History (draft) edit
A list of subsections and key words, tags, topics to expand and eventually pass over to the main article as history.
Pre-romanic edit
Neolitic, Dolmens, Astures, Castro Campa Torres
Romanic (I - III) edit
Key subjects: Romans, founding of Gigia, roman abandoment.
Visigoths (III - XII) edit
Dark Ages even in Gijon?
Reconquista (XII- XV) edit
Munuza, Pelayo.
The city was nearly destroyed during the siege of the city in 1352 by Peter the Cruel. At the time the city was commanded by the wife Juana Manuel Trastamara, half brother of Peter the Cruel.
Spanish Empire (XV-XVIII) edit
Not much?
Industrial Revolution (XVIII - XX) edit
Coal, shipping of coal, heavy industry, population growth
Spanish Civil War & Franco (1930-1975) edit
Uprising, cut off from Republic, siege, National industry, population explosion.
After the Nationalist won Battle of El Mazuco on 22 September and were reinforced in Infiesto with troops moving north from León Gijón fell on 21 October.
Democratic times (1975-2000) edit
Local and regional goverment, socio-economical changes, key events: Castillo de Salas, local identify (football team, etc...)