Timeline of Gijón
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Gijón, Spain.
Prior to 20th century
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- 1560 - Gijón city archives active (approximate date).[1][2]
- 1721 - Palacio de Revillagigedo built.
- 1797 - Real Instituto Jovellanos founded.[3]
- 1842 - Population: 16,558.[4]
- 1865 - Casa consistorial de Gijón built.[5]
- 1878 - El Comercio newspaper begins publication.[6]
- 1888 - El Bibio bullring opens.
- 1892 - El Musel port opens.[7]
- 1900 – Population: 47,544.[8]
20th century
- 1905 - Sporting de Gijón is founded.
- 1930 - Population: 78,239.[4]
- 1940 - Population: 101,341.[4]
- 1955 - The construction of the Universidad Laboral finished.[9]
- 1981 - Population: 255,969.[4]
- 1982 - Part of 1982 FIFA World Cup football contest held in Gijón, including the controversial match between West Germany and Austria.
- 1987 - Vicente Álvarez Areces becomes mayor.
- 1992 - Palacio de Deportes opens.
- 1999 - Paz Fernández Felgueroso becomes mayor.
21st century
- 2003 - Jardín Botánico Atlántico (garden) founded.[10]
- 2011
- Carmen Moriyón becomes mayor.
- Population: 276,969.[4]
See also
Other cities in the autonomous community of Asturias:(es)
References
- ^ Archivo Municipal de Gijón. "Carta de servicios" (in Spanish). Ayuntamiento de Gijón. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ^ "Archivo Municipal de Gijón". Censo-Guía de Archivos (in Spanish). Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ^ Britannica 1910.
- ^ a b c d e "Alterations to the municipalities in the Population Censuses since 1842: Gijón". Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain). Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ^ "La casa consistorial cumple 150 años", El Comercio (in Spanish), 15 August 2015
- ^ "Spain". Western Europe. Regional Surveys of the World (5th ed.). Europa Publications. 2003. ISBN 978-1-85743-152-0.
- ^ "La ciudá: Historia" (in Asturian). Ayuntamientu de Xixón. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ^ "Spain". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1910 – via HathiTrust.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - ^ "55 años como vigía de Gijón" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ^ "Garden Search: Spain". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
This article incorporates information from the Asturian Wikipedia and Spanish Wikipedia.
Bibliography
- "Gijon", Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 12 (11th ed.), New York, 1910, p. 6, OCLC 14782424 – via Internet Archive
{{citation}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - "Gijon", Spain and Portugal (4th ed.), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1913 – via HathiTrust
{{citation}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - Trudy Ring, ed. (1995). "Gijon". Southern Europe. International Dictionary of Historic Places. Vol. 3. Fitzroy Dearborn. ISBN 1884964028.
External links
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