Timeline of Santander, Spain
Appearance
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Santander, Cantabria, Spain.
Prior to 20th century
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- 13th C. CE – Santander Cathedral construction begins.
- 1552 – Charles V. landed here to take possession of the Spanish crown.[1]
- 1754 – Roman Catholic Diocese of Santander established.
- 1755 – Made a city.[1]
- 1785 – Consulado (merchant guild) established.[2]
- 1808 – Town sacked by French forces.[3][1]
- 1839 – Faro de Cabo Mayor (lighthouse) commissioned.
- 1842 – Mercado del Este (market) built.
- 1857
- Banco Santander (bank) established.
- Population: 28,907.[4]
- 1868 – Juan Pombo Conejo 's recreational "bathing establishment" created.[5]
- 1872 – La Voz Montañesa (Santander) newspaper begins publication.
- 1875 – Tram begins operating.[5]
- 1893 – 3 November: Cabo Machichaco (ship) explodes in harbour.[1]
- 1895 – El Cantábrico newspaper begins publication.
- 1900 – Population: 54,564.[1]
20th century
[edit]- 1902 – El Diario Montañés newspaper begins publication.
- 1908 – Biblioteca Municipal de Santander (library) and Museo de Bellas Artes (Santander) open.[6]
- 1910 – Population: 65,046.[4]
- 1912 – Palacio de la Magdalena built.
- 1913
- Racing de Santander football club formed.
- Estadio El Sardinero (stadium) opens.
- 1916 – Gran Casino del Sardinero opens.
- 1926 – Museo de Prehistoria y Arqueología de Cantabria (museum) established.
- 1929 – Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital founded.
- 1937 – August: Nationalists in power.[7]
- 1940 – Population: 101,793.[4]
- 1941 – Fire.[3]
- 1946 – Manuel González-Mesones becomes mayor.
- 1952 – Festival Internacional de Santander active.
- 1970 – Population: 149,704.[4]
- 1972 – University of Santander established.
- 1975 – CB Cantabria handball team formed.
- 1981 – Museo Marítimo del Cantábrico (museum) opens.
- 1987 – Manuel Huerta becomes mayor.
- 1988 – Campos de Sport de El Sardinero (stadium) opens.
- 1991
- Palacio de Festivales built.
- Population: 196,218.[4]
- 1995 – Gonzalo Piñeiro becomes mayor.
- 1997 – Hospital Virtual Valdecilla founded[8]
21st century
[edit]- 2007
- Íñigo de la Serna becomes mayor.
- Las Llamas Atlantic Park opens.[citation needed]
See also
[edit]- Santander history
- History of Santander (in Spanish)
- List of mayors of Santander (in Spanish)
- History of Cantabria
- List of municipalities in Cantabria
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Britannica 1910.
- ^ Ralph Lee Woodward Jr. (2013) [2005], "Merchant Guilds", in Cynthia Clark Northrup (ed.), Encyclopedia of World Trade, Routledge, ISBN 9780765682680
- ^ a b Leon E. Seltzer, ed. (1952), "Santander", Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, New York: Columbia University Press, p. 1691, OL 6112221M
- ^ a b c d e "Alterations to the municipalities in the Population Censuses since 1842: Santander". Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain). Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ a b J. Walton (1994). "The first Spanish seaside resorts". History Today. 44. ISSN 0018-2753 – via General OneFile.
- ^ Suárez Cortina 2000.
- ^ Francisco J. Romero Salvadó (2013). "Chronology". Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Civil War. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-5784-1.
- ^ "Tecnología y salud: así es el Hospital Virtual de Valdecilla, el campo de entrenamiento en el que se forma al médico 4.0". El Español (in Spanish). 2022-06-15. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
This article incorporates information from the Spanish Wikipedia.
Bibliography
[edit]in English
[edit]- Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 24 (11th ed.). 1910. pp. 189–190. .
- Patrick O'Flanagan (2008). "Santander". Port Cities of Atlantic Iberia, c.1500-1900. Ashgate. ISBN 978-0-7546-6109-2.
in Spanish
[edit]- D. Antonio M. Coll (1891). Guia Consultor e Indicador de Santander y su Provincia (in Spanish).
- D. Rodrigo Amador de los Ríos (1891). Santander (in Spanish). Barcelona: Estab. tip. "Arte y letras". hdl:2027/gri.ark:/13960/t0tq7xv7w.
- Manuel Suárez Cortina [in Spanish] (2000). Santander, hace un siglo [Santander a century ago] (in Spanish). Ed. Universidad de Cantabria. ISBN 978-84-8102-258-2.
External links
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