The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain.
Prior to 20th century edit
- 152 BCE – Romans in power.[1]
- 45 BCE – Battle of Munda occurs near Cordoba.[2]
- 294 CE – Hosius becomes bishop.[3]
- 554 CE – Byzantines in power.[1]
- 571 – Visigoth Liuvigild in power.[1]
- 719 – Capital of al-Andalus relocated to Cordoba from Seville.[1]
- 785 – Great Mosque of Córdoba built.[4]
- 880 – Earthquake.[1]
- 929 – Umayyad Abd-ar-Rahman III becomes Caliph of Córdoba.[4]
- 936 – Madinat Al-Zahra construction begins.[5]
- 1009 – Civil war begins.[5]
- 1236 – Mosque converted into Cathedral of Córdoba.[5]
- 1315 – Synagogue founded (approximate date).[5]
- 1857 – Population: 42,909.[6]
20th century edit
- 1910 – Population: 66,831.[6]
- 1930 – Population: 103,106.[6]
- 1979 – Julio Anguita becomes mayor.
- 1981 – Population: 284,737.[6]
21st century edit
- 2008 – Population: 325,453.
- 2011 – José Antonio Nieto becomes mayor.
See also edit
- Córdoba, Andalusia § History
- History of Córdoba (Spain)
- List of mayors of Córdoba
- Timelines of other cities in the autonomous community of Andalusia: Timeline of Almería, Timeline of Cádiz, Timeline of Granada, Timeline of Jaén, Timeline of Jerez de la Frontera, Timeline of Málaga, Timeline of Seville
- List of municipalities in Andalusia
References edit
- ^ a b c d e Bosworth 2007.
- ^ Ring 1996.
- ^ Garcia Osuna 1908.
- ^ a b "Iberian Peninsula, 500–1000 A.D.: Key Events". Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ a b c d Grove 2009.
- ^ a b c d "Alterations to the municipalities in the Population Censuses since 1842: Córdoba". Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain). Retrieved 30 November 2014.
Bibliography edit
- Published in the 19th century
- "Spain: Cordova", Cities and Principal Towns of the World, Cabinet Cyclopaedia, London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, & Green, 1830, OCLC 2665202
- Arthur de Capell Brooke (1831), "Cordova", Sketches in Spain and Morocco, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, OCLC 13783280
- Richard Ford (1855), "Cordova", A Handbook for Travellers in Spain (3rd ed.), London: J. Murray, OCLC 2145740
- John Lomas, ed. (1889), "Cordova", O'Shea's Guide to Spain and Portugal (8th ed.), Edinburgh: Adam & Charles Black
- Published in the 20th century
- Albert Frederick Calvert (1907), Cordova, a city of the Moors, London: J. Lane, OL 23291161M
- "Cordova", Jewish Encyclopedia, vol. 4, New York, 1907, hdl:2027/osu.32435029752912
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - "Cordova", Spain and Portugal (3rd ed.), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1908, OCLC 1581249
- Manuel Garcia Osuna (1908). "Cordova". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Somerset Maugham (1920). "Cordova". Land of the Blessed Virgin; Sketches and Impressions in Andalusia. New York: A.A. Knopf. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081585832.
- Philip Khuri Hitti (1973). "Cordova". Capital Cities of Arab Islam. University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 978-0-8166-0663-4.
- Robert Hillenbrand (1992). "'The Ornament of the World': medieval Cordoba as a cultural centre". In Salma Khadra Jayyusi (ed.). The Legacy of Muslim Spain. EJ Brill. ISBN 90-04-09599-3.
- Trudy Ring, ed. (1996). "Cordoba". Southern Europe. International Dictionary of Historic Places. Vol. 3. Fitzroy Dearborn. pp. 155+. ISBN 9781884964022. OCLC 31045650.
- Published in the 21st century
- Clifford Edmund Bosworth, ed. (2007). "Cordova". Historic Cities of the Islamic World. Leiden: Koninklijke Brill. pp. 102+. ISBN 978-9004153882.
- "Cordoba". Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art & Architecture. Oxford University Press. 2009. ISBN 978-0-19-530991-1.
- Ann Christys (2010). "The meaning of topography in Umayyad Córdoba". In Caroline Goodson; et al. (eds.). Cities, Texts, and Social Networks, 400-1500: Experiences and Perceptions of Medieval Urban Space. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7546-6723-0.
- David Gilmour (2012). "Cordoba". Cities of Spain. Random House. ISBN 978-1-4481-3833-3.
External links edit
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- "Spain: Cordoba". Archnet. Archived from the original on 5 May 2008.
- Europeana. Items related to Córdoba, various dates.
- Digital Public Library of America. Items related to Córdoba, various dates