Timeline of Badajoz

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

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Prior to 20th century
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  • 1031 - Badaljoz becomes capital of the Moorish Taifa of Badajoz.[1]
  • 1168 - Portuguese in power.[1]
  • 1169 - Torre de Espantaperros (tower) built in the Alcazaba of Badajoz.
  • 1229 - Alfonso IX of León in power.[1]
  • 1230 - Roman Catholic diocese of Badajoz established.[2]
  • 1270 - Badajoz Cathedral consecrated.
  • 1460 - Puente de Palmas (bridge) built.[1]
  • 1563 - Iglesia de Santo Domingo (church) built.(es)
  • 1658 - Siege of Badajoz (1658) by Portuguese forces.
  • 1811
  • 1812 - March–April: Siege of Badajoz (1812) by Portuguese and British forces.
  • 1833 - Sociedad Económica de Amigos del País de Badajoz established.[3]
  • 1839 - Cementerio de San Juan (Badajoz) (cemetery) established.
  • 1842 - Population: 11,715.[4]
  • 1862 - El Avisador de Badajoz newspaper begins publication.[5]
  • 1863 - Badajoz Railway Station begins operating.
  • 1867 - Museo Arqueológico Provincial (Badajoz) (museum) established.
  • 1889 - Caja de Badajoz (bank) founded.
  • 1899 - Mercado Metálico (market) built on the Plaza Alta (Badajoz).
  • 1900 - Population: 30,899.[6]

20th century

21st century
  • 2002 - La Crónica de Badajoz newspaper begins publication.
  • 2006 - Palacio de Congresos de Badajoz (convention centre) opens.
  • 2011
    • Torre Caja Badajoz (hi-rise) built.
    • Population: 151,214.[4]
  • 2013 - Francisco Javier Fragoso becomes mayor.

See also
  • History of Badajoz
  • List of mayors of Badajoz
  • List of bishops of Mérida-Badajoz

References
  1. Britannica 1910.
  2. "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Spain". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  3. Braulio Antón Ramírez, ed. (1865). "Sociedades economicas del reino". Diccionario de bibliografía agronómica (in Spanish). Madrid: Manuel Rivadeneyra. pp. 390–409 – via HathiTrust.
  4. "Alterations to the municipalities in the Population Censuses since 1842: Badajoz". Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain). Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  5. "(Localidad: Badajoz)". Biblioteca Virtual de Prensa Histórica (in Spanish). Madrid: Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  6. "Spain". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1910 – via HathiTrust.
  7. "Spain". Western Europe. Regional Surveys of the World (5th ed.). Europa Publications. 2003. ISBN 978-1-85743-152-0.
  8. Francisco J. Romero Salvadó (2013). "Chronology". Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Civil War. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-5784-1.
  9. "Archivo Histórico Provincial de Badajoz" (in Spanish). Madrid: Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte. Retrieved 28 October 2016.

This article incorporates information from the Spanish Wikipedia.

Bibliography
  • Josiah Conder (1830), "Badajoz", The Modern Traveller, London: J.Duncan
  • Pascual Madoz, ed. (1846). "Badajoz". Diccionario geográfico-estadístico-histórico de España y sus posesiones de Ultramar (in Spanish). 3. Madrid. pp. 229+ – via HathiTrust.
  • Richard Ford (1890), "Badajoz", Handbook for Travellers in Spain (7th ed.), London: J. Murray, p. 291
  • "Badajoz", Encyclopædia Britannica, 3 (11th ed.), New York, 1910, p. 181, OCLC 14782424 – via Internet Archive
  • "Badajoz", Spain and Portugal (4th ed.), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1913 – via HathiTrust
  • Trudy Ring, ed. (1995). "Badajoz". Southern Europe. International Dictionary of Historic Places. 3. Fitzroy Dearborn. pp. 72+. ISBN 1884964028.

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