Timeline of Santander, Spain

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

Prior to 20th century

13th century CE - Santander Cathedral construction begins.
1754 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Santander established.
1785 - Consulado (merchant guild) established.^[1]
1808 - Town sacked by French forces.^[2]
1839 - Faro de Cabo Mayor [es] (lighthouse) commissioned.
1842 - Mercado del Este [es] (market) built.
1857
- Banco Santander (bank) established.
- Population: 28,907.^[3]
1868 - Juan Pombo Conejo [es]'s recreational "bathing establishment" created.^[4]
1872 - La Voz Montañesa (Santander) [es] newspaper begins publication.
1875 - Tram begins operating.^[4]
1893 - 3 November: Cabo Machichaco (ship) [es] explodes in harbour.^[5]
1895 - El Cantábrico [es] newspaper begins publication.

1902 - El Diario Montañés newspaper begins publication.
1908 - Biblioteca Municipal de Santander (library) and Museo de Bellas Artes (Santander) [es] open.^[6]
1910 - Population: 65,046.^[3]
1912 - Palacio de la Magdalena built.
1913
- Racing de Santander football club formed.
- Estadio El Sardinero (stadium) opens.
1916 - Gran Casino del Sardinero opens.
1926 - Museo de Prehistoria y Arqueología de Cantabria [es] (museum) established.
1929 - Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital founded.
1937 - August: Nationalists in power.^[7]
1940 - Population: 101,793.^[3]
1941 - Fire.^[2]
1946 - Manuel González-Mesones [es] becomes mayor.
1952 - Festival Internacional de Santander active.
1970 - Population: 149,704.^[3]
1972 - University of Santander established.
1975 - CB Cantabria handball team formed.
1981 - Museo Marítimo del Cantábrico [es] (museum) opens.
1987 - Manuel Huerta [es] becomes mayor.
1988 - Campos de Sport de El Sardinero (stadium) opens.
1991
- Palacio de Festivales built.
- Population: 196,218.^[3]
1995 - Gonzalo Piñeiro [es] becomes mayor.

2007
- Íñigo de la Serna becomes mayor.
- Las Llamas Atlantic Park opens.^{[citation needed]}

^ Ralph Lee Woodward Jr. (2013) [2005], "Merchant Guilds", in Cynthia Clark Northrup (ed.), Encyclopedia of World Trade, Routledge, ISBN 9780765682680
^ ^a ^b Leon E. Seltzer, ed. (1952), "Santander", Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, New York: Columbia University Press, p. 1691, OL 6112221M {{citation}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Alterations to the municipalities in the Population Censuses since 1842: Santander". Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain). Retrieved 30 November 2014.
^ ^a ^b J. Walton (1994). "The first Spanish seaside resorts". History Today. 44. ISSN 0018-2753 – via General OneFile.
^ Britannica 1910.
^ Suárez Cortina 2000.
^ Francisco J. Romero Salvadó (2013). "Chronology". Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Civil War. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-5784-1. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)

This article incorporates information from the Spanish Wikipedia.

"Santander", Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424 – via Internet Archive {{citation}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Patrick O'Flanagan (2008). "Santander". Port Cities of Atlantic Iberia, c.1500-1900. Ashgate. ISBN 978-0-7546-6109-2. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)

D. Antonio M. Coll (1891). Guia Consultor e Indicador de Santander y su Provincia (in Spanish).
D. Rodrigo Amador de los Ríos (1891). Santander (in Spanish). Barcelona: Estab. tip. "Arte y letras".
Manuel Suárez Cortina [es] (2000). Santander, hace un siglo [Santander a century ago] (in Spanish). Ed. Universidad de Cantabria. ISBN 978-84-8102-258-2. {{cite book}}: Check |author= value (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)