# Timeline of Seville

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

## Prior to 18th century

* 491 – Cathedral of Seville is built
* 600 – Isidore of Seville becomes bishop.
* 630 – Isidore of Seville compiles encyclopedia Etymologiae (approximate date).
* 713 – Musa bin Nusayr in power.
* 829 – Mosque built.
* 844 – City raided by Vikings
* 1023 – Abbadid Taifa of Seville established.
* 1147 - Almohades take power.
* 1181 – Alcázar (fort) construction begins.
* 1198 – Minaret built.
* 1247 – Siege of Seville begins.
* 1248 – Seville incorporated into the Christian Kingdom of Castile under Ferdinand III.
* 1252 – Seville Shipyard built.
* 1477 – Printing press in use.
* 1503 – Casa de Contratación (trade agency) established.
* 1505 - University of Seville founded as "Colegio Santa María de Jesús".
* 1507 - Seville Cathedral consecrated.
* 1519 - Magellan embarks on circumnavigation expedition.
* 1521 – Via Crucis to the Cruz del Campo laid out.
* 1543 – Consulado de Cargadores a Indias [es] established.
* 1563 – Court of Philip II relocated from Seville to Madrid.
* 1598 – Merchants exchange built.
* 1627 – Flood.
* 1630 – Artist Zurbarán settles in Seville.
* 1647 – Great Plague of Seville begins.
* 1670 – Real Maestranza de Caballería de Sevilla (a chivalric order) established.
* 1682 – University of Navigators building construction begins.
* 1683 – Flood.

## 18th–19th centuries

* 1717 – Casa de Contratación relocated from Seville to Cádiz.
* 1729
** Court of Philip V relocated to Seville.
** Treaty of Seville signed in Seville.
* 1758 – Royal Tobacco Factory begins operating.
* 1785 – General Archive of the Indies established.
* 1800 - Outbreak of yellow fever kills 30,000.
* 1810 – February: French occupation begins.
* 1812 – French occupation ends.
* 1842 – Population: 100,498.
* 1843 – City besieged by forces of Espartero.
* 1847 – First Seville Fair held at the Prado de San Sebastián [es].
* 1852 – Triana Bridge built.
* 1869 – City wall dismantled.Seville Fair in the 19th century
* 1881 – Plaza de toros de la Real Maestranza de Caballería de Sevilla (bullring) built.
* 1890 – Sevilla Football Club formed.
* 1893 – María Luisa Park established.
* 1896
** La Pasarela (Sevilla) [es] built at the Prado de San Sebastián.
** 28 October: Cyclone.
* 1897 – Population: 146,205.
* 1900 – Population: 148,315.

## 20th century

* 1901 – Estación de Plaza de Armas [es] (railway station) opens.
* 1902 – Burial site of Christopher Columbus relocated to Seville from Cuba.
* 1905
** Sevilla FC officially registered with the local government.
** Muelle de Nueva York (Sevilla) [es] built.
* 1907
** Real Betis football club formed.
** Ship canal completed from the Punta de los Remedios to the Punta del Verde.
* 1915 – Aeródromo de Tablada [es] (airport) built.
* 1920 – Population: 205,529.
* 1926 – Puente de Alfonso XIII [es] (bridge) built.
* 1928 – Plaza de España built.
* 1929
** Ibero-American Exposition of 1929 held.
** Estadio Municipal Heliópolis, later known as Estadio Benito Villamarín, opens.
** Lope de Vega Theatre opens.
* 1931 – Puente de San Telmo [es] (bridge) built.
* 1933 – Seville Airport (Aeropuerto de San Pablo) opens.
* 1936 – July 1936 military uprising in Seville.
* 1950 – Population: 376,627.
* 1959 – Seville Public Library established.
* 1979 – Luis Uruñuela becomes mayor.
* 1981
** Regional Government of Andalusia headquartered in Seville.
** Population: 653,833.
* 1983
** 21 December: Last and decisive qualifier match for UEFA Euro 1984 held: Spain 12–1 Malta.
** Manuel del Valle becomes mayor.
* 1987 – UNESCO World Heritage Site in Seville established.
* 1990
** Royal Seville Symphony Orchestra formed.
** Puente de las Delicias [es] (bridge) built.
* 1991
** Teatro de la Maestranza (opera house) opens.
** Auditorio Rocío Jurado [es] opens
** Estación de Sevilla-Santa Justa [es] (railway station) opens.
** San Bernardo railway station opens.
** Seville Airport new terminal opens.
** Puente Reina Sofía [es] (bridge) built.
** Alejandro Rojas-Marcos becomes mayor.
** Guitar Legends festival held.
** Puente del Centenario (bridge) built.
* 1992
** Madrid–Seville high-speed rail line begins operating.
** Alamillo Bridge and Puente de la Barqueta (bridge) built.
** Teatro Central (Sevilla) [es] opens.
** Seville Expo '92 held.
** Institución Colombina established.
** Torre de la Plata restored.
* 1993 – Alamillo Park opens.
* 1994 – I Encuentro entre el Son Cubano y el Flamenco (festival) held.
* 1995 – Soledad Becerril becomes mayor.
* 1998
** First Territorios Sevilla [es] festival held.
** Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo [es] opens.
** Nervión Plaza mall and cinema open.
* 1999
** Plaza de Armas reopens as a mall and cinema.
** Alfredo Sánchez Monteseirín becomes mayor.
** Estadio de La Cartuja built.
** 7th World Championships in Athletics held.

## 21st century

* 2003 – 2003 UEFA Cup Final between Celtic and Porto held at the Estadio de La Cartuja.
* 2004
** Starbucks opens its first establishment in the city.
** First Festival de Cine Europeo de Sevilla [es] held.
** 2004 Davis Cup finals held at the Estadio de La Cartuja.
* 2007
** Avenida de la Constitución (Sevilla) [es] pedestrianized.
** Sevici bicycle service begins operating.
** MetroCentro tram line begins operating.
* 2009 – Seville Metro begins operating.
* 2010 – Jardín Americano [es] reopens.
* 2011
** Metropol Parasol erected.
** Juan Ignacio Zoido becomes mayor.
** 2011 Davis Cup finals held at the Estadio de La Cartuja.
** Population: 703,021.
* 2012
** Pabellón de la Navegación (Sevilla) [es] reopens as a museum.
** Muelle de Nueva York (Sevilla) [es] reopens as a public space.
* 2014 – Alamillo Park expanded.
* 2015
** Torre Sevilla skyscraper erected.
** Juan Espadas becomes mayor.
* 2016 – Hard Rock Cafe opens its first restaurant in the city.
* 2018 – Torre Sevilla shopping mall opens.