# Granada chronology

The following is a chronology of the history of the city of Granada, Andalusia, Spain.

## Before 16th century

* 64 CE – Diocese of Granada established (approximate date).
* 8th century – City wall construction begins.
* 713 CE – Muslims in power.
* 1066 – Massacred the Jewish population of the city 1066 Granada massacre
* 1090 – Almoravids in power.
* 1166 – Almohads in power.
* 1238 – City becomes capital of the Nasrid Emirate of Granada, Al-Andalus; Muhammad ibn Nasr in power.
* 1248 – Alhambra construction begins.
* 1309 – Generalife built.
* 1319 – Alcázar Genil built.
* 1330s – Corral del Carbón built.
* 1349 – Yusufiyya Madrasa established.
* 1367 – Maristan (hospital) built.
* 1370 – Alhambra's Palace of the Myrtles built.
* 1391 – Alhambra's Palace of the Lions built.
* 1410s – Antequeruela settlement developed.
* 1492
** City becomes capital of the Kingdom of Granada (Crown of Castile).
** Edict of Expulsion of Jews issued.
* 1493 – Hernando de Talavera becomes archbishop.
* 1496 – Printing press in use.
* 1499 – Muslim rebellions in Granada province.

## 16th-19th centuries

* 1501 – City divided into 23 parishes.
* 1504 – Hospital Real de Granada [es] founded.
* 1505 – Real Chancillería de Granada [es] established.
* 1516 – Carthusian monastery built outside city.
* 1521 – Capilla Real built.
* 1525 – Burial of monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella in the Capilla Real.
* 1531 – University of Granada founded.
* 1587 – Chancillería (tribunal building) constructed.
* 1593 – Theatre built.
* 1600 – Population: 55,000
* 1614 – Expulsion of the Moriscos.
* 1624 – April: Philip IV visits city.
* 1703 – Granada Cathedral built.
* 1764 – Gacetilla Curiosa begins publication.
* 1810 – Occupation of city by French forces begins.
* 1812 – Occupation of city by French forces ends.
* 1833 – Province of Granada established.
* 1839 – Museo de Bellas Artes de Granada established.
* 1843 – Alcaiceria (bazaar) burns down.
* 1879 – Provincial Archaeological Museum of Granada established.
* 1892 – Caja General de Ahorros de Granada (bank) founded.
* 1900 – Population: 75,900.

## 20th century

* 1910 – Cafe Futbol in business.
* 1920 – Population: 103,368.
* 1929 – Casa de los Tiros Museum established.
* 1931 – Granada Club de Fútbol formed.
* 1936
** March: Post-election unrest.
** 19 August: Death of poet Lorca in Alfacar.
* 1940 – Population: 155,405.
* 1961 – Cine Madrigal (cinema) opens.
* 1972 – Airport opens.
* 1981 – Population: 262,182.
* 1984 – Alhambra declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
* 1986 – Huerta de San Vicente Museum (of Lorca) active (approximate date).
* 1991
** Jesús Quero Molina [es] becomes mayor.
** Population: 287,864.
* 1995
** Parque de las Ciencias (science museum) and Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes (stadium) open.
** Gabriel Díaz Berbel becomes mayor.
* 1999 – José Enrique Moratalla [es] becomes mayor.

## 21st century

* 2003
** Mosque built.
** José Torres Hurtado becomes mayor.
* 2004
** Granada Atlético Club de Fútbol formed.
** Kinepolis Granada (cinema) opens near city.
* 2007 – Granada metro construction begins.
* 2008 – Hay Festival of literature held.
* 2014 – CajaGranada Fundación [es] established.