# Timeline of Barcelona

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

## Prior 19th century

Part of a series on the :
History of Catalonia :
Ancient Prehistory   Iberians c. 6th BC – c. 1st BC Greek colonies c. 6th BC – c. 1st BC Roman conquest of Hispania 218 BC – 19 BC Tarraconensis 27 BC – 476 AD :
Medieval Visigoths 5th century – c.720 Al-Andalus 713–1154 Catalan counties c.760 – 12th century County of Barcelona 801–1162 Crown of Aragon 1162–1715 Principality of Catalonia c. 12th century – 1714 Compromise of Caspe 1412 War of the Remences 1462–1486 Catalan Civil War 1462–1472 :
Early modern Catholic Monarchs 1469–1516 Habsburg Spain 1516–1700 Reapers' War / Catalan Republic 1640–1659 Treaty of the Pyrenees 1659 Revolt of the Barretines 1687–1689 War of the Spanish Succession 1700–1715 War of the Catalans 1713–1714 Nueva Planta decrees 1716 :
Modern Peninsular War 1808–1814 Liberals and Carlists 1833–1876 Renaixença 1833–1892 Catalanism 1870s– Tragic Week 1909 Commonwealth 1914–1925 La Canadenca strike 1919 Catalan Republic 1931 Republican Generalitat / Statute of Autonomy 1932–1939 Events of 6 October 1934 Spanish Civil War / Revolution 1936–1939 :
Contemporary Francoism 1939–1975 Transition to democracy 1975–1982 Statute of Autonomy 1979–2006 Barcelona '92 1992 Statute of Autonomy 2006–present Independence movement 2010–present :
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* 218 BCE – Barcino established by Hamilcar Barca a Carthaginian general and statesman.
* 133 BCE – Romans in power.
* 343 CE – Bishopric established.
* 414 – Visigoth Ataulphus headquartered in Barcelona.
* 713 – Arabs in power.
* 801 – Siege of Barcelona, Franks in power; County of Barcelona established.
* 874 – The counts of Barcelona ruled as independent monarchs.
* 897 – Guifré el Pilós, Count of Barcelona, dies with his sons inheriting his possessions instead of an appointment of the Frank's king, making the end of Franks effective rule
* 1164 – Dynastic union of Barcelona with Aragon (composite monarchy).
* 1243 – Arsenals built (approximate date).
* 1258 – Consolat de Mar (maritime legal code) issued.
* 1298 – Barcelona Cathedral construction begins.
* 1359 – June: Battle of Barcelona (1359).
* 1378 – Casa Consistorial built.
* 1383 – Llotja del Mar (exchange) built.
* 1391 – Santa Maria del Pi church built.
* 1392 – Public clock installed (approximate date).
* 1400 – Medical college established.
* 1401
** Taula de canvi de Barcelona (public bank) established.
** General hospital active.
* 1448 – Barcelona Cathedral construction completed.
* 1450 – University of Barcelona founded.
* 1473 – Printing press in use.
* 1474 – Moll de la Santa Creu (wharf) construction begins.
* 1493 – Columbus' published description of his trans-Atlantic trip becomes a "bestseller" in Barcelona.
* 1529 – Charles V and Clement VII sign treaty in Barcelona.
* 1609 – Bank of Barcelona established.
* 1640 – Reapers' War: Corpus de Sang events.
* 1641 – January: Battle of Montjuïc.
* 1651 – July: Siege of Barcelona begins.
* 1697 – August: Siege of Barcelona (1697).
* 1705 – September–October: Siege of Barcelona (1705).
* 1706 – April: Siege of Barcelona (1706).
* 1708 – Premiere of Caldara's opera Il più bel nome [ca].
* 1713 – July: Siege of Barcelona (1713–14) begins.
* 1715 – Citadel built to suppress Catalan revolts (Ciutadella de Barcelona).
* 1792 – Custom house built.

## 19th century

* 1809 – French in power.
* 1831 - Bonaplata Factory, El Vapor founded
* 1833 – City becomes capital of newly created Province of Barcelona.
* 1834 – Sociedad Económica Barcelonesa de Amigos del País [es] established.
* 1842 – Bombardment of Barcelona (1842).
* 1847
** Gran Teatre del Liceu opens.
** Barcelona City Hall expanded.
* 1848
** Mataró-Barcelona railway begins operating.
** Institut Industrial de Catalunya founded.
** Municipal Archives of Barcelona [ca] moves into City Hall.
* 1849 - La España Industrial el Vapor Nou begins operation in Sants
* 1854
** City walls dismantled (approximate date).
** Burning of the Monasteries
** The Luddite Conflict of the selfactinas
* 1855 - first general strike
* 1857 – Population: 183,787.
* 1859 – Floral Games begin.
* 1869 – 25 September: "Republican insurrection."
* 1877 – Parc de la Ciutadella established from the old citadel.
* 1881
** La Vanguardia newspaper begins publication.
** Premiere of Joan Goula [ca]'s Catalan-language opera A la voreta del mar.
* 1882 – Gaudi's Sagrada Família cathedral construction begins.
* 1887 – Population: 272,481.
* 1888 – 1888 Barcelona Universal Exposition held; Arc de Triomf and Castle of the Three Dragons built.
* 1891 – Orfeó Català chorus formed.
* 1897
** Eixample district laid out.
** Els Quatre Gats cafe in business.
* 1899 – Futbol Club Barcelona formed.
* 1900
** Picasso's first solo art exhibit held.
** Population: 533,000.

## 20th century

* 1901 – Regionalist League headquartered in city.
* 1903 – Palau Robert (residence) built on Passeig de Gràcia.
* 1905 – Jaussely's city plan introduced.
* 1906
** Republican Nationalist Centre and Catalan Solidarity (1906) headquartered in city.
** Catalan language congress held.
* 1908
** Radical Republican Party headquartered in city.
** Palau de la Música Catalana (concert hall) opens.
* 1909 – July: Tragic Week (Spain).
* 1910
** Confederación Nacional del Trabajo (union) founded in Barcelona.
** Les Arts i les Artistes (group) formed.
** Gaudi's art nouveau Casa Milà built.
* 1913
** Sants market built.
** Escola Catala d'Art Dramatic (school) established.
* 1914
** National Library of Catalonia established.
** Park Güell built.
* 1918 – Majestic Hotel Inglaterra in business.
* 1919 – Danone yogurt manufactory turn business.
* 1919 – La Canadenca strike, a successful 44 day general strike for the 8-hour-day
* 1920 – Population: 710,335.
* 1921 – 8 March: Politician Dato assassinated.
* 1922
** Publicat newspaper begins publication.
** Pathe Cinema opens.
** Historical Archive of the City of Barcelona [ca] opens in the Casa de l'Ardiaca [ca].
* 1923 – 13 September: Coup; Primo de Rivera in power.
* 1924 – Barcelona Metro begins operating.
* 1925 – Salvador Dalí's first solo art exhibit held.
* 1929
** 1929 Barcelona International Exposition held; Palau Nacional built.
** Cafe de l'Opera in business.
* 1930 – Population: 1,005,565.
* 1931 – Catalan Republic proclaimed on 14 April by Francesc Macià, replaced three days later by de Generalitat.
* 1932
** Fira de Barcelona established.
** Le Corbusier's city plan introduced.
** The Cortes of the Republic grants self-governance to Catalonia.
* 1933 – Boadas bar in business.
* 1934
** Cine Verdi opens.
** Events of 6 October.
** National Art Museum of Catalonia inaugurated.
* 1936
** July 1936 military uprising in Barcelona.
** Cine New-York (cinema) opens.
* 1937 – May Days.
* 1938 – March: Bombing of Barcelona by nationalist forces.
* 1939 – Franco in power.
* 1943 – Barcelona City History Museum inaugurated.
* 1948 – Dau al Set cultural group active.
* 1951 – Barcelona tram strike
* 1955 – 1955 Mediterranean Games.
* 1957
** Estadi del FC Barcelona (stadium) opens.
** Josep Maria de Porcioles i Colomer becomes mayor.
* 1963 – Museu Picasso opens.
* 1968
** Instituto Politécnico Superior and La Claca puppet theatre established.
** Autonomous University of Barcelona established.
* 1970 – Population: 1,745,142.
* 1971 – Parc del Laberint d'Horta opens.
* 1973 – Enric Massó i Vázquez becomes mayor.
* 1974
** Barcelona Metropolitan Corporation created.
** Dalí Theatre and Museum opened.
* 1975 – Fundación Joan Miró built.
* 1976 – Festival Grec de Barcelona begins.
* 1978 – Barcelona International Centre of Photography inaugurated.
* 1982
** Pasqual Maragall becomes mayor.
** Part of 1982 FIFA World Cup football contest held in Barcelona.
* 1986 – Barcelona Metròpolis magazine begins publication and the city was chosen to host the 1992 Summer Olympics.
* 1987
** 19 June: Hipercor bombing.
** Parc de la Creueta del Coll established. and the city sign an agreement to host the 1992 Summer Paralympics
* 1989 – European Institute for the Mediterranean established.
* 1990
** Population: 1,707,286.
** 18 June: Pompeu Fabra University established.
* 1992 – 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Paralympics were held.
* 1995
** First Manga Barcelona.
** Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art established.
** Open University of Catalonia established.
* 1997 – Joan Clos becomes mayor.
* 1999 – L'Auditori opens and the Final of the UEFA Champions League at Camp Nou

## 21st century

* 2004
** 2004 Universal Forum of Cultures.
** Trambaix and Trambesòs opened to the public.
** September: World Urban Forum held.
** 2004 Universal Forum of Cultures held.
** Barcelona Institute of International Studies established.
* 2005 – Torre Agbar built.
* 2006
** 4F case.
** Jordi Hereu becomes mayor.
* 2007 – Bicing bikeshare program launched.
* 2008
** Madrid–Barcelona high-speed rail line inaugurated.
** Subway terror plot foiled.
* 2009
** W Barcelona Hotel built.
** 19 January: 1st Gaudí Awards.
** Estadi RCDE (stadium) opens.
* 2010
** 10 July: 2010 Catalan autonomy protest.
** Sister city relationship established with San Francisco, California.
* 2011
** Caixabank founded.
** Xavier Trias elected mayor.
** Population: 1,620,943.
* 2012 – 11 September: 2012 Catalan independence demonstration.
* 2015
** 1 April: Barcelona Supercomputing Center established.
** 20 April: Barcelona school killing.
** 24 May: Barcelona City Council election, 2015 held; Ada Colau elected mayor.
* 2016 Barcelona Metro line 9 connecting to the airport finished.
* 2017
** 18 February: Volem acollir protests.
** 28 July: 2017 Barcelona train crash.
** 17 August: Barcelona attacks.
** The Parliament of Catalonia declares the independence from Spain.
* 2019 – 2019–2020 Catalan protests.
* 2020 – 25 January: COVID-19 pandemic begins.
* 2023
** Sister city relationship suspended with Tel Aviv, Israel.
** 28 May: 2023 Barcelona City Council election held; Jaume Collboni elected mayor.