Timeline of Córdoba, Spain

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

Prior to 20th century

See also: Corduba (Roman city)

  • 152 BCE - Romans in power.[1]
  • 45 BCE - Battle of Munda occurs near Cordoba.[2]
  • 294 CE - Hosius becomes bishop.[3]
  • 554 CE - Byzantines in power.[1]
  • 571 - Visigoth Liuvigild in power.[1]
  • 719 - Capital of al-Andalus relocated to Cordoba from Seville.[1]
  • 785 - Great Mosque of Córdoba built.[4]
  • 880 - Earthquake.[1]
  • 929 - Umayyad Abd-ar-Rahman III becomes Caliph of Córdoba.[4]
  • 936 - Madinat Al-Zahra construction begins.[5]
  • 1009 - Civil war begins.[5]
  • 1236 - Mosque converted into Cathedral of Córdoba.[5]
  • 1315 - Synagogue founded (approximate date).[5]
  • 1857 - Population: 42,909.[6]

20th century

  • 1910 - Population: 66,831.[6]
  • 1930 - Population: 103,106.[6]
  • 1979 - Julio Anguita becomes mayor.
  • 1981 - Population: 284,737.[6]

21st century

  • 2008 - Population: 325,453.
  • 2011 - José Antonio Nieto becomes mayor.

See also

References

This article incorporates information from the Spanish Wikipedia.

Bibliography

Published in the 19th century
Published in the 20th century
Published in the 21st century
  • Clifford Edmund Bosworth, ed. (2007). "Cordova". Historic Cities of the Islamic World. Leiden: Koninklijke Brill. pp. 102+.
  • "Cordoba". Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art & Architecture. Oxford University Press. 2009. ISBN 978-0-19-530991-1.
  • Ann Christys (2010). "The meaning of topography in Umayyad Córdoba". In Caroline Goodson; et al. (eds.). Cities, Texts, and Social Networks, 400-1500: Experiences and Perceptions of Medieval Urban Space. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7546-6723-0.
  • David Gilmour (2012). "Cordoba". Cities of Spain. Random House. ISBN 978-1-4481-3833-3.
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