Timeline of Alicante

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Alicante, Spain.

Prior to 20th century
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  • 718 – Moors in power.[1]
  • 1240 – Valencian moor Zayyan ibn Mardanix became governor (rais) of Laqant, until he departed to exile in 1247.
  • 1247 – Castle of Alacant is defended by Valencian moor al-Azraq.
  • 1252 – Owned by Alfonso X.[2]
  • 1265 – Colonized mainly by Catalan population during an ongoing military campaign led by James I of Aragon. Catalan became traditional language in Alicante since then until nowadays.
  • 1296/1304 – Alicante becomes part of the Kingdom of Valencia per Treaty of Torrellas.[1][2]
  • 1331 – Attempted siege of Alicante by Moorish forces.[1]
  • 1490 – Given the status of a town by Ferdinand II.[2]
  • 1662 – San Nicolás de Bari church built.[3]
  • 1709 – Siege of Alicante by French forces.[1]
  • 1780 – Alicante City Hall built (approximate date).
  • 1785 – Consulado (merchant guild) established.[4]
  • 1797 – Population: 20,000.[2]
  • 1822 – Diputación Provincial de Alicante (governing body) established.
  • 1834 – Alicante Sociedad Económica de los Amigos del País established.[5]
  • 1842 – Population: 19,021.[6]
  • 1847 – Teatro Principal (Alicante) (theatre) built.[7]
  • 1855 – Public library established.[8]
  • 1858 – Madrid-Alicante railway begins operating.[7]
  • 1860 – Walls of Alicante dismantling begins.
  • 1873 – Siege of Alicante (1873) by Federalists of Cartagena.[1]
  • 1885 – Murcia-Alicante railway built.
  • 1886 – Parque de Canalejas (park) created.[9]
  • 1888 – Plaza de toros de Alicante (bullring) built.
  • 1900
    • Palacio de Justicia de Alicante (courthouse) built.
    • Population: 50,142.[10]

20th century
  • 1902 – Alicante anthem composed by Juan Latorre Baeza.
  • 1906 – Diario de Alicante newspaper begins publication.
  • 1913 – El Luchador (Alicante) newspaper begins publication.[11]
  • 1919 – Club Natación Alicante (football club) formed.
  • 1921 – Mercado Central de Alicante built on Avenida de Alfonso el Sabio.
  • 1922 – Hércules CF (football club) active.
  • 1924 – Cine Monumental (cinema) built.
  • 1925
    • Cementerio de Alicante (cemetery) established.
    • Florida Alta barrio developed.
  • 1930
    • Fountain installed in the Plaza de los Luceros.
    • Population: 73,071.[6]
  • 1931
    • 12 April: Municipal election held.(es)
    • Palacio Provincial de Alicante built.
  • 1932 – Archaeological Museum of Alicante opens.
  • 1938 – 25 May: Bombing of Alicante during the Spanish Civil War.[12]
  • 1939
    • Campo de concentración de Los Almendros (detention camp) created.
    • 30 March: Italian forces take city from the Republicans.[12]
  • 1941 – Diario Información newspaper begins publication.[13]
  • 1947 – Banco de España building (Alicante) constructed.
  • 1950 – Population: 104,222.[6]
  • 1956 – Hospital General Universitario de Alicante built.
  • 1959 – Roman Catholic Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante active.[14]
  • 1962 – Estudiotel Alicante high-rise built.
  • 1963 – El Barco high-rise built in Albufereta barrio.
  • 1967 – El Altet Airport opens.
  • 1968 – Alicante railway station rebuilt.
  • 1971 – Gran Sol hi-rise built on the Rambla de Méndez Núñez.
  • 1974
  • 1977 – Alicante Museum of Contemporary Art opens.
  • 1979
  • 1981 – Population: 251,387.[6]
  • 1982 – Part of 1982 FIFA World Cup football contest held in Alicante.
  • 1983 – Biblioteca Pública Azorín de Alicante (library) active.[8]
  • 1985 – Festival de Música Contemporánea de Alicante begins.
  • 1993 – Muestra de Teatro Español de Autores Contemporáneos (theatre festival) begins.
  • 1999 – Alicante Tram begins operating.

21st century

See also

Other cities in the autonomous Valencian Community:(es)

References
  1. Britannica 1910.
  2. "La Ciudad de Alicante". Ayuntamiento de Alicante (in Spanish). 2015-02-06. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
  3. Madoz 1845.
  4. Ralph Lee Woodward Jr. (2013) [2005], "Merchant Guilds", in Cynthia Clark Northrup (ed.), Encyclopedia of World Trade, Routledge, ISBN 9780765682680
  5. 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.
  6. "Alterations to the municipalities in the Population Censuses since 1842: Alicante/Alacant". Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain). Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  7. Moreno Sáez 1990.
  8. "Quiénes somos" (in Spanish). Biblioteca Pública Azorín de Alicante. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  9. Guia: Jardines Históricos de la Provincia de Alicante (in Spanish), Diputación de Alicante, 2015
  10. "Spain". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1910. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368408 – via HathiTrust.
  11. "(Localidad: Alicante)". Biblioteca Virtual de Prensa Histórica (in Spanish). Madrid: Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  12. Francisco J. Romero Salvadó (2013). Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Civil War. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-5784-1.
  13. "Spain". Western Europe. Regional Surveys of the World (5th ed.). Europa Publications. 2003. ISBN 978-1-85743-152-0.
  14. "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Spain". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  15. "Archivo Histórico Provincial de Alicante" (in Spanish). Madrid: Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte. Retrieved 25 October 2016.

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