Timeline of Málaga

The following is a timeline of the History of Málaga, history of the city of Málaga, Andalusia, Spain.

Ancient history

* 770 BCE – () founded by Phoenicians from Tyre, Lebanon, Tyre.
* 205 BCE – Roman Republic in power in .
* 81-84 CE – Lex Malacitana or Lex Flavia Malacitana is given. Malaca was governed under this law, which granted free-born persons the privileges of Roman citizenship.

Middle Ages

Early Middle Ages

* 571 CE – Visigoth Leovigild in power.
* 711 CE – Umayyad conquest of Hispania, Umayyad invasion .
* 756 CE – Umayyad Abd al-Rahman I in power.
* 907 CE – Mālaqah besieged by forces of Aban son of Abd Allah.

High Middle Ages

* 1035 – Alcazaba of Málaga, Palace of the Alcazaba built.
* 1079 – "Conquest of Malaga by :ca:Al-Mutawàkkil ibn al-Àftas, Ibn Omar."

Late Middle Ages

* 1232 – Mālaqah becomes part of the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada.
* 1350 – Traveler Ibn Battuta visits city.

Modern Period

* 1486 – 4 August: Roman Catholic Diocese of Málaga established.
* 1487 – Siege of Málaga (1487); Málaga is incorporated in the Crown of Castile and repopulated.
* 1490 – Santiago el Mayor church built.
* 1494 – Earthquake.
* 1505 – Hospital of Santo Tomas founded.
* 1522 – Málaga Cathedral construction begins.
* 1540 – Buenavista Palace (Málaga), Buenavista Palace built.
* 1656 – 21 July: Raid on Málaga (1656), Raid on Málaga by English forces.
* 1680 – .
* 1719 – Málaga Cathedral construction completed.
* 1741 – Yellow fever epidemic.
* 1757 – (church) built.
* 1782 – Málaga Cathedral construction completed.
* 1785 – Consulate of the Sea, Consulado (merchant guild) established.
* 1790 – active.

Contemporary Period

19th century

* 1804 – Epidemic.
* 1810 – City "sacked by the French.(Horace François Bastien Sébastiani de La Porta, General Sebastiani"
* 1830 – Cementerio Ingles (cemetery) established.
* 1831 – 11 December: Execution of rebel José María de Torrijos y Uriarte.
* 1834 – Heredia's iron finery forge begins operating.
* 1851 – Escuela Provincial de Bellas Artes (art school) opens.
* 1857 – Population: 94,293.
* 1854 – Bank of Málaga founded.
* 1862 – Córdoba, Andalusia, Córdoba-Málaga railway begins operating.
* 1864 – February: Arrest of a Polish ship with weapons and ammunition, organized by Polish émigré activists to support the ongoing Polish January Uprising in partitioned Poland (see also ''Poland–Spain relations'').
* 1870 – (theatre) opens.
* 1876 – Plaza de toros de La Malagueta (bullring) built.
* 1877 – Population: 115,882.
* 1879 – (market) built.
* 1881 – Pablo Picasso born in Malaga.
* 1885 – Socialista Malagueña founded.
* 1891
** Calle Marqués de Larios (street) inaugurated.
** English Church built on Avenida de Pries.
* 1897 – Sociedad Propagandística del Clima y Embellecimiento de Málaga established.
* 1899 – (monument) erected.
* 1900 – Population: city 130,109; province 511,989.

20th century

* 1904
** Málaga CF, Málaga Club de Fútbol ("The Anchovies") formed.
** built in area.

* 1907 – September: Flood.
* 1908 – Malaga-Vélez-Málaga railway begins operating.
* 1919 – Málaga Airport opens.
* 1913 – Museo Provincial de Bellas Artes (museum) founded.
* 1918 – built.
* 1925 – Alameda Principal opens to traffic.
* 1937
** February: Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War), Nationalists Battle of Málaga (1937), capture Malaga.
** ''Boinas Rojas'' newspaper begins publication.
* 1940
** ''La Tarde'' newspaper begins publication.
** Population: 238,085.
* 1941 – La Rosaleda Stadium opens.
* 1945 – Cine Albeniz (cinema) opens.
* 1947 – Museo Arqueológico Provincial (museum) founded.
* 1949 – housing construction begins.

* 1966 – Cine Astoria (cinema) opens.
* 1970 – Population: 374,452.
* 1972 – University of Málaga established.
* 1973 – Museo de Málaga established.
* 1976
** (museum) opens.
** Málaga Centro-Alameda railway station opens.
* 1979 – Pedro Aparicio Sánchez becomes mayor.
* 1981 – Population: 503,251.
* 1982 – 13 September: Spantax Flight 995, Spantax airplane crash.
* 1988
** Fundación Picasso established.
** (church) built.
* 1991 – Orquesta Filarmónica de Málaga (orchestra) active.
* 1992
** Andalusia Technology Park (science complex) opens.
** Baloncesto Málaga (basketball team) formed.
* 1995 – Celia Villalobos becomes mayor.
* 1998 – Málaga Film Festival, Málaga Spanish Film Festival begins.
* 1999
** ''La Opinión de Málaga'' begins publication.
** Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena (arena) opens.
* 2000
** July: Politician Jose Maria Martin Carpena assassinated.
** Francisco de la Torre (politician) becomes mayor.

21st century

* 2003
** Málaga Metropolitan Transport Consortium established.
** Museo Picasso Málaga opens.
* 2004 – ' magazine begins publication.
* 2006 – 2006 European Cup (athletics) held.
* 2009 – Honorary Consulate of Poland opened.
* 2010
** 29 September: .
** Population: 568,507.
* 2011 – Carmen Thyssen Museum opens.

See also

* History of Málaga
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* Timeline of the Muslim presence in the Iberian Peninsula, circa 8th-15th century CE
* :City timelines, Timelines of other Ranked lists of Spanish municipalities#By population, cities in the autonomous community of Andalusia: Timeline of Almería, Almería, Timeline of Cádiz, Cádiz, Timeline of Córdoba, Spain, Córdoba, Timeline of Granada, Granada, Timeline of Jaén, Spain, Jaén, Timeline of Jerez de la Frontera, Jerez de la Frontera, Timeline of Seville, Seville
* List of municipalities in Andalusia

References

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

Bibliography

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External links

Map of Málaga
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* Europeana

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* Digital Public Library of America
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