Timeline of Barcelona

Prior 19th century

• 218 BCE – Barcino established by Hamilcar Barca a Carthaginian general and statesman.
• 133 BCE – Romans in power.
• 343 CE – Bishopric established.
• 414 – Visigoth Ataulphus headquartered in Barcelona.
• 713 – Arabs in power.
• 801 – Siege of Barcelona, Franks in power; County of Barcelona established.
• 874 – The counts of Barcelona ruled as independent monarchs.
• 897 – Guifré el Pilós, Count of Barcelona, dies with his sons inheriting his possessions instead of an appointment of the Frank's king, making the end of Franks effective rule
• 1164 – Dynastic union of Barcelona with Aragon.
• 1243 – Arsenals built.
• 1258 – Consolat de Mar issued.
• 1298 – Barcelona Cathedral construction begins.
• 1359 – June: Battle of Barcelona.
• 1378 – Casa Consistorial built.
• 1383 – Llotja del Mar built.
• 1391 – Santa Maria del Pi church built.
• 1392 – Public clock installed.
• 1400 – Medical college established.
• 1401
• * Taula de canvi de Barcelona established.
• * General hospital active.
• 1448 – Barcelona Cathedral construction completed.
• 1450 – University of Barcelona founded.
• 1473 – Printing press in use.
• 1474 – Moll de la Santa Creu construction begins.
• 1493 – Columbus' published description of his trans-Atlantic trip becomes a "bestseller" in Barcelona.
• 1529 – Charles V and Clement VII sign treaty in Barcelona.
• 1609 – Bank of Barcelona established.
• 1640 – Reapers' War: Corpus de Sang events.
• 1641 – January: Battle of Montjuïc.
• 1651 – July: Siege of Barcelona begins.
• 1697 – August: Siege of Barcelona.
• 1705 – September–October: Siege of Barcelona.
• 1706 – April: Siege of Barcelona.
• 1708 – Premiere of Caldara's opera .
• 1713 – July: Siege of Barcelona begins.
• 1715 – Citadel built to suppress Catalan revolts.
• 1792 – Custom house built.

  19th century

• 1809 – French in power.
• 1831 - Bonaplata Factory, El Vapor founded
• 1833 – City becomes capital of newly created Province of Barcelona.
• 1834 – established.
• 1842 – Bombardment of Barcelona.
• 1847
• * Gran Teatre del Liceu opens.
• * Barcelona City Hall expanded.
• 1848
• * Mataró-Barcelona railway begins operating.
• * Institut Industrial de Catalunya founded.
• * moves into City Hall.
• 1849 - La España Industrial el Vapor Nou begins operation in Sants
• 1854
• * City walls dismantled.
• * Burning of the Monasteries
• * The Luddite Conflict of the selfactinas
• 1855 - first general strike
• 1857 – Population: 183,787.
• 1859 – Floral Games begin.
• 1869 – 25 September: "Republican insurrection."
• 1877 – Parc de la Ciutadella established from the old citadel.
• 1881
• * La Vanguardia newspaper begins publication.
• * Premiere of 's Catalan-language opera A la voreta del mar.
• 1882 – Gaudi's Sagrada Família cathedral construction begins.
• 1887 – Population: 272,481.
• 1888 – 1888 Barcelona Universal Exposition held; Arc de Triomf and Castle of the Three Dragons built.
• 1891 – Orfeó Català chorus formed.
• 1897
• * Eixample district laid out.
• * Els Quatre Gats cafe in business.
• 1899 – Futbol Club Barcelona formed.
• 1900
• * Picasso's first solo art exhibit held.
• * Population: 533,000.

  20th century

• 1901 – Regionalist League headquartered in city.
• 1903 – Palau Robert built on Passeig de Gràcia.
• 1905 – Jaussely's city plan introduced.
• 1906
• * Republican Nationalist Centre and Catalan Solidarity headquartered in city.
• * Catalan language congress held.
• 1908
• * Radical Republican Party headquartered in city.
• * Palau de la Música Catalana opens.
• 1909 – July: Tragic Week.
• 1910
• * Confederación Nacional del Trabajo founded in Barcelona.
• * Les Arts i les Artistes formed.
• * Gaudi's art nouveau Casa Milà built.
• 1913
• * Sants market built.
• * Escola Catala d'Art Dramatic established.
• 1914
• * National Library of Catalonia established.
• * Park Güell built.
• 1918 – Majestic Hotel Inglaterra in business.
• 1919 – Danone yogurt manufactory turn business.
• 1919 – La Canadenca strike, a successful 44 day general strike for the 8-hour-day
• 1920 – Population: 710,335.
• 1921 – 8 March: Politician Dato assassinated.
• 1922
• * Publicat newspaper begins publication.
• * Pathe Cinema opens.
• * opens in the.
• 1923 – 13 September: Coup; Primo de Rivera in power.
• 1924 – Barcelona Metro begins operating.
• 1925 – Salvador Dalí's first solo art exhibit held.
• 1929
• * 1929 Barcelona International Exposition held; Palau Nacional built.
• * Cafe de l'Opera in business.
• 1930 – Population: 1,005,565.
• 1931 – Catalan Republic proclaimed on 14 April by Francesc Macià, replaced three days later by de Generalitat.
• 1932
• * Fira de Barcelona established.
• * Le Corbusier's city plan introduced.
• * The Cortes of the Republic grants self-governance to Catalonia.
• 1933 – Boadas bar in business.
• 1934
• * Cine Verdi opens.
• * Events of 6 October.
• * National Art Museum of Catalonia inaugurated.
• 1936
• * July 1936 military uprising in Barcelona.
• * Cine New-York opens.
• 1937 – May Days.
• 1938 – March: Bombing of Barcelona by nationalist forces.
• 1939 – Franco in power.
• 1943 – Barcelona City History Museum inaugurated.
• 1948 – Dau al Set cultural group active.
• 1951 – Barcelona tram strike
• 1955 – 1955 Mediterranean Games.
• 1957
• * Estadi del FC Barcelona opens.
• * Josep Maria de Porcioles i Colomer becomes mayor.
• 1963 – Museu Picasso opens.
• 1968
• *Instituto Politécnico Superior and La Claca puppet theatre established.
• * Autonomous University of Barcelona established.
• 1970 – Population: 1,745,142.
• 1971 – Parc del Laberint d'Horta opens.
• 1973 – Enric Massó i Vázquez becomes mayor.
• 1974
• * Barcelona Metropolitan Corporation created.
• * Dalí Theatre and Museum opened.
• 1975 – Fundación Joan Miró built.
• 1976 – Festival Grec de Barcelona begins.
• 1978 – Barcelona International Centre of Photography inaugurated.
• 1982
• * Pasqual Maragall becomes mayor.
• * Part of 1982 FIFA World Cup football contest held in Barcelona.
• 1986 – Barcelona Metròpolis magazine begins publication and the city was chosen to host the 1992 Summer Olympics.
• 1987
• *19 June: Hipercor bombing.
• *Parc de la Creueta del Coll established. and the city sign an agreement to host the 1992 Summer Paralympics
• 1989 – European Institute for the Mediterranean established.
• 1990
• *Population: 1,707,286.
• * 18 June: Pompeu Fabra University established.
• 1992 – 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Paralympics were held.
• 1995
• * First Manga Barcelona.
• *Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art established.
• * Open University of Catalonia established.
• 1997 – Joan Clos becomes mayor.
• 1999 – L'Auditori opens and the Final of the UEFA Champions League at Camp Nou

  21st century

• 2004
• * 2004 Universal Forum of Cultures.
• * Trambaix and Trambesòs opened to the public.
• * September: World Urban Forum held.
• * 2004 Universal Forum of Cultures held.
• * Barcelona Institute of International Studies established.
• 2005 – Torre Agbar built.
• 2006
• *4F case.
• *Jordi Hereu becomes mayor.
• 2007 – Bicing bikeshare program launched.
• 2008
• * Madrid–Barcelona high-speed rail line inaugurated.
• * Subway terror plot foiled.
• 2009
• * W Barcelona Hotel built.
• *19 January: 1st Gaudí Awards.
• * Estadi RCDE opens.
• 2010
• * 10 July: 2010 Catalan autonomy protest.
• * Sister city relationship established with San Francisco, California.
• 2011
• * Caixabank founded.
• * Xavier Trias elected mayor.
• * Population: 1,620,943.
• 2012 – 11 September: 2012 Catalan independence demonstration.
• 2015
• * 1 April: Barcelona Supercomputing Center established.
• * 20 April: Barcelona school killing.
• * 24 May: Barcelona City Council election, 2015 held; Ada Colau elected mayor.
• 2016 Barcelona Metro line 9 connecting to the airport finished.
• 2017
• * 18 February: Volem acollir protests.
• * 28 July: 2017 Barcelona train crash.
• * 17 August: Barcelona attacks.
• * The Parliament of Catalonia declares the independence from Spain.
• 2019 – 2019–2020 Catalan protests.
• 2020 – 25 January: COVID-19 pandemic begins.
• 2023
• * Sister city relationship suspended with Tel Aviv, Israel.
• * 28 May: 2023 Barcelona City Council election held; Jaume Collboni elected mayor.