Timeline of Barcelona
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
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.