Timeline of Cádiz

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

Prior to 20th century

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Prehistory Prehistoric Iberia
Early history Pre-Roman peoples Carthaginian Spain (575–206 BCE)
Roman Hispania Roman Conquest (206–27 BCE) Hispania (218 BCE–472 CE) Romanization Diocese of Hispania
Early Middle Ages Kingdom of the Suebi (409–585) Kingdom of the Visigoths (418–721) Byzantine Spania (552–624)
Middle Ages Muslim conquest (711–716) Al-Andalus (711–1492) Reconquista (711–1492) Christian kingdoms (718–1479)
Early modern period Catholic Monarchs (1479–1516) Granada War (1482–1492) Colonisation of the Americas (1492–1898) Habsburgs (1516–1700) Golden Age (1556–1659) Iberian Union (1580–1640) Bourbons (1700–1808) War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714) Nueva Planta Decrees (1707–1716)
Peninsular War Abdications of Bayonne (1808) Napoleonic Spain (1808–1813) Cortes of Cádiz (1810–1814) Constitution of Cádiz (1812) Treaty of Valençay (1813)
Absolutist restoration Sexenio Absolutista (1814–1820) Trienio Liberal (1820–1823) Ominous Decade (1823–1833)
Reign of Isabella II Regency of María Cristina (1833–1840) First Carlist War (1833–1840) Regency of Espartero (1840–1843) Década moderada (1844–1854) Second Carlist War (1846–1849) Bienio progresista (1854–1856) Glorious Revolution (1868)
Sexenio Democrático Provisional Government (1868–1871) Reign of Amadeo I (1870–1873) Third Carlist War (1872–1876) First Republic (1873–1874)
Restoration Spain Reign of Alfonso XII (1874–1885) Regency of María Cristina (1885–1902) Reign of Alfonso XIII (1886–1931) Spanish–American War (1898) Spain during World War I (1914–1918) Rif War (–1927) Dictatorship of Primo de Rivera (1923–1930) Dictablanda of Dámaso Berenguer (1930–1931)
Second Republic Provisional Government (1931) First Biennium (1931–1933) Second Biennium (1933–1936) Revolution and Asturian miners' strike (1934) 1936 general election (1936) 1936 coup d'état (1936) Civil War (1936–1939) Nationalist victory (1939)
Francoist Spain Spanish Maquis (1939–1965) Spain during World War II (1939–1945) Blue Division (1941–1944) Basque conflict (1959–2011)
Contemporary history Transition to democracy (1975–1978) Current constitution (1978) 1981 coup d'état attempt Madrid train bombings (2004) 2008–2014 financial crisis 2017 Barcelona attacks Coronavirus pandemic (2020–present)
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1104 BCE – Gadir founded by Phoenicians.^[1]
530 BCE – Gades occupied by Carthaginians.^[2]^[3]
49 BCE – Julius Caesar conferred the civitas of Rome on the citizens of Gades.^[3]
4 CE – Birth of Columella, a prominent writer on agriculture.^[3]
200 CE – Population: 20,000.
711 CE – Moors in power (until 1262) & city called "Jezirat-Kadis."^[3]
1217 – The city was raided by a group of Frisian crusaders en route to the Holy Land.^[4]
1241 – Roman Catholic Diocese of Cádiz established.^[5]
1262 – Cádiz taken by Alfonso X of Castile.^[3]
1492 – Discovery of America renewed its prosperity.^[3]
1587 – Spanish fleet attacked and Cádiz raided by Sir Francis Drake.^[3]
1596 – Capture of Cádiz by English and Dutch forces; city sacked.
1602 – Santa Cruz Cathedral [es] rebuilt.
1625 – November: Attempted English and Dutch Cádiz Expedition.
1656 – 9 September: Battle of Cádiz; English win.^[3]
1702
- Battle of Cádiz.^[3]
- Population: 30,000.
1706 – Castle of San Sebastián (Cádiz) constructed.
1717 – Casa de Contratación (House of Trade) relocated to Cádiz from Seville.^[6]
1722 – Cádiz Cathedral construction begins.^[3]
1748 – Real Colegio de Cirugía de la Armada established.^(es)
1749 – Jardín Botánico (garden) founded (approximate date).
1778 – "Colonial monopoly of the Port of Cádiz [es] with the American colonies is abolished."^[7]
1787 – Population: 71,080.
1797 – June: British Assault on Cádiz; Spaniards win.^[3]
1800 – Bombarded by Nelson.^[3]
1810
- February: French Siege of Cádiz begins.^[3]
- 24 September: Cortes of Cádiz (national assembly) convenes in Cádiz.
1810-1813 – Population: 85,000.
1812
- 19 March: Spanish Constitution of 1812 adopted after deliberations of the Cortes of Cádiz.^[3]
- August: Siege of Cádiz ends.^[3]
1823
- May: Ferdinand VII of Spain imprisoned at Cádiz.
- 31 August: Battle of Trocadero.^[3]
1829 – "Cádiz declared a free port."^[2]
1838 – Cádiz Cathedral construction completed.^[3]
1842 – Population: 53,922.^[8]
1860 – Population: 71,521.^[8]
1867 – Diario de Cádiz newspaper begins publication.^[9]
1868 – The Glorious Revolution centred on Cádiz.^[3]
1873 – Cantonalist Cantón de Cádiz [es] proclaimed.
1900 – Population: 69,382.^[3]^[10]

20th century

1905 – Gran Teatro Falla (theatre) built.
1910
- Cádiz Club de Fútbol formed.
- Population: 67,306.^[8]
1930 – Population: 75,789.^[8]
1932 – Cine Gades (cinema) active.^[11]
1947 – Cádiz Explosion takes place.
1949 – Teatro Andalucía [es] (theatre) opens.
1950 – Population: 100,249.^[8]
1955 – Estadio Ramón de Carranza (stadium) opens.
1969 – Muestra Cinematográfica del Atlántico Alcances [es] (film festival) begins.^[12]
1970 – Museum of Cádiz established.
1979 – University of Cádiz established.
1986 – Festival Iberoamericano de Teatro de Cádiz [es] begins.^[13]
1991 – Population: 157,355.^[8]
1995 – Teófila Martínez becomes mayor.

21st century

2011 – Population: 124,014.^[8]
2015 – José María González Santos becomes mayor.

References

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^ ^a ^b Overall 1870.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s Britannica 1910.
^ Villegas-Aristizábal, Lucas, "A Frisian Perspective on Crusading in Iberia as Part of the Sea Journey to the Holy Land, 1217–1218," Studies in Medieval and Renaissance History, 3rd Series 15 (2018, Pub. 2021): 88-149.https://www.academia.edu/37460772/A_Frisian_Perspective_on_Crusading_in_Iberia_as_part_of_the_Sea_Journey_to_the_Holy_Land_1217_1218
^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Spain". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
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^ Angel Smith (2009). "Chronology". Historical Dictionary of Spain (2nd ed.). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6267-8.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Alterations to the municipalities in the Population Censuses since 1842: Cádiz". Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain). Retrieved 14 October 2016.
^ "Spain". Western Europe. Regional Surveys of the World (5th ed.). Europa Publications. 2003. ISBN 978-1-85743-152-0.
^ "Spain". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1910. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368408 – via HathiTrust.
^ "Movie Theaters in Cadiz". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
^ "Historia". Alcances. Festival de Cine Documental (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 October 2016.
^ Archivo Histórico. "Cuadro de Clasificación de Fondos" (in Spanish). Ayuntamiento de Cádiz [es]. Retrieved 14 October 2016.

This article incorporates information from the Spanish Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

Published in the 19th century

Abraham Rees (1819), "Cadiz", The Cyclopaedia, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown
Josiah Conder (1830), "Cadiz", The Modern Traveller, London: J.Duncan
Richard Ford (1855), "Cádiz", A Handbook for Travellers in Spain (3rd ed.), London: J. Murray, OCLC 2145740
William Henry Overall, ed. (1870). "Cádiz". Dictionary of Chronology. London: William Tegg. hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t9m32q949.
John Ramsay McCulloch (1877), "Cadiz", in Hugh G. Reid (ed.), A Dictionary, Practical, Theoretical and Historical of Commerce and Commercial Navigation, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., hdl:2027/njp.32101079877088
John Lomas, ed. (1889), "Cádiz", O'Shea's Guide to Spain and Portugal (8th ed.), Edinburgh: Adam & Charles Black

Published in the 20th century

"Cadiz". Chambers's Encyclopaedia. London. 1901. hdl:2027/hvd.hn52jk.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
"Cádiz", Spain and Portugal (3rd ed.), Leipsic: Karl Baedeker, 1908, OCLC 1581249
"Cadiz (capital)" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 4 (11th ed.). 1910. pp. 929–930.
Somerset Maugham (1920). "Cádiz". Land of the Blessed Virgin; Sketches and Impressions in Andalusia. New York: A.A. Knopf. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081585832.

Published in the 21st century

Patrick O'Flanagan (2008). "Cádiz". Port Cities of Atlantic Iberia, c.1500-1900. Ashgate. ISBN 978-0-7546-6109-2.
David Gilmour (2012). "Cádiz". Cities Of Spain. Random House. ISBN 978-1-4481-3833-3.

in Spanish

Sevilla y Cádiz. Recuerdos y bellezas de España [es] (in Spanish). Madrid. 1856.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
- Sevilla y Cádiz. España: sus monumentos y artes, su naturaleza e historia (in Spanish). Barcelona: Daniel Cortezo y ca. 1884.
Adolfo de Castro (1858). Historia de Cádiz y su provincia (in Spanish). Cádiz: Imprenta de la Revista Médica.
José Marí León y Domínguez (1897). Recuerdos gaditanos (in Spanish). Cádiz: Cabello y Lozón.