The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Cartagena, Spain.
Prior to 20th century edit
- 243 BCE - Carthago Nova founded by Carthaginian Hasdrubal the Fair (approximate date).[1]
- 209 BCE - Battle of Cartagena (209 BC).[1]
- 100-200 CE - Roman Catholic Diocese of Cartagena established.[2]
- 425 CE - City sacked by the Goths.[1]
- 1243 - Sacked again by Ferdinand III of Castile.[1]
- 1276 - James I of Aragon in power.[1]
- 1289 - Catholic see relocated from Cartagena to Murcia.[1]
- 1585 - Sacked again by an English fleet under Sir Francis Drake.[1]
- 1643 - 3 September Battle of Cartagena (1643).
- 1691 - Cofradía del Socorro (Cartagena) founded.
- 1706 - 21 September: Battle of El Albujón in El Albujón during the War of the Spanish Succession.
- 1758 - 28 February: Battle of Cartagena (1758).
- 1762 - Hospital de Marina de Cartagena built.
- 1779 - Iglesia de Santa María de Gracia (Cartagena) (church) built.
- 1782 - Arsenal de Cartagena built.
- 1786
- Semanario Literario y Curioso de Cartagena begins publication.
- Parque de Artillería de Cartagena built.[3]
- 1810 - Academia de Caballeros Guardias Marinas built.[3]
- 1823 - Sociedad Económica de Amigos del País de Cartagena established.[4]
- 1842 - Population: 33,593.[5]
- 1844 - Scene of warfare again.[1]
- 1854 - Plaza de toros de Cartagena (bullring) opens.
- 1860 - Population: 54,315.[5]
- 1861
- Eco de Cartagena newspaper begins publication.[6](es)
- Casino Círculo Cartagenero active.[citation needed]
- 1863 - Railway begins operating.[7]
- 1870 - Population: 26,000. (approximate figure) [1]
- 1873 - July: Canton of Cartagena declared.[8]
- 1874 - (12th Jan) Cartagena was occupied by government troops.[1]
- 1887 - El Mediterráneo newspaper begins publication.[6]
- 1898 - Cartagena suffered from the maritime disasters of the Spanish-American War.[1]
- 1900
- Fábrica de Fluido Eléctrico Hispania built.[9]
- Population: 99,871.[1][10]
20th century edit
- 1905 - Real Club de Regatas de Cartagena founded.
- 1907
- 16 May: International Pact of Cartagena takes place in city.
- Palacio consistorial de Cartagena (city hall) and Estación de Cartagena (railway station) built.
- 1908 - Post Office built on the Plaza de Valarino Togores.[11]
- 1910 - Casa Zapata built on Alameda de San Antón.[citation needed]
- 1912 - Club de Regatas built.
- 1916 - Gran Hotel de Cartagena built on Calle de la Jara (Cartagena).
- 1919 - Cartagena Club de Fútbol formed.
- 1925 - Estadio de El Almarjal (stadium) opens.
- 1935 - Noticiero de Cartagena newspaper begins publication.
- 1939 - March: Cartagena Uprising of nationalists during the Spanish Civil War.[12]
- 1940 - UD Cartagenera (football club) formed.
- 1943 - Museo Arqueológico Municipal de Cartagena (museum) established.
- 1970
- Nuevo Teatro Circo (theatre) opens.
- Population: 146,904.[5]
- 1972 - Festival de Cine de Cartagena begins.
- 1980 - Festival de Jazz de Cartagena begins.
- 1981 - Population: 172,751.[5]
- 1982 - Cartagena becomes part of the autonomous community of the Region of Murcia per the Murcian Statute of Autonomy.
- 1986 - Museo Naval de Cartagena (museum) opens.
- 1987 - Tele Cartagena (television) begins broadcasting.
- 1988 - Estadio Cartagonova (stadium) opens.
- 1995
- Estación de autobuses de Cartagena (bus depot) built.
- FC Cartagena (football team) formed.
- 1997 - Museo Histórico Militar de Cartagena (museum) opens.
- 1998 - Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena established.
21st century edit
- 2005 - Escombreras power plant built in the Port of Cartagena.
- 2007 - Museo Nacional de Arqueología Subacuática (museum) built.
- 2008 - Museo del Teatro Romano de Cartagena (museum) opens.
- 2011
- Auditorio y palacio de congresos El Batel (convention centre) opens.
- Population: 215,757.[5]
- 2015 - 24 May: Murcian municipal election, 2015 and Murcian parliamentary election, 2015 held; José López Martínez elected mayor.
See also edit
- Cartagena history
- History of Cartagena, Spain
- List of mayors of Cartagena, Spain
- History of Region of Murcia
Other cities in the autonomous community of the Region of Murcia:(es)
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Britannica 1910.
- ^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Spain". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ^ a b Cremades Griñán 1996.
- ^ Braulio Antón Ramírez, ed. (1865). "Sociedades economicas del reino". Diccionario de bibliografía agronómica (in Spanish). Madrid: Manuel Rivadeneyra. pp. 390–409. hdl:2027/ucm.5309027638 – via HathiTrust.
- ^ a b c d e "Alterations to the municipalities in the Population Censuses since 1842: Cartagena". Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain). Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ^ a b Juan González Castaño, ed. (1996). La prensa local en la región de Murcia (1706-1939) (in Spanish). Universidad de Murcia. ISBN 84-7684-755-6.
- ^ "La real inauguración del ferrocarril Cartagena-Murcia", La Verdad (in Spanish), Murcia, 24 October 2012
- ^ Angel Smith (2009). Historical Dictionary of Spain (2nd ed.). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6267-8.
- ^ Pérez Rojas 1986.
- ^ "Spain". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1910. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368408 – via HathiTrust.
- ^ Palazón 1997.
- ^ Francisco J. Romero Salvadó (2013). Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Civil War. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-5784-1.
This article incorporates information from the Spanish Wikipedia.
Bibliography edit
in English edit
- Josiah Conder (1830), "Carthagena", The Modern Traveller, London: J.Duncan
- William Smith, ed. (1872) [1854]. "Carthago Nova". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray. hdl:2027/hvd.ah5cuq.
- John Lomas, ed. (1889), "Cartagena", O'Shea's Guide to Spain and Portugal (8th ed.), Edinburgh: Adam & Charles Black
- Richard Ford (1890), Handbook for Travellers in Spain, vol. 2 (7th ed.), London: J. Murray, p. 456
- Richard Stephen Charnock (1894), "Cartagena", Bradshaw's Illustrated Hand-book to Spain and Portugal, W.J. Adams & Sons, OCLC 36885426
- . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 5 (11th ed.). 1910. pp. 412–413.
- "Cartagena", Spain and Portugal (4th ed.), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1913, p. 318, hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t5q81nw29 – via HathiTrust
in Spanish edit
- Gregorio Vicent y Portillo (1889). Biblioteca historica de Cartagena (in Spanish). Madrid.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Isidoro Martínez Rizo (1894). Fechos y fechas de Cartagena (in Spanish) – via Ministerio de Cultura y las Comunidades Autónomas, Biblioteca Virtual del Patrimonio Bibliográfico.
- Federico Casal Martínez (1930). Historia de las Calles de Cartagena (in Spanish).
- Historia de Cartagena (in Spanish). Murcia: Ediciones Mediterráneo. 1986. ISBN 8485856449. (2 vols.)
- Francisco Javier Pérez Rojas (1986). Cartagena, 1874-1936 (transformación urbana y arquitectura) (in Spanish). Editorial Regional de Murcia. ISBN 978-84-7564-038-9.
- Carmen María Cremades Griñán (1996). "Cartagena". Urbanismo en la edad moderna: la región de Murcia (in Spanish). Universidad de Murcia. pp. 97–106. ISBN 978-84-7684-704-6.
- Juan Manuel Abascal Palazón; Sebastián F. Ramallo Asensio (1997). La ciudad de Carthago Nova: la documentación epigráfica (in Spanish). Universidad de Murcia. ISBN 9788483710036.
- "Cartagena Histórica", Cartagena Histórica Cuaderno Monográfico (in Spanish), ISSN 1696-991X 2002-
External links edit
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