Timeline of Salamanca

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

Prior to 20th century

• 222 BCE – Forces of Carthaginian Hannibal take Salamanca from the Vettones.

• 89 CE – Roman bridge of Salamanca rebuilt (approximate date).
• 500-589 CE – Roman Catholic Diocese of Salamanca established.
• 712 – Muslims in power.
• 1055 – Muslims driven out.
• 1102 – Christian Alfonso VI of León and Castile in power.
• 12th century – expanded.
• 1208 – Fuero of Salmanaca (civil law) created (approximate date).
• 1218 – University of Salamanca founded by Alfonso IX of León.
• 1401 – University's Colegio Mayor de San Bartolomé, Salamanca established.
• 1415 – University's built.
• 1481 – Printing press in use.
• 1485 – built on the (approximate date).
• 1509 – New Cathedral of Salamanca construction begins.
• 1538
• built on the .
• University's construction begins.
• 1590 – Population: 24,000.
• 1600 – University's built.
• 1610 – Moriscos expelled.
• 1651 – Population: 12,000.
• 1667 – (church) built.
• 1734 – New Cathedral construction completed.
• 1739 – (church) rebuilt.
• 1755 – 1 November: 1755 Lisbon earthquake.
• 1756 – Plaza Mayor, Salamanca (square) constructed; designed by Andrés García de Quiñones.
• 1812
• 22 July: Battle of Salamanca fought near city; French defeated.
• Mirat factory in business.
• 1842 – Population: 13,786.
• 1887 – Population: 22,199.
• 1900 – Population: 25,690.

20th century

• 1905 – Café Novelty in business.
• 1913 – (bridge) built.
• 1923 – UD Salamanca (football club) formed.
• 1930 – Population: 46,867.
• 1931 – (archives) established.
• 1946 – Salamanca Airport begins operating civilian flights.
• 1970
• Helmántico Stadium opens.
• Population: 125,220.
• 1973 – (bridge) built.
• 1983 – City becomes part of the autonomous community of Castile and León.
• 1988 – declared an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• 1991 – Population: 186,322.

21st century

• 2011
• Alfonso Fernández Mañueco becomes mayor.
• Population: 151,658.
• 2013 – Unionistas de Salamanca CF and Salamanca AC (football clubs) formed.

See also

• Salamanca history
• (in Spanish)
• List of municipalities in Salamanca province
• of other cities in the autonomous community of Castile and León: Burgos, Valladolid

References

This article incorporates information from the Spanish Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

in Spanish

• 1884 ed.

External links

• Items related to Salamanca, various dates (via Europeana)
• Items related to Salamanca, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)