Timeline of Jaén, Spain explained
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Jaén, Spain.
Before 20th century
- 1246 - Jaén becomes part of the Kingdom of Castile per the Treaty of Jaén.
- 1248 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Jaén established.[1]
- 1712 - Earthquake.
- 1724 - Jaén Cathedral consecrated.
- 1727 - Iglesia de la Merced consecrated.
- 1786 - Real Sociedad Económica de Amigos del País de la Ciudad y Reino de Jaén established.[2]
- 1813 - Diputación Provincial de Jaén founded.
- 1833 - City becomes part of the newly formed Province of Jaén.
- 1842 - Population: 17,387.
- 1895
- 1900 - Population: 26,434.
20th century
- 1901 - (city hall) built (approximate date).
- 1907 - (theatre) opens.
- 1922 - Real Jaén (football club) formed.
- 1927 - (theatre) built.
- 1937 - 1 April: Bombing of Jaén by German forces.
- 1940 - Population: 54,631.
- 1941 - newspaper begins publication.
- 1944 - Estadio de la Victoria (stadium) opens.
- 1949 - (bus depot) built.
- 1958 - Premio Jaén piano competition begins.
- 1960 - Plaza de Toros de Jaén (bullring) built.
- 1969 - (museum) established.
- 1988 - built.
- 1989 - (church) built.
- 1990 - (museum) opens.
- 1991
- opens.
- Population: 107,413
- 1993 - University of Jaén established.[3]
21st century
- 2001 - Nuevo Estadio de La Victoria (stadium) opens.
- 2002 - (railway) construction begins.
- 2005 - theatre festival begins.
- 2008 - (theatre) opens.
- 2011
- 2015 - becomes mayor.
See also
References
This article incorporates information from the Spanish Wikipedia.
Bibliography
- Jaen (town) . 15 . 125 . 1910 . . 1.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Spain . . Norway . 27 October 2016 .
- Book: Diccionario de bibliografía agronómica . Braulio Antón Ramírez . Madrid . Manuel Rivadeneyra . 1865 . Sociedades economicas del reino . http://hdl.handle.net/2027/ucm.5309027638?urlappend=%3Bseq=412. HathiTrust . es . 390–409 . 2027/ucm.5309027638?urlappend=%3Bseq=412 .
- Book: Walter Rüegg . History of the University in Europe . 4 . Universities Since 1945 . 2011. Cambridge University Press. 978-1-139-49425-0 . Universities founded in Europe between 1945 and 1995 . 576+ .
- Web site: Alterations to the municipalities in the Population Censuses since 1842: Jaén . 27 October 2016 . .