
• 1932
• Fira de Barcelona established.
• Le Corbusier's city plan introduced.
• The Cortes of the Republic grants self-governance to Catalonia.
• 1933 – Boadas bar in business.
• 1934
• Cine Verdi opens.
• Events of 6 October.
• National Art Museum of Catalonia inaugurated.
• 1936
• July 1936 military uprising in Barcelona.
• Cine New-York (cinema) opens.
• 1937 – May Days.
• 1938 – March: Bombing of Barcelona by nationalist forces.
• 1939 – Franco in power.
• 1943 – Barcelona City History Museum inaugurated.
• 1948 – Dau al Set cultural group active.
• 1951 – Barcelona tram strike
• 1955 – 1955 Mediterranean Games.
• 1957
• Estadi del FC Barcelona (stadium) opens.
• Josep Maria de Porcioles i Colomer becomes mayor.
• 1963 – Museu Picasso opens.
• 1968
• Instituto Politécnico Superior and La Claca puppet theatre established.
• Autonomous University of Barcelona established.
• 1970 – Population: 1,745,142.
• 1971 – Parc del Laberint d'Horta opens.
• 1973 – Enric Massó i Vázquez becomes mayor.
• 1974
• Barcelona Metropolitan Corporation created.
• Dalí Theatre and Museum opened.
• 1975 – Fundación Joan Miró built.
• 1976 – Festival Grec de Barcelona begins.
• 1978 – Barcelona International Centre of Photography inaugurated.
• 1982
• Pasqual Maragall becomes mayor.
• Part of 1982 FIFA World Cup football contest held in Barcelona.
• 1986 – Barcelona Metròpolis magazine begins publication and the city was chosen to host the 1992 Summer Olympics.
• 1987
• 19 June: Hipercor bombing.
• Parc de la Creueta del Coll established. and the city sign an agreement to host the 1992 Summer Paralympics
• 1989 – European Institute for the Mediterranean established.
• 1990
• Population: 1,707,286.
• 18 June: Pompeu Fabra University established.
• 1992 – 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Paralympics were held.
• 1995
• First Manga Barcelona.
• Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art established.
• Open University of Catalonia established.
• 1997 – Joan Clos becomes mayor.
• 1999 – L'Auditori opens and the Final of the UEFA Champions League at Camp Nou

21st century

• 2004
• 2004 Universal Forum of Cultures.
• Trambaix and Trambesòs opened to the public.
• September: World Urban Forum held.
• 2004 Universal Forum of Cultures held.
• Barcelona Institute of International Studies established.
• 2005 – Torre Agbar built.
• 2006
• 4F case.
• Jordi Hereu becomes mayor.
• 2007 – Bicing bikeshare program launched.
• 2008
• Madrid–Barcelona high-speed rail line inaugurated.
• Subway terror plot foiled.
• 2009
• W Barcelona Hotel built.
• 19 January: 1st Gaudí Awards.
• Estadi RCDE (stadium) opens.
• 2010
• 10 July: 2010 Catalan autonomy protest.
• Sister city relationship established with San Francisco, California.
• 2011
• Caixabank founded.
• Xavier Trias elected mayor.
• Population: 1,620,943.
• 2012 – 11 September: 2012 Catalan independence demonstration.
• 2015
• 1 April: Barcelona Supercomputing Center established.
• 20 April: Barcelona school killing.
• 24 May: Barcelona City Council election, 2015 held; Ada Colau elected mayor.
• 2016 Barcelona Metro line 9 connecting to the airport finished.
• 2017
• 18 February: Volem acollir protests.
• 28 July: 2017 Barcelona train crash.
• 17 August: Barcelona attacks.
• The Parliament of Catalonia declares the independence from Spain.
• 2019 – 2019 Catalan protests.
• 2020 – 25 January: COVID-19 pandemic begins.
• 2023
• Sister city relationship suspended with Tel Aviv, Israel.
• 28 May: 2023 Barcelona City Council election held; Jaume Collboni elected mayor.

See also

• History of Barcelona
• List of mayors of Barcelona
• Timeline of Catalan history

Other cities in the autonomous community of Catalonia:⁽⁾

• Timeline of Lleida

References

This article incorporates information from the Catalan Wikipedia and Spanish Wikipedia.

Bibliography

External links

• Map of Barcelona, 1943
• Map of Barcelona, 1999
• Europeana. Items related to Barcelona, various dates.
• Digital Public Library of America. Items related to Barcelona, various dates
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