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Timeline of Zaragoza

Prior to 20th century[edit]

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• 25 BCE – Town becomes a Roman colony, named Caesaraugusta.^[1]
• 452 CE – Suebi in power.^[1]
• 476 CE – Visigoths in power.^[1]
• 712 – Moors in power.^[1] Beginning of Islamic period in the town.
• 778 – Forces of Charlemagne attempt to take Saragossa; inspires French poem The Song of Roland.^[2]
• 11th century – Aljafería palace built.
• 1018 – Taifa of Zaragoza established.
• 1118 – Alfonso I of Aragon in power.^[3] End of Islamic period in the town.
• 1318 – Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Zaragoza established.
• 1343 – Santa Fe Abbey founded (approximate date).
• 1376 – La Seo Cathedral built.
• 1447 – Puente de Piedra (bridge) built.^[1]
• 1469 – Royal court relocated from Saragossa to Castile.^[1]
• 1474 – University founded.^[1]
• 1475 – Printing press in use.^[4]
• 1512 – Torre Nueva (clocktower) built.^[1]
• 1514 – Church of Santa Engracia de Zaragoza built.^{[citation needed]}
• 1754 – Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar built.
• 1808 – June–August: Siege of Saragossa by French forces.^[3]
• 1809 – Siege of Saragossa by French forces.^[3]
• 1857 – Population: 63,399.^[5]
• 1892 – Leaning Tower of Zaragoza demolished.
• 1897 – Population: 98,188.^[5]

20th century[edit]

• 1901 – Catholic bishop Juan Soldevilla y Romero assassinated.
• 1902 – Electric tram begins operating.
• 1910 – Banco Zaragozano [es] founded.^[6]
• 1916 – Iberia SC (football club) formed.
• 1917 – February: Labor strike.^[7]
• 1920 – Population: 141,350.^[5]
• 1923 – Estadio Torrero (stadium) opens.
• 1925 – Zaragoza CD (football club) formed.
• 1927 – General Military Academy reestablished.
• 1932 – Real Zaragoza football team formed.
• 1936 – Diario de Aragón newspaper begins publication.
• 1940 – Population: 238,601.^[5]
• 1947 – Balay in business.
• 1954 – Zaragoza Air Station built near city.^{[citation needed]}
• 1957 – La Romareda stadium opens.
• 1960 – Population: 326,316.^[5]
• 1970 – Population: 479,845.^[5]
• 1979 – 12 July: Hotel Corona de Aragón fire.
• 1981 – CB Zaragoza basketball team formed.
• 1987 – 11 December: Zaragoza barracks bombing.
• 1990
  • December: Clinic of Zaragoza radiotherapy accident.
  • El Periódico de Aragón newspaper begins publication.
• 1991 – Population: 622,371.^[5]

21st century[edit]

• 2003
  • Zaragoza-Delicias railway station opens; Madrid–Barcelona high-speed rail line begins operating.^[8]
  • Juan Alberto Belloch becomes mayor.^[9]
• 2008 – Expo 2008 held; Water Tower built.
• 2011
  • Zaragoza tram Line 1 begins operating.
  • Arredol news site begins publication.

See also[edit]

• Zaragoza history
• History of Zaragoza [es]
• List of mayors of Zaragoza [es]
• List of cities in Aragon [es]

References[edit]

This article incorporates information from the Spanish Wikipedia.

Bibliography[edit]

• David Brewster, ed. (1830). "Sargossa". Edinburgh Encyclopædia. Edinburgh: William Blackwood.
• "Spain: Saragossa", Cities and Principal Towns of the World, Cabinet Cyclopaedia, London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, & Green, 1830, OCLC 2665202
• Charles Knight, ed. (1867). "Zaragoza". Geography. English Cyclopaedia. Vol. 4. London: Bradbury, Evans, & Co. hdl:2027/nyp.33433000064810.
• "Saragossa". Spain and Portugal (3rd ed.). Leipsic: Karl Baedeker. 1908. OCLC 1581249.
• Albert F. Calvert (1908). "Zaragoza". Valladolid, Oviedo, Segovia, Zamora, Avil, & Zaragoza; an Historical & Descriptive Account. London: John Lane. hdl:2027/mdp.39015004743590.
• "Saragossa (city)" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 24 (11th ed.). 1910. pp. 203–204.
• Colum Hourihane, ed. (2012). "Saragossa". Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture. Oxford University Press. p. 497+. ISBN 978-0-19-539536-5.

External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Zaragoza, Spain.

• Map of Zaragoza, 1943
• Digital Public Library of America. Items related to Zaragoza, various dates