The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Madrid, Spain.
Prior to 17th century
17th century
18th century
19th century
20th century
- 1902 â Real Madrid C.F. (football club) founded.
- 1903 â Madrid Symphony Orchestra formed.
- 1905 â Parque del Oeste inaugurated.
- 1909 â Cibeles Palace built.
- 1910
- Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales established.
- Residencia de Estudiantes founded.
- 1911
- Cuatro Vientos Airport opens.
- Metropolis Building inaugurated.
- 1912 â Hotel Palace opens.
- 1916 â Market of San Miguel constructed.
- 1919 â Metro begins operating.
- 1920 â Population: 750,896.
- 1922 â Monument to Alfonso XII inaugurated.
- 1923 â Teatro Monumental (theatre) built.
- 1924
- Line 2 (Madrid Metro) begins operating.
- Hotel Florida opens.
- National Museum of Romanticism inaugurated.
- 1925 â Teatro Pavón (theatre) opens.
- 1928 â Catholic Opus Dei founded.
- 1929
- Gran VÃÂa constructed.
- opens.
- 1930
- Teatro Munoz Seca (theatre) opens.
- built.
- 1931
- City designated capital of Spanish Republic.
- Madrid-Barajas Airport begins operating.
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (Spain) headquartered in Madrid.
- 1932 â Museo Sorolla and Cine Proyecciones (cinema) inaugurated.
- 1934 â Museum of the Spanish Village formed.
- 1935 â 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 â Museum of the Americas founded.
- 1944
- Carabanchel Prison built.
- Museum Cerralbo opens.
- Line 4 (Madrid Metro) begins operating.
- 1946 â Estadio Santiago Bernabéu opens.
- 1949 â Cine Pompeya (cinema) opens.
- 1950 â Lope de Vega Theater opens.
- 1951 â Museum of Lázaro Galdiano opens.
- 1954 â Cine Benlliure (cinema) opens.
- 1956 â Real Madrid wins first European Cup.
- 1960 â Population: 2,259,931.
- 1965 â RTVE Symphony Orchestra formed.
- 1966 â Estadio Vicente Calderón opens.
- 1967 â City flag design adopted.
- 1968
- Autonomous University of Madrid established.
- Line 5 (Madrid Metro) begins operating.
- 1969 â Comillas Pontifical University relocates to Madrid.
- 1970 â Population: 3,146,071.
- 1971 â Technical University of Madrid formed.
- 1972
- Zoo Aquarium built.
- Temple of Debod installed.
- 1973 â Operación Ogro.
- 1974 â Line 7 (Madrid Metro) begins operating.
- 1975 â Dictator Francisco Franco dies in Madrid. Spanish transition to democracy begins.
- 1976 â Torres de Colón built.
- 1977 â Massacre of Atocha.
- 1978
- Sabatini Gardens open.
- Centro Dramático Nacional created.
- 1979
- Enrique Tierno Galván becomes the first mayor of Madrid elected after the restoration of democracy in Spain.
- Line 6 (Madrid Metro) begins operating.
- Windsor Tower built.
- 1980
- La Movida Madrileña begins.
- Line 9 (Madrid Metro) begins operating.
- 1981
- An attempted coup d'état takes place in the Congress of Deputies on 23 February.
- Museo de Aeronáutica y Astronáutica founded.
- 1982 â City hosts part of the matches of the 1982 FIFA World Cup, including the final, won by Italy.
- 1983
- November: Avianca Flight 011 accident.
- December: Alcalá 20 nightclub fire.
- 1984 â Queen SofÃÂa Chamber Orchestra formed.
- 1987 â Community of Madrid Orchestra founded.
- 1988 â National Auditorium of Music inaugurated.
- 1989 â El Mundo begins publication.
- 1990 â in business.
- 1991
- City hosts IsraeliâÂÂPalestinian peace conference.
- Population: 2,984,576.
- 1992
- MadridâÂÂSeville high-speed rail line and Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum open.
- Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina SofÃÂa and Juan Carlos I Park established.
- 1993 â Almudena Cathedral consecrated.
- 1994 â Festimad music festival begins.
- 1996 â Gate of Europe and Islamic Cultural Center of Madrid built.
- 1997 â Teatro Real reopens.
- 1998 â Line 8 (Madrid Metro) and Line 11 (Madrid Metro) begin operating.
21st century
Evolution of the Madrid map
17th century
18th century
19th century
20th century
21st century
See also
References
Bibliography
in English
Published in the 18th-19th century
Published in the 20th century
Published in the 21st century
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