# Timeline of Valladolid

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Valladolid, Castile-Leon, Spain.

## Prior to 20th century

* 920 CE – Ordoño II of León in power.
* 1074 – Castilian Pedro Ansúrez in power.
* 12th century CE – Santa María La Antigua church built.
* 1276 – San Pablo Church founded.
* 1346 – University of Valladolid founded.
* 1389 – Convento de San Benito founded.
* 1453 – Execution of Álvaro de Luna at Plaza del Ochavo.
* 1468 – San Pablo Church built.
* 1469 – 19 October: Wedding of monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella.
* 1481 – Printing press in use.
* 1492 – Colegio de Santa Cruz built.
* 1496 – Colegio de San Gregorio built.
* 1506 – 20 May: Explorer Christopher Columbus dies in the Casa de Colon.
* 1513 – 5 January: Entry into city of Ferdinand II of Aragon.
* 1515 – Iglesia del monasterio de San Benito el Real [es] (church) built.
* 1518 – 7 February: Coronation of Charles V of Spain.
* 1527 – Philip II of Spain born in Palacio de Pimentel.
* 1528 – Valladolid Royal Palace built (approximate date).
* 1540 – Archivo General de Simancas established near city.
* 1552 – Convent of Las Descalzas Reales active.
* 1559 – 21 May: Religious auto-da-fé ritual begins.
* 1561
** 21 September: Fire of Valladolid [es].
** Capital of Castile relocated from Valladolid to Madrid.
* 1570 – La Magdalena church built.
* 1585 – Valladolid Cathedral construction begins.
* 1589 – English College founded.
* 1595
** Population: 40,000
** Catholic Diocese of Valladolid established.
** Iglesia Penitencial de Nuestra Señora de la Vera Cruz (Valladolid) [es] (church) built.
* 1601 – Court of Philip III relocated to Valladolid.
* 1603 – Writer Cervantes moves to town.
* 1604 – Santa Maria de las Angustias (Valladolid) [es] church built.
* 1610 – Expulsion of the Moriscos.
* 1668 – Valladolid Cathedral consecrated.
* 1808 – City sacked by French forces.
** Population: 21,000 (Census 1787)
* 1813 – 4 June: City taken by English forces.
* 1842 – Provincial Museum of Fine Arts founded.
* 1856 – El Norte de Castilla newspaper begins publication.
* 1857 – Population: 41,943.
* 1861 – Lope de Vega Theatre inaugurated.
* 1864 – Teatro Calderón (theatre) opens.
* 1895 – Ariza-Valladolid Valladolid-Ariza railway [es] begins operating.
* 1900 – Population: 68,789.

## 20th century

* 1903
** Sociedad Castellana de Excursiones [es] (travel club) founded.
** Statue of Pedro Ansúrez erected in Plaza Mayor.
* 1905 – Statue of Columbus erected in the Campo Grande.
* 1924 – Academia de Caballería [es] (cavalry academy) built.
* 1928 – Real Valladolid football club formed.
* 1930 – Population: 91,089.
* 1953 – Renault Valladolid Factory begins operating.
* 1956 – Seminci film festival begins.
* 1960 – Population: 151,807.
* 1970 – Population: 236,341.
* 1975
** Polideportivo Huerta del Rey (arena) opens.
** José Delicado Baeza becomes archbishop.
* 1976 – CB Valladolid basketball team formed.
* 1979 – Tomás Rodríguez Bolaños becomes mayor.
* 1982
** Sociedad para el Desarrollo Industrial de Castilla y Leon (economic development entity) headquartered in city.
** Estadio Nuevo José Zorrilla (stadium) opens.
* 1983 – City becomes part of the autonomous community of Castile and León.
* 1985 – Pabellón Polideportivo Pisuerga (arena) opens.
* 1991 – Population: 345,891.
* 1995 – Francisco Javier León de la Riva becomes mayor.

## 21st century

* 2003 – Valladolid Science Museum and Casa de la India [es] established.
* 2007
** Madrid–Valladolid high-speed rail line begins operating.
** Symphony Orchestra of Castile and Leon [es] headquartered in city.
** Centro Cultural Miguel Delibes [es] built.