Timeline of Porto

The following is a of the history of the city of Porto, Portugal.

Prior to 19th century

• 5th-4th C. BCE - "Fortified settlement of Cale" active.
• 540 CE - Visigoths in power (approximate date).
• 559 CE - Church of São Martinho de Cedofeita built.
• 588 CE - Roman Catholic Diocese of Porto established.
• 716 - Moors in power.
• 997 - Christians in power.
• 1120 - "Ecclesiastical city" founded per "royal endowment."
• 12th C.- Porto Cathedral construction begins.
• 1234 - Church of São Francisco built.
• 1238 - Church of Saint Domingos built.
• 1325 - Custom House built.
• 1370s - Construction of Fernandina Wall completed.
• 1386 - Judiaria do Olival (Jewish quarter) established.⁽⁾
• 1410 - Church of São Francisco rebuilt.
• 1520s - (street) opens.
• 1548 - Inquisition begins.
• 1559 - (church) built.
• 1580 - 24 October: Capture of Porto by Spanish forces.
• 1582 - (law court) established.
• 1622 - Printing press in operation.
• 1628 - Tax revolt.
• 1661 - Tax revolt.
• 1692 - (church) construction begins.
• 1703 - Methuen Treaty on wines taxes facilitated export of port wine.
• 1734 - Episcopal Palace construction begins.
• 1750s - Clérigos Church built.
• 1756 - Douro Wine Company founded.
• 1757 - Unrest "against the wine monopoly."
• 1762 - (street) opens.
• 1763 - Clérigos Church tower built.
• 1764 - (courthouse and prison) built.
• 1770 - construction begins.
• 1779 - (church) consecrated.
• 1790 - British Factory House built.
• 1798 - Teatro do Príncipe (theatre) opens.

19th century

• 1806 - (bridge) built.
• 1808 - Anti-French unrest.
• 1809
• 28 March: First Battle of Porto; French forces defeat Portuguese.
• 12 May: Second Battle of Porto; French defeated.
• 1820 - Military insurrection in Porto launches Portuguese Liberal Revolution of 1820.
• 1832 - July: Siege of Porto begins during the Portuguese Civil War.
• 1833
• August: Siege ends.
• Royal Library of Porto and title of Duke of Porto established.
• 1834 - founded.
• 1842 - Palácio da Bolsa (stock exchange) construction begins.
• 1843 - (bridge) opens.
• 1846 - 6 October: "Military revolt."
• 1854 - Comércio do Porto newspaper begins publication.
• 1855 - Oporto Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club founded.
• 1858 - Population: 81,200.
• 1859 - Teatro Baquet (theatre) opens.
• 1864 - Population: 86,751.
• 1865 - 18 September: 1865 International Exhibition opens in Porto; Crystal Palace built.
• 1868 - O Primeiro de Janeiro newspaper and ' begin publication.
• 1870 - Alfândega Porto Congress Centre built.
• 1872 - Horsecar tram begins operating.
• 1876 - Municipal Library of Porto established.
• 1877
• Campanhã railway station opens.
• Construction of Linha do Norte (railway) to Lisbon completed.
• Maria Pia Bridge opens.
• 1878 - Population: 105,838.
• 1886 - Dom Luís I Bridge opens.
• 1888
• 20 March: Teatro Baquet burns down, killing dozens.
• Jornal de Notícias (newspaper) begins publication.
• 1889 - Wine industry strike; crackdown.
• 1890 - Population: 138,860.
• 1891
• January: ; crackdown.
• 22 November: "Exhibition of National Manufactures" opens.
• Funicular dos Guindais begins operating.
• 1893 - FC Porto (football club) formed.
• 1894 - (church) built.
• 1895 - Electric tram begins operating.
• 1896 - A Saída do Pessoal Operário da Fábrica Confiança filmed on .⁽⁾
• 1900 - Population: 167,955.