Timeline of Setúbal

The following is a timeline of the history of the municipality of Setúbal, Portugal.

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

• 1249 - Foral (charter) initiated.^[1]
• ca. 1490
  • Monastery of Jesus of Setúbal founded.^[2]
  • Setúbal Aqueduct built.
• 1531 - 26 January: Earthquake.
• 1570 - Our Lady of Grace church built.^[3]
• 1755 - 1 November: Earthquake.^[4]
• 1765 - Poet Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage born in Setubal.^[4]
• 1814 - Roman ruins of Tróia discovered near Setubal.^[4]
• 1836 - Doca Delpeut (dock) built.^[5]
• 1850 - Roman ruins of Tróia near Setubal excavated.^[4]
• 1858 - Earthquake.^[6]
• 1859 - Cisne do Sado newspaper begins publication.^[7]
• 1860
  • Correio de Setúbal newspaper begins publication.^[7]
  • Setúbal attains city status.^[8]
• 1861 - Setúbal Station [pt] opens; Linha do Sul begins operating.
• 1871 - Bocage monument erected.
• 1899 - Comércio de Setúbal newspaper begins publication.^[7]
• 1900 - Population: 22,074.^[4]

20th century

• 1909
  • Republican Congress held.
  • Benavente earthquake causes some damage.^[9]
• 1910
  • 4–5 October: City Hall burns down.^[8]
  • Vitória F.C. (football club) formed.
• 1911 - Population: 30,346.^[10]
• 1913 - Campo dos Arcos (sport field) established.^(pt)
• 1917 - União Futebol Comércio e Indústria football club formed.
• 1920 - Apeadeiro de Fontainhas - Sado [pt] railway station opens.^[11]
• 1923 - Junta Autónoma das Obras do Porto e Barra de Setúbal e do Rio Sado established to oversee the Port of Setúbal [pt].^[5]
• 1926 - City becomes seat of the newly formed Setúbal District.
• 1927 - Setúbal Football Association organized.
• 1933 - Banco de Portugal building constructed.
• 1956 - Cineclube de Setúbal formed.^[12]
• 1962 - Estádio do Bonfim (stadium) opens.
• 1965 - Arquivo Distrital de Setúbal (archive) established.^[13]
• 1966 - Cais Comercial (commercial pier) built in the port.^[5]
• 1975 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Setúbal established;^[14] Manuel da Silva Martins becomes bishop.
• 1976 - Teatro Animação de Setúbal (theatre) founded.
• 1981 - Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal [pt] opens.
• 1982 - City twinned with Beauvais, France.^[15]
• 1983 - City joins the Associação de Municípios do Distrito de Setúbal.^[16]
• 1985
  • Rádio Azul [pt] begins broadcasting.
  • Roll-on/roll-off terminal built in the port.^[5]
• 1986 - 14 July: Bombing by Organização Revolucionária Armada.^[17]
• 1993 - Ford automotive plant begins operating (approximate date).^{[chronology citation needed]}
• 1998 - Gilberto Canavarro dos Reis [pt] becomes bishop.

21st century

• 2001
  • Mun-setubal.pt website online (approximate date).^[18]
  • Population: 113,934.^[19]
  • Carlos de Sousa becomes mayor.^[20]
• 2006 - Maria das Dores Meira becomes mayor.^[21]
• 2011
  • Population: 121,185.^[19]
• 2015 - José Ornelas Carvalho becomes bishop.
• 2025 - During an April power outage Setubal hospital had back up electricity generators, but did not have any water supply.^[22]

Images

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  View of Setubal, 1860

See also

Further information (in Portuguese): Setúbal history ^[pt]

• Cetóbriga [pt], Roman settlement^[23]
• List of heritage sites in Setúbal District [pt]
• List of governors of Setúbal District [pt]
• Other names of Setúbal (e.g. St Ubes)
• List of cities in Portugal
• Category:City timelines, for other cities/municipalities in Portugal: Timeline of Braga, Timeline of Coimbra, Timeline of Funchal (Madeira), Timeline of Lisbon, Timeline of Porto