Timeline of Zaragoza

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Zaragoza, 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

• 25 BCE – Town becomes a Roman colony, named Caesaraugusta.^[1]
• 452 CE – Suebi in power.^[1]
• 476 CE – Visigoths in power.^[1]
• 712 – Moors in power.^[1] Beginning of Islamic period in the town.
• 778 – Forces of Charlemagne attempt to take Saragossa; inspires French poem The Song of Roland.^[2]
• 11th century – Aljafería palace built.
• 1018 – Taifa of Zaragoza established.
• 1118 – Alfonso I of Aragon in power.^[3] End of Islamic period in the town.
• 1318 – Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Zaragoza established.
• 1343 – Santa Fe Abbey founded (approximate date).
• 1376 – La Seo Cathedral built.
• 1447 – Puente de Piedra (bridge) built.^[1]
• 1469 – Royal court relocated from Saragossa to Castile.^[1]
• 1474 – University founded.^[1]
• 1475 – Printing press in use.^[4]
• 1512 – Torre Nueva (clocktower) built.^[1]
• 1514 – Church of Santa Engracia de Zaragoza built.^{[citation needed]}
• 1754 – Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar built.
• 1808 – June–August: Siege of Saragossa by French forces.^[3]
• 1809 – Siege of Saragossa by French forces.^[3]
• 1857 – Population: 63,399.^[5]
• 1892 – Leaning Tower of Zaragoza demolished.
• 1897 – Population: 98,188.^[5]

20th century

• 1902 – Electric tram begins operating.
• 1910 – Banco Zaragozano [es] founded.^[6]
• 1916 – Iberia SC (football club) formed.
• 1917 – February: Labor strike.^[7]
• 1920 – Population: 141,350.^[5]
• 1923 – Estadio Torrero (stadium) opens.
• 1923 – Catholic bishop Juan Soldevila y Romero assassinated.
• 1925 – Zaragoza CD (football club) formed.
• 1927 – General Military Academy reestablished.
• 1932 – Real Zaragoza football team formed.
• 1936 – Diario de Aragón newspaper begins publication.
• 1940 – Population: 238,601.^[5]
• 1947 – Balay in business.
• 1954 – Zaragoza Air Station built near city.^{[citation needed]}
• 1957 – La Romareda stadium opens.
• 1960 – Population: 326,316.^[5]
• 1970 – Population: 479,845.^[5]
• 1979 – 12 July: Hotel Corona de Aragón fire.
• 1981 – CB Zaragoza basketball team formed.
• 1987 – 11 December: Zaragoza barracks bombing.
• 1990
  • December: Clinic of Zaragoza radiotherapy accident.
  • El Periódico de Aragón newspaper begins publication.
• 1991 – Population: 622,371.^[5]

21st century

• 2003
  • Zaragoza-Delicias railway station opens; Madrid–Barcelona high-speed rail line begins operating.^[8]
  • Juan Alberto Belloch becomes mayor.^[9]
• 2008 – Expo 2008 held; Water Tower built.
• 2011
  • Zaragoza tram Line 1 begins operating.
  • Arredol news site begins publication.

See also

• Zaragoza history
• History of Zaragoza [es]
• List of mayors of Zaragoza [es]
• List of cities in Aragon [es]