Timeline of Cádiz
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Cádiz, Spain.
Prior to 20th century
- 1104 BCE – Gadir founded by Phoenicians.
- 530 BCE – Gades occupied by Carthaginians.
- 206 BCE - Gades surrenders to the Romans under Scipio Africanus
- 49 BCE – Julius Caesar conferred the civitas of Rome on the citizens of Gades.
- 19 BCE – Lucius Cornelius Balbus, a general and politician from Gades, becomes the first and only private individual of provincial origin to be awarded a Roman triumph.
- 4 CE – Birth of Columella, a prominent writer on agriculture.
- 200 CE – Population: 20,000.
- 711 CE – Moors in power & city called "Jezirat-Kadis."
- 1217 – The city was raided by a group of Frisian crusaders en route to the Holy Land.
- 1241 – Roman Catholic Diocese of Cádiz established.
- 1262 – Cádiz taken by Alfonso X of Castile.
- 1492 – Discovery of America renewed its prosperity.
- 1587 – Spanish fleet attacked and Cádiz raided by Sir Francis Drake.
- 1596 – Capture of Cádiz by English and Dutch forces; city sacked.
- 1602 – rebuilt.
- 1625 – November: Attempted English and Dutch Cádiz Expedition.
- 1656 – 9 September: Battle of Cádiz; Spanish victory
- * Population: 30,000.
- 1706 – Castle of San Sebastián (Cádiz) constructed.
- 1717 – Casa de Contratación relocated to Cádiz from Seville.
- 1722 – Cádiz Cathedral construction begins.
- 1748 – Real Colegio de Cirugía de la Armada established.
- 1749 – Jardín Botánico founded.
- 1778 – "Colonial monopoly of the with the American colonies is abolished."
- 1787 – Population: 71,080.
- 1797 – June: British Assault on Cádiz; Spaniards win.
- 1800 – Bombarded by Nelson.
- 1810
- * February: French Siege of Cádiz begins.
- * 24 September: Cortes of Cádiz convenes in Cádiz.
- 1810-1813 – Population: 85,000.
- 1812
- * 19 March: Spanish Constitution of 1812 adopted after deliberations of the Cortes of Cádiz.
- * August: Siege of Cádiz ends.
- 1820: On March 10, 1820, in the Plaza de San Juan de Dios in Cádiz, Royalist absolutist troops carried out a massacre against those of the population of Cádiz who supported the liberals and were celebrating the proclamation of the Constitution of 1812.
- 1823
- * May: Ferdinand VII of Spain imprisoned at Cádiz.
- * 31 August: Battle of Trocadero.
- 1829 – "Cádiz declared a free port."
- 1838 – Cádiz Cathedral construction completed.
- 1842 – Population: 53,922.
- 1860 – Population: 71,521.
- 1867 – Diario de Cádiz newspaper begins publication.
- 1868 – The Glorious Revolution centred on Cádiz.
- 1873 – Cantonalist proclaimed.
- 1900 – Population: 69,382.
20th century
- 1905 – Gran Teatro Falla built.
- 1910
- * Cádiz Club de Fútbol formed.
- * Population: 67,306.
- 1930 – Population: 75,789.
- 1932 – Cine Gades active.
- 1947 – Cádiz Explosion takes place.
- 1949 – opens.
- 1950 – Population: 100,249.
- 1955 – Estadio Ramón de Carranza opens.
- 1969 – begins.
- 1970 – Museum of Cádiz established.
- 1979 – University of Cádiz established.
- 1986 – begins.
- 1991 – Population: 157,355.
- 1995 – Teófila Martínez becomes mayor.
21st century
- 2011 – Population: 124,014.
- 2015 – José María González Santos becomes mayor.
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