Timeline of Salvador, Bahia

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Salvador, Bahia state, Brazil.

Early history

• 1502 - Amerigo Vespucci names the bay in honour to his hometown parish church "San Salvatore di Ognissanti" (San Salvador de Todos os Santos) in Florence
• 1549 - Brazilian capital established at Bahia by Tomé de Sousa.
• 1551 - Catholic Diocese of São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos established.
• 1624 - Capture of Salvador da Bahia by the Dutch
• 1625 - Recapture of Salvador da Bahia by Spanish-Portuguese forces.
• 1635 - Third Order of St. Francis active.
• 1636 - Church of the Third Order of Saint Francis established.
• 1638 - Siege of Salvador da Bahia
• 1672 - Cathedral of Salvador consecrated
• 1674 - Mint established.
• 1676 - Salvador becomes "metropolitan see of the colony's archbishopric."
• 1704 - Church of the Third Order of Our Lady of the Rosary construction begins.
• 1711 - Maneta Revolt, two uprisings (Oct. 17 and Dec. 2) by military and public officials against local taxation
• 1723
• São Francisco Church built.
• Third Order of St. Dominic active.
• 1724 - founded.
• 1754 - Church of Nosso Senhor do Bonfim consecrated.
• 1759 -
• founded.
• - December: Expulsion of the Jesuits from Bahia
• 1763 - Brazilian capital relocated from Salvador to Rio de Janeiro.
• 1765 - Basilica of the Immaculate Conception (church) consecrated.

19th century

• 1819 - Yellow fever outbreak.
• 1822 - 2 March: Siege of Salvador da Bahia begins.
• 1823 - 2 July: Siege of Salvador da Bahia ends.
• 1834 - (bank) established.
• 1835
• Malê revolt, a slave rebellion
• Dois de Julho Society founded.
• 1836 - Campo Santo Cemetery established.
• 1857 - Revolution of the Ganhadores, a labor strike led by slaves and freedmen
• 1858 - Diário da Bahia, a newspaper, begins publication.
• 1860 - begins operating.
• 1872 - : 129,109.
• 1873 - Elevador Lacerda begins operating.
• 1882 - Baptist congregation founded.
• 1890
• established.
• Population: 174,412.
• 1891 - Empório Industrial do Norte begins operating.
• 1894 - founded.
• 1899 - Esporte Clube Vitória (football team) formed.
• 1900 - Population: 205,813.

20th century

• 1910 - Cine Teatro Jandaia opens.
• 1912 - A Tarde newspaper begins publication.
• 1916 - Avenida Sete de Setembro opens.
• 1918 - Bahia Museum of Art established.
• 1927 - American School established.
• 1930 - headquartered in city.
• 1931 - Esporte Clube Bahia, a football club, formed.
• 1933 - Old Cathedral of Salvador demolished.
• 1942 - (air force base) established.
• 1950 - Population: 274,910 city; 389,422 metro.
• 1951 - Estádio Fonte Nova opens.
• 1958 - and established.
• 1959 - Obras Sociais Irmã Dulce (charity) and Federal University of Bahia's founded.
• 1960 - Population: 393,207 city.
• 1961 - Catholic University of Salvador established.
• 1962 - Sister city relationship established with Los Angeles, USA.
• 1964 - Vila Velha Theater established.
• 1970 - Population: 998,258 city; 1,005,216 urban agglomeration.
• 1972 - Business School of Bahia established.
• 1973 - established.
• 1974
• inaugurated.
• Ilê Aiyê musical group formed.
• 1975 - shopping center in business.
• 1979 - Olodum cultural organization founded.
• 1983 - 4 November: 1983 Copa América football tournament held.
• 1985 - Historic Center of Salvador designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• 1987 - in business.
• 1991 - : 2,072,058.
• 1993 - Population: 2,174,072 (estimate).
• 1995 - City joins the .
• 1997 - Salvador Metro construction begins.

21st century

• 2006 - Museu da Gastronomia Bahiana (food museum) opens.
• 2007
• 25 November: Fonte Nova stadium collapses.
• 22 May: Salvador Shopping, a mall, opens.
• 2008 - Espaco Unibanco de Cinema Glauber Rocha opens.
• 2010
• Salvador Norte Shopping, a mall, opens.
• Population: 2,675,656.
• 2012 - October: held.
• 2013
• Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova opens.
• ACM Neto becomes mayor.
• 2014 - Salvador Metro begins operation.
• 2016 - 2 October: held.

See also

• List of mayors of Salvador, Bahia
• , including Salvador

References

This article incorporates information from the Portuguese Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

in Portuguese

External links

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