page_title: Timeline of Madrid
section_title: 18th century
hierarchical_section_title: Timeline of Madrid / 18th century
caption_attribution_description: English: Basílica de San Francisco el Grande ("Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi") in Madrid (Spain). Español: Basílica de San Francisco el Grande de Madrid (España).Madrid, iglesia de San Francisco el Grande
context_page_description: The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Madrid, Spain.
context_section_description: 1706 – City occupied by Portuguese.
  1713 – Real Academia Española founded.
  1714 – Real Biblioteca del Palacio formed.
  1734 – Royal Alcazar burns down.
  1737 – Real Colegio de Profesores Boticarios established.
  1738 – Real Academia de la Historia founded.
  1743 – Teatro de la Cruz renovated.
  1751 – Compañía Guipuzcoana de Caracas headquartered in Madrid.
  1752 – Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando founded.
  1755 – Real Jardín Botánico founded.
  1756 – Puerta de Recoletos built.
  1766 – Esquilache Riots.
  1767 – Buen Retiro Park opens.
  1774 – Casa de Fieras del Retiro (zoo) opens.
  1778 – Puerta de Alcalá inaugurated.
  1782 – Cibeles Fountain built on Plaza de Cibeles.
  1784 – San Francisco el Grande Basilica built.
  1790 – Plaza Mayor reconstructed.
  1798 – Royal Chapel of St. Anthony of La Florida built. Population: 170,000
caption: The San Francisco el Grande Basilica was finished in 1784
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