# Timeline of Cartagena, Spain

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

## Prior to 20th century

* 243 BCE - Kart-hadasht founded by Carthaginian Hasdrubal the Fair (approximate date).
* 209 BCE - Battle of Cartagena (209 BC). and renamed Carthago Nova by the victorious general Scipio Africanus
* 100-200 CE - Roman Catholic Diocese of Cartagena established.
* 425 CE - City sacked by the Goths.
* 1243 - Sacked again by Ferdinand III of Castile.
* 1276 - James I of Aragon in power.
* 1289 - Catholic see relocated from Cartagena to Murcia.
* 1585 - Sacked again by an English fleet under Sir Francis Drake.
* 1643 - 3 September Battle of Cartagena (1643).
* 1691 - Cofradía del Socorro (Cartagena) [es] founded.
* 1706 - 21 September: Battle of El Albujón in El Albujón [es] during the War of the Spanish Succession.
* 1758 - 28 February: Battle of Cartagena (1758).
* 1762 - Hospital de Marina de Cartagena [es] built.
* 1779 - Iglesia de Santa María de Gracia (Cartagena) [es] (church) built.
* 1782 - Arsenal de Cartagena built.
* 1786
** Semanario Literario y Curioso de Cartagena [es] begins publication.
** Parque de Artillería de Cartagena [es] built.
* 1810 - Academia de Caballeros Guardias Marinas built.
* 1823 - Sociedad Económica de Amigos del País de Cartagena established.
* 1842 - Population: 33,593.
* 1844 - Scene of warfare again.
* 1854 - Plaza de toros de Cartagena [es] (bullring) opens.
* 1860 - Population: 54,315.
* 1861
** Eco de Cartagena newspaper begins publication.
** Casino Círculo Cartagenero [es] active.
* 1863 - Railway begins operating.
* 1870 - Population: 26,000. (approximate figure)
* 1873 - July: Canton of Cartagena declared.
* 1874 - (12th Jan) Cartagena was occupied by government troops.
* 1887 - El Mediterráneo newspaper begins publication.
* 1898 - Cartagena suffered from the maritime disasters of the Spanish-American War.
* 1900
** Fábrica de Fluido Eléctrico Hispania [es] built.
** Population: 99,871.

## 20th century

* 1905 - Real Club de Regatas de Cartagena [es] founded.
* 1907
** 16 May: International Pact of Cartagena takes place in city.
** Palacio consistorial de Cartagena [es] (city hall) and Estación de Cartagena [es] (railway station) built.
* 1908 - Post Office built on the Plaza de Valarino Togores.
* 1910 - Casa Zapata [es] built on Alameda de San Antón [es].
* 1912 - Club de Regatas [es] built.
* 1916 - Gran Hotel de Cartagena [es] built on Calle de la Jara (Cartagena) [es].
* 1919 - Cartagena Club de Fútbol formed.
* 1925 - Estadio de El Almarjal [es] (stadium) opens.
* 1935 - Noticiero de Cartagena [es] newspaper begins publication.
* 1939 - March: Cartagena Uprising of nationalists during the Spanish Civil War.
* 1940 - UD Cartagenera (football club) formed.
* 1943 - Museo Arqueológico Municipal de Cartagena (museum) established.
* 1970
** Nuevo Teatro Circo [es] (theatre) opens.
** Population: 146,904.
* 1972 - Festival de Cine de Cartagena [es] begins.
* 1980 - Festival de Jazz de Cartagena [es] begins.
* 1981 - Population: 172,751.
* 1982 - Cartagena becomes part of the autonomous community of the Region of Murcia per the Murcian Statute of Autonomy [es].
* 1986 - Museo Naval de Cartagena [es] (museum) opens.
* 1987 - Tele Cartagena [es] (television) begins broadcasting.
* 1988 - Estadio Cartagonova (stadium) opens.
* 1995
** Estación de autobuses de Cartagena [es] (bus depot) built.
** FC Cartagena (football team) formed.
* 1997 - Museo Histórico Militar de Cartagena (museum) opens.
* 1998 - Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena established.

## 21st century

* 2005 - Escombreras power plant [es] built in the Port of Cartagena.
* 2007 - Museo Nacional de Arqueología Subacuática [es] (museum) built.
* 2008 - Museo del Teatro Romano de Cartagena [es] (museum) opens.
* 2011
** Auditorio y palacio de congresos El Batel [es] (convention centre) opens.
** Population: 215,757.
* 2015 - 24 May: Murcian municipal election, 2015 [es] and Murcian parliamentary election, 2015 held; José López Martínez [es] elected mayor.