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

Prior to 20th century

 718 – Moors in power.
 1240 – Valencian moor Zayyan ibn Mardanix became governor (rais) of Laqant, until he departed to exile in 1247.
 1247 – Castle of Alacant is defended by Valencian moor al-Azraq.
 1252 – Owned by Alfonso X.
 1265 – Colonized mainly by Catalan population during an ongoing military campaign led by James I of Aragon. Catalan became traditional language in Alicante since then until nowadays.
 1296/1304 – Alicante becomes part of the Kingdom of Valencia per Treaty of Torrellas.
 1331 – Attempted siege of Alicante by Moorish forces.
 1490 – Given the status of a town by Ferdinand II.
 1662 – San Nicolás de Bari church built.
 1709 – Siege of Alicante by French forces.
 1780 –  built (approximate date).
 1785 – Consulado (merchant guild) established.
 1797 – Population: 20,000.
 1822 –  (governing body) established.
 1834 – Alicante Sociedad Económica de los Amigos del País established.
 1842 – Population: 19,021.
 1847 –  (theatre) built.
 1855 – Public library established.
 1858 –  begins operating.
 1860 –  dismantling begins.
 1873 –  by Federalists of Cartagena.
 1885 – Murcia-Alicante railway built.
 1886 –  (park) created.
 1888 –  (bullring) built.
 1900
  (courthouse) built.
 Population: 50,142.

20th century

 1902 –  composed by .
 1906 –  newspaper begins publication.
 1913 –  newspaper begins publication.
 1919 –  (football club) formed.
 1921 –  built on .
 1922 – Hércules CF (football club) active.
 1924 – Cine Monumental (cinema) built.
 1925
  (cemetery) established.
  barrio developed.
 1930
 Fountain installed in the .
 Population: 73,071.
 1931
 12 April: Municipal election held.(es)
  built.
 1932 – Archaeological Museum of Alicante opens.
 1938 – 25 May: Bombing of Alicante during the Spanish Civil War.
 1939
  (detention camp) created.
 30 March: Italian forces take city from the Republicans.
 1941 –  newspaper begins publication.
 1947 –  constructed.
 1950 – Population: 104,222.
 1956 –  built.
 1959 – Roman Catholic Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante active.
 1962 – Estudiotel Alicante high-rise built.
 1963 – El Barco high-rise built in  barrio.
 1967 – El Altet Airport opens.
 1968 – Alicante railway station rebuilt.
 1971 – Gran Sol hi-rise built on the .
 1974
  (archives) established.
 Estadio José Rico Pérez (stadium) opens.
 1977 – Alicante Museum of Contemporary Art opens.
 1979
 University of Alicante established.
  (stadium) opens.
 1981 – Population: 251,387.
 1982 – Part of 1982 FIFA World Cup football contest held in Alicante.
 1983 – Biblioteca Pública Azorín de Alicante (library) active.
 1985 –  begins.
 1993 –  (theatre festival) begins.
 1999 – Alicante Tram begins operating.

21st century

 2001
 European Union Intellectual Property Office headquartered in Alicante.
 Gravina Museum of Fine Arts established.
 2004 –  begins.
 2005 – Film studio Ciudad de la Luz begins operating.
 2009 – Alicante Innovation and Territory regional development plan published.
 2011
  (concert hall) built.
 Population: 329,325.
 2014 – Population: 332,067 city; 757,085 .
 2015 –  becomes mayor.

See also
 History of Alicante
 List of mayors of Alicante

Other cities in the autonomous Valencian Community:(es)
 Timeline of Valencia

References

This article incorporates information from the Spanish Wikipedia and Catalan Wikipedia.

Bibliography

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External links

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 Items related to Alicante, various dates (via Europeana)
 Items related to Alicante, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)

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