The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Murcia, Spain.
Prior to 20th century edit
- 8th C. – Moors took possession of Medinat Mursiya.[1]
- 1172 – Almohades in power.[1]
- 1243 – Forces of Ferdinand III of Castile take Murcia.[2]
- 1265 – Conquest of Murcia (1265–66).
- 1269 – Rising against King Alfonso the wise led to Murcia joining the Kingdom of Castile.[1]
- 1272 – University of Murcia first established by King Alfonso the wise
- 1291 – Made an episcopal see.[1]
- 1467 – Murcia Cathedral built.[1]
- 1487 – Printing press in use.[3]
- 1651 – Flood.[1]
- 1736 – Paseo del Malecón rebuilt.
- 1786 – Jardín de Floridablanca (garden) established.
- 1810 – City besieged by French forces.[1]
- 1812 – City besieged by French forces again.[1]
- 1829 – March: 1829 Torrevieja earthquake.[1]
- 1842 – Population: 82,517.[4]
- 1862 – Teatro Romea (Murcia) (theatre) opens.[5]
- 1863 – Murcia del Carmen railway station opened.
- 1864 – Archaeological Museum of Murcia founded.[6]
- 1879
- October: 1879 Segura flood.[1]
- El Diario de Murcia newspaper begins publication.(es)
- 1887 – Population: 98,538.[4]
- 1892 – Teatro Circo Murcia (theatre) opens.[7]
- 1900 – Population: 111,539.[8][1]
20th century edit
- 1903 – La Verdad newspaper begins publication.[9]
- 1907 – Flood.[1]
- 1910
- Museo de Bellas Artes de Murcia (museum) built.
- Archaeological Museum of Murcia relocated.
- Population: 125,057.[4]
- 1915 – University of Murcia established.
- 1917 – Murcia Conservatory of Music founded.
- 1919 – Real Murcia founded.
- 1930 – Population: 158,724.[4]
- 1931 – Archivo Histórico Provincial de Murcia (provincial archives) established.[10]
- 1940 – Population: 193,731.[4]
- 1960 – Population: 249,738.[4]
- 1988 – La Opinión de Murcia newspaper begins publication.[9]
- 1991 – Population: 338,250.[4]
- 1995 – Auditorio y Centro de Congresos Víctor Villegas (convention centre) opens.
- 1996
- Biblioteca Regional de Murcia (library) established.
- Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia founded.
21st century edit
- 2011
- Murcia tram starts operation.
- Population: 437,667.[4]
- 2015 – José Ballesta becomes mayor.
- 2019 – Murcia–San Javier Airport opens.
See also edit
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.
- ^ Baedeker 1913.
- ^ F. J. Norton (1966). Printing in Spain 1501-1520. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-13118-6.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Alterations to the municipalities in the Population Censuses since 1842: Murcia". Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain). Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ Alemán Saínz 1984.
- ^ Margarita Díaz-Andreu García; Gloria Mora; Jordi Cortadella, eds. (2009). Diccionario histórico de la arqueología en España: (siglos XV-XX) (in Spanish). Madrid: Marcial Pons Historia. ISBN 978-84-96467-45-3.
- ^ Díez de Revenga 1989.
- ^ "Spain". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1910. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368408 – via HathiTrust.
- ^ a b "Spain". Western Europe. Regional Surveys of the World (5th ed.). Europa Publications. 2003. ISBN 978-1-85743-152-0.
- ^ "Archivo Histórico Provincial de Murcia". Censo-Guía de Archivos (in Spanish). Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
This article incorporates information from the Spanish Wikipedia.
Bibliography edit
in English
- Josiah Conder (1830), "Murcia", The Modern Traveller, London: J.Duncan
- Richard Ford (1890), "Murcia", Handbook for Travellers in Spain (7th ed.), London: J. Murray
- Richard Stephen Charnock (1894), "Murcia", Bradshaw's Illustrated Hand-book to Spain and Portugal, W.J. Adams & Sons, OCLC 36885426
- . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 19 (11th ed.). 1910. p. 33.
- A.F. Calvert (1911). Valencia and Murcia, a Glance at African Spain. London: John Lane.
- "Murcia", Spain and Portugal (4th ed.), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1913, hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t5q81nw29 – via HathiTrust
in Spanish
- Rodrigo Amador de los Ríos y Villalta [in Spanish] (1889). Murcia y Albacete. España: sus monumentos y artes, su naturaleza e historia (in Spanish). Barcelona: Daniel Cortezo y ca.
- Francisco Alemán Saínz (1984). Diccionario incompleto de la Región de Murcia (in Spanish). Editora Regional de Murcia. ISBN 978-84-7564-007-5.
- Francisco Javier Díez de Revenga; Mariano de Paco (1989). Historia de la literatura murciana (in Spanish). Editora Regional de Murcia. ISBN 978-84-87408-04-5.
- Carmen María Cremades Griñán (1996). Urbanismo en la edad moderna: la región de Murcia (in Spanish). Universidad de Murcia. ISBN 978-84-7684-704-6.
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