Timeline of Salamanca

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

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Prior to 20th century

• 222 BCE – Forces of Carthaginian Hannibal take Salamanca from the Vettones.^[1]

• 89 CE – Roman bridge of Salamanca rebuilt (approximate date).^[2]
• 500-589 CE – Roman Catholic Diocese of Salamanca established.^[3]
• 712 – Muslims in power.^[2]
• 1055 – Muslims driven out.^[1]
• 1102 – Christian Alfonso VI of León and Castile in power.^[2]
• 12th century – Walls of Salamanca [es] expanded.^[2]
• 1208 – Fuero of Salmanaca (civil law) created (approximate date).^[1][2]
• 1218 – University of Salamanca founded by Alfonso IX of León.^[1]
• 1401 – University's Colegio Mayor de San Bartolomé, Salamanca established.^[2]
• 1415 – University's Escuelas Mayores [es] built.^[2]
• 1481 – Printing press in use.^[4]
• 1485 – Casa de doña María la Brava [es] built on the Plaza de los Bandos (Salamanca) [es] (approximate date).
• 1509 – New Cathedral of Salamanca construction begins.^[1]
• 1538
  • Palacio de la Salina [es] built on the Plaza de Colón (Salamanca) [es].
  • University's Palacio de Monterrey [es] construction begins.^[2]
• 1590 – Population: 24,000.^[5]
• 1600 – University's Hospital del Estudio [es] built.^[2]
• 1610 – Moriscos expelled.^[1]
• 1651 – Population: 12,000.^[5]
• 1667 – Iglesia de San Pablo (Salamanca) [es] (church) built.
• 1734 – New Cathedral construction completed.^[1]
• 1739 – Iglesia de San Sebastián (Salamanca) [es] (church) rebuilt.^{[citation needed]}
• 1755 – 1 November: 1755 Lisbon earthquake.
• 1756 – Plaza Mayor, Salamanca (square) constructed; designed by Andrés García de Quiñones.^[1]
• 1812
  • 22 July: Battle of Salamanca fought near city; French defeated.
  • Mirat factory in business.
• 1842 – Population: 13,786.^[5]
• 1887 – Population: 22,199.^[5]
• 1900 – Population: 25,690.^[1]

20th century

• 1905 – Café Novelty in business.
• 1913 – Puente de Enrique Estevan [es] (bridge) built.
• 1923 – UD Salamanca (football club) formed.
• 1930 – Population: 46,867.^[5]
• 1931 – Archivo Histórico Provincial de Salamanca [es] (archives) established.^[6]
• 1946 – Salamanca Airport begins operating civilian flights.^{[citation needed]}
• 1970
  • Helmántico Stadium opens.
  • Population: 125,220.^[5]
• 1973 – Puente de Sánchez Fabrés [es] (bridge) built.
• 1983 – City becomes part of the autonomous community of Castile and León.
• 1988 – Old City of Salamanca [es] declared an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• 1991 – Population: 186,322.^[5]

21st century

• 2011
  • Alfonso Fernández Mañueco becomes mayor.
  • Population: 151,658.^[5]
• 2013 – Unionistas de Salamanca CF and Salamanca AC (football clubs) formed.

See also

• Salamanca history
• List of mayors of Salamanca (in Spanish)
• List of municipalities in Salamanca province
• Timelines of other cities in the autonomous community of Castile and León: Burgos, Valladolid