Timeline of Murcia
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Murcia, Spain.
Prior to 20th century
- 8th C. – Moors took possession of Medinat Mursiya.
- 1172 – Almohades in power.
- 1243 – Forces of Ferdinand III of Castile take Murcia.
- 1265 – Conquest of Murcia (1265–66).
- 1269 – Rising against King Alfonso the wise led to Murcia joining the Kingdom of Castile.
- 1272 – University of Murcia first established by King Alfonso the wise
- 1291 – Made an episcopal see.
- 1467 – Murcia Cathedral built.
- 1487 – Printing press in use.
- 1651 – Flood.
- 1736 – rebuilt.
- 1786 – established.
- 1810 – City besieged by French forces.
- 1812 – City besieged by French forces again.
- 1829 – March: 1829 Torrevieja earthquake.
- 1842 – Population: 82,517.
- 1862 – opens.
- 1863 – Murcia del Carmen railway station opened.
- 1864 – Archaeological Museum of Murcia founded.
- 1879
- * October:.
- * newspaper begins publication.
- 1887 – Population: 98,538.
- 1892 – opens.
- 1900 – Population: 111,539.
20th century
- 1903 – La Verdad newspaper begins publication.
- 1907 – Flood.
- 1910
- * built.
- * Archaeological Museum of Murcia relocated.
- * Population: 125,057.
- 1915 – University of Murcia established.
- 1917 – founded.
- 1919 – Real Murcia founded.
- 1930 – Population: 158,724.
- 1931 – Archivo Histórico Provincial de Murcia established.
- 1940 – Population: 193,731.
- 1960 – Population: 249,738.
- 1988 – newspaper begins publication.
- 1991 – Population: 338,250.
- 1995 – opens.
- 1996
- * established.
- * Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia founded.
21st century
- 2011
- * Murcia tram starts operation.
- * Population: 437,667.
- 2015 – José Ballesta becomes mayor.
- 2019 – Murcia–San Javier Airport opens.