Timeline of Lleida
Prior to 20th century
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- 216 BCE – Hanno II the Great was defeated by Scipio Africanus nearby.[1]
- 49 BCE – Battle of Ilerda fought during Caesar's Civil War.
- 400-500 CE – Roman Catholic Diocese of Lleida established.[2]
- 546 – Religious council held.[1][3]
- 793 – The Franks in power.[1]
- 797 – Re-taken by the Moors.[1]
- 832 – Old Cathedral of Lleida rebuilt to serve as a mosque.[1]
- 1039 – Muslim Taifa of Lérida begins.
- 1149 – Christian Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona in power.[1]
- 1278 – Cathedral of St. Mary of La Seu Vella consecrated.[1]
- 1300 – University of Lleida established by James II of Aragon.[1]
- 1390 – Public clock installed (approximate date).[4]
- 1445 – Arxiu Municipal de Lleida (city archives) active (approximate date).[5][6]
- 1479 – Printing press in use.[7]
- 1669 – Convento del Roser construction begins.
- 1707 – Siege of Lleida (1707) by French forces.[1]
- 1717
- University of Lleida closed by order of Philip V of Spain.[1]
- University of Cervera opened by order of Philip V of Spain.[1]
- 1719 – Ayuntamiento de Lérida (government entity) established.
- 1781 – New Cathedral of Lleida built.[1]
- 1810 – Lleida besieged by French forces.[1]
- 1834 – Sociedad Económica de Amigos del País de Lerida established.[8]
- 1835 – University of Cervera closed.
- 1842 – Population: 12,236.[9]
- 1860 – Railway begins operating.
- 1864 – Parque de Los Campos Elíseos de Lérida (park) opens.
20th century
- 1900 – Population: 21,432.[1]
- 1910 – Population: 24,531.[9]
- 1912 – Exposició d'Artistes Lleidatans (art exhibit) held.
- 1915 – Cinema Vinyes built.(en)
- 1917 – Museu d'Art Jaume Morera (museum) opens.
- 1924 – Balaguer-Lleida railway begins operating.
- 1938 – La Mañana newspaper begins publication.[10]
- 1942 – Institut d'Estudis Ilerdencs established.
- 1950 – Population: 52,849.[9]
- 1951 – Teatre Principal (theatre) active.[11]
- 1952 – Archivo Histórico Provincial de Lérida (archives) established.[12]
- 1981 – Population: 109,573.[9]
- 1982 – Diari Segre newspaper begins publication.[10]
- 1985 – Autobuses de Lérida begin operating.
- 1989 – CaixaForum Lleida established.
- 1992 – University of Lleida established.[13]
- 1994 – Auditori Enric Granados (concert hall) built.
- 1995 – Lleida Latin-American Film Festival begins.
- 1998 – Teatre Municipal de l'Escorxador opens.
21st century
- 2004 – Àngel Ros becomes mayor.
- 2005 – Autoritat Territorial de la Mobilitat de l'Àrea de Lleida (regional transit entity) established.
- 2010 – La Llotja de Lleida (convention centre) opens.
- 2011 – Population: 137,283.[9]
- 2021 – Catalan rapper and poet Pablo Hasél is jailed for Lèse-majesté, mass protests condemning the arrest[14]
See also
Other cities in the autonomous community of Catalonia:(ca)
References
- Britannica 1910.
- "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Spain". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- Karl Josef von Hefele (1895). William Robinson Clark (ed.). History of the Councils of the Church. Vol. 4. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark.
- Gerhard Dohrn-van Rossum (1996). History of the Hour: Clocks and Modern Temporal Orders. University of Chicago Press. p. 392. ISBN 978-0-226-15510-4.
- "Archivo Municipal de Lleida". Censo-Guía de Archivos (in Spanish). Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- Arxiu Municipal de Lleida. "Història de l'Arxiu: L'Arxiu de la ciutat" (in Catalan). La Paeria – Ajuntament de Lleida. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- F.J. Norton (1966). Printing in Spain 1501-1520. Cambridge University Press. p. 158. ISBN 978-0-521-13118-6.
- 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.
- "Alterations to the municipalities in the Population Censuses since 1842: Lleida". Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain). Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- "Spain". Western Europe. Regional Surveys of the World (5th ed.). Europa Publications. 2003. ISBN 978-1-85743-152-0.
- "Movie Theaters in Lleida, Spain". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles, USA: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- "Archivo Histórico Provincial de Lérida". Censo-Guía de Archivos (in Spanish). Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- Walter Rüegg, ed. (2011). "Universities founded in Europe between 1945 and 1995". Universities Since 1945. History of the University in Europe. Vol. 4. Cambridge University Press. p. 576+. ISBN 978-1-139-49425-0.
- "Angry words: Rapper's jailing exposes Spain's free speech faultlines". TheGuardian.com. 19 February 2021.
This article incorporates information from the Spanish Wikipedia and Catalan Wikipedia.
Bibliography
- Abraham Rees (1819), "Lerida", The Cyclopaedia, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown
- Richard Ford (1890), "Lerida", Handbook for Travellers in Spain, vol. 2 (7th ed.), London: J. Murray, p. 506, hdl:2027/uva.x001198108
- . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). 1910. pp. 483–484.
- "Lerida", Spain and Portugal (4th ed.), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1913, p. 250, hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t5q81nw29 – via HathiTrust
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