Timeline of Valladolid

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Valladolid, Castile-Leon, Spain.

Prior to 20th century

• 920 CE – Ordoño II of León in power.
• 1074 – Castilian Pedro Ansúrez in power.
• 12th century CE – Santa María La Antigua church built.
• 1276 – San Pablo Church founded.
• 1346 – University of Valladolid founded.
• 1389 – Convento de San Benito founded.
• 1453 – Execution of Álvaro de Luna at Plaza del Ochavo.
• 1468 – San Pablo Church built.
• 1469 – 19 October: Wedding of monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella.
• 1481 – Printing press in use.
• 1492 – Colegio de Santa Cruz built.
• 1496 – Colegio de San Gregorio built.
• 1506 – 20 May: Explorer Christopher Columbus dies in the Casa de Colon.
• 1513 – 5 January: Entry into city of Ferdinand II of Aragon.
• 1515 – (church) built.
• 1518 – 7 February: Coronation of Charles V of Spain.
• 1527 – Philip II of Spain born in Palacio de Pimentel.
• 1528 – Valladolid Royal Palace built (approximate date).
• 1540 – Archivo General de Simancas established near city.
• 1552 – Convent of Las Descalzas Reales active.
• 1559 – 21 May: Religious auto-da-fé ritual begins.
• 1561
• 21 September: .
• Capital of Castile relocated from Valladolid to Madrid.
• 1570 – La Magdalena church built.
• 1585 – Valladolid Cathedral construction begins.
• 1589 – English College founded.
• 1595
• Population: 40,000
• Catholic Diocese of Valladolid established.
• (church) built.
• 1601 – Court of Philip III relocated to Valladolid.
• 1603 – Writer Cervantes moves to town.
• 1604 – church built.
• 1610 – Expulsion of the Moriscos.
• 1668 – Valladolid Cathedral consecrated.
• 1808 – City sacked by French forces.
• Population: 21,000 (Census 1787)
• 1813 – 4 June: City taken by English forces.
• 1842 – Provincial Museum of Fine Arts founded.
• 1856 – El Norte de Castilla newspaper begins publication.
• 1857 – Population: 41,943.
• 1861 – Lope de Vega Theatre inaugurated.
• 1864 – Teatro Calderón (theatre) opens.
• 1895 – Ariza-Valladolid begins operating.
• 1900 – Population: 68,789.

20th century

• 1903
• (travel club) founded.
• Statue of Pedro Ansúrez erected in Plaza Mayor.
• 1905 – Statue of Columbus erected in the Campo Grande.
• 1924 – (cavalry academy) built.
• 1928 – Real Valladolid football club formed.
• 1930 – Population: 91,089.
• 1953 – Renault Valladolid Factory begins operating.
• 1956 – Seminci film festival begins.
• 1960 – Population: 151,807.
• 1970 – Population: 236,341.
• 1975
• Polideportivo Huerta del Rey (arena) opens.
• José Delicado Baeza becomes archbishop.
• 1976 – CB Valladolid basketball team formed.
• 1979 – Tomás Rodríguez Bolaños becomes mayor.
• 1982
• Sociedad para el Desarrollo Industrial de Castilla y Leon (economic development entity) headquartered in city.
• Estadio Nuevo José Zorrilla (stadium) opens.
• 1983 – City becomes part of the autonomous community of Castile and León.
• 1985 – Pabellón Polideportivo Pisuerga (arena) opens.
• 1991 – Population: 345,891.
• 1995 – Francisco Javier León de la Riva becomes mayor.

21st century

• 2003 – Valladolid Science Museum and established.
• 2007
• Madrid–Valladolid high-speed rail line begins operating.
• headquartered in city.
• built.

See also

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

References

This article incorporates information from the Spanish Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

Published in the 18th-19th century

Published in the 20th century

in Spanish

External links

• Map of Valladolid, 1943