# Timeline of Salvador, Bahia

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Salvador, Bahia state, Brazil.

## Early history

* 1502 - Amerigo Vespucci names the bay in honour to his hometown parish church "San Salvatore di Ognissanti" (San Salvador de Todos os Santos) in Florence
* 1549 - Brazilian capital established at Bahia by Tomé de Sousa.
* 1551 - Catholic Diocese of São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos established.
* 1624 - Capture of Salvador da Bahia by the Dutch
* 1625 - Recapture of Salvador da Bahia by Spanish-Portuguese forces.
* 1635 - Third Order of St. Francis active.
* 1636 - Church of the Third Order of Saint Francis established.
* 1638 - Siege of Salvador da Bahia
* 1672 - Cathedral of Salvador consecrated
* 1674 - Mint established.
* 1676 - Salvador becomes "metropolitan see of the colony's archbishopric."
* 1704 - Church of the Third Order of Our Lady of the Rosary construction begins.
* 1711 - Maneta Revolt, two uprisings (Oct. 17 and Dec. 2) by military and public officials against local taxation
* 1723
** São Francisco Church built.
** Third Order of St. Dominic active.
* 1724 - Academia Brasílica dos Esquecidos [pt] founded.
* 1754 - Church of Nosso Senhor do Bonfim consecrated.
* 1759 -
** Academia Brasílica dos Renascidos [pt] founded.
** - December: Expulsion of the Jesuits from Bahia
* 1763 - Brazilian capital relocated from Salvador to Rio de Janeiro.
* 1765 - Basilica of the Immaculate Conception (church) consecrated.

## 19th century

* 1819 - Yellow fever outbreak.
* 1822 - 2 March: Siege of Salvador da Bahia begins.
* 1823 - 2 July: Siege of Salvador da Bahia ends.
* 1834 - Banco Econômico [pt] (bank) established.
* 1835
** Malê revolt, a slave rebellion
** Dois de Julho Society founded.
* 1836 - Campo Santo Cemetery established.
* 1857 - Revolution of the Ganhadores, a labor strike led by slaves and freedmen
* 1858 - Diário da Bahia, a newspaper, begins publication.
* 1860 - Bahia and San Francisco Railway [pt] begins operating.
* 1872 - Population: 129,109.
* 1873 - Elevador Lacerda begins operating.
* 1882 - Baptist congregation founded.
* 1890
** Arquivo Público do Estado da Bahia [pt] established.
** Population: 174,412.
* 1891 - Empório Industrial do Norte begins operating.
* 1894 - Instituto Geográfico e Histórico da Bahia [pt] founded.
* 1899 - Esporte Clube Vitória (football team) formed.
* 1900 - Population: 205,813.

## 20th century

* 1910 - Cine Teatro Jandaia opens.
* 1912 - A Tarde newspaper begins publication.
* 1916 - Avenida Sete de Setembro opens.
* 1918 - Bahia Museum of Art established.
* 1927 - American School established.
* 1930 - Associação Bahiana de Imprensa [pt] headquartered in city.
* 1931 - Esporte Clube Bahia, a football club, formed.
* 1933 - Old Cathedral of Salvador demolished.
* 1942 - Base Aérea de Salvador [pt] (air force base) established.
* 1950 - Population: 274,910 city; 389,422 metro.
* 1951 - Estádio Fonte Nova opens.
* 1958 - Castro Alves Theatre [pt] and Martim Gonçalves Theatre [pt] established.
* 1959 - Obras Sociais Irmã Dulce (charity) and Federal University of Bahia's Centro de Estudos Afro-Orientais [pt] founded.
* 1960 - Population: 393,207 city.
* 1961 - Catholic University of Salvador established.
* 1962 - Sister city relationship established with Los Angeles, USA.
* 1964 - Vila Velha Theater established.
* 1970 - Population: 998,258 city; 1,005,216 urban agglomeration.
* 1972 - Business School of Bahia established.
* 1973 - Pituaçu Metropolitan Park [pt] established.
* 1974
** Avenida Luís Viana Filho [pt] inaugurated.
** Ilê Aiyê musical group formed.
* 1975 - Iguatemi Salvador [pt] shopping center in business.
* 1979 - Olodum cultural organization founded.
* 1983 - 4 November: 1983 Copa América football tournament held.
* 1985 - Historic Center of Salvador designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
* 1987 - Shopping Barra [pt] in business.
* 1991 - Population: 2,072,058.
* 1993 - Population: 2,174,072 (estimate).
* 1995 - City joins the União das Cidades Capitais Luso-Afro-Américo-Asiáticas [pt].
* 1997 - Salvador Metro construction begins.

## 21st century

* 2006 - Museu da Gastronomia Bahiana (food museum) opens.
* 2007
** 25 November: Fonte Nova stadium collapses.
** 22 May: Salvador Shopping, a mall, opens.
* 2008 - Espaco Unibanco de Cinema Glauber Rocha opens.
* 2010
** Salvador Norte Shopping, a mall, opens.
** Population: 2,675,656.
* 2012 - October: Salvador 2012 municipal election [pt] held.
* 2013
** Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova opens.
** ACM Neto becomes mayor.
* 2014 - Salvador Metro begins operation.
* 2016 - 2 October: Salvador 2016 municipal election [pt] held.