Granada chronology
The following is a chronology of the history of the city of Granada, Andalusia, Spain.
Before 16th century
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- 64 CE - Diocese of Granada established (approximate date).[1]
- 8th century - City wall construction begins.
- 713 CE - Muslims in power.[2]
- 1066 - Massacred the Jewish population of the city 1066 Granada massacre
- 1090 - Almoravids in power.[2]
- 1166 - Almohads in power.[2]
- 1238 - City becomes capital of the Nasrid Emirate of Granada, Al-Andalus;[2] Muhammad ibn Nasr in power.[3]
- 1248 - Alhambra construction begins.[4]
- 1309 - Generalife built.[5]
- 1319 - Alcázar Genil built.[2]
- 1330s - Corral del Carbón built.[6]
- 1349 - Yusufiyya Madrasa established.[3]
- 1367 - Maristan (hospital) built.[2]
- 1370 - Alhambra's Palace of the Myrtles built.[5]
- 1391 - Alhambra's Palace of the Lions built.[5]
- 1410s - Antequeruela settlement developed.[3]
- 1492
- City becomes capital of the Kingdom of Granada (Crown of Castile).
- Edict of Expulsion of Jews issued.[1]
- 1493 - Hernando de Talavera becomes archbishop.
- 1496 - Printing press in use.[7]
- 1499 - Muslim rebellions in Granada province.[8]
16th-19th centuries
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- 1501 - City divided into 23 parishes.[2]
- 1504 - Hospital Real de Granada founded.[2]
- 1505 - Real Chancillería de Granada established.[2]
- 1516 - Carthusian monastery built outside city.[9]
- 1521 - Capilla Real built.[2]
- 1525 - Burial of monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella in the Capilla Real.[10]
- 1531 - University of Granada founded.[9]
- 1587 - Chancillería (tribunal building) constructed.[2]
- 1593 - Theatre built.[11]
- 1614 - Expulsion of the Moriscos.[12]
- 1624 - April: Philip IV visits city.[13]
- 1703 - Granada Cathedral built.[9]
- 1764 - Gacetilla Curiosa begins publication.[11]
- 1810 - Occupation of city by French forces begins.[10]
- 1812 - Occupation of city by French forces ends.[10]
- 1833 - Province of Granada established.[10]
- 1839 - Museo de Bellas Artes de Granada established.[14]
- 1843 - Alcaiceria (bazaar) burns down.[15]
- 1879 - Provincial Archaeological Museum of Granada established.[14]
- 1892 - Caja General de Ahorros de Granada (bank) founded.
20th century
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- 1900 - Population: 75,900.[9]
- 1910 - Cafe Futbol in business.[16]
- 1920 - Population: 103,368.[17]
- 1929 - Casa de los Tiros Museum established.[14]
- 1931 - Granada Club de Fútbol formed.
- 1936
- 1940 - Population: 155,405.[17]
- 1961 - Cine Madrigal (cinema) opens.[19]
- 1972 - Airport opens.[20]
- 1981 - Population: 262,182.[17]
- 1984 - Alhambra declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- 1986 - Huerta de San Vicente Museum (of Lorca) active (approximate date).[citation needed]
- 1991
- Jesús Quero Molina becomes mayor.
- Population: 287,864.[17]
- 1995
- Parque de las Ciencias (Granada) (science museum)[21] and Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes (stadium) open.
- Gabriel Díaz Berbel becomes mayor.[22]
- 1999 - José Enrique Moratalla becomes mayor.
21st century
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- 2003
- Mosque built.[23][24]
- José Torres Hurtado becomes mayor.
- 2004
- Granada Atlético Club de Fútbol formed.
- Kinepolis Granada (cinema) opens near city.[19]
- 2007 - Granada metro construction begins.[25]
- 2008 - Hay Festival of literature held.[26]
- 2014 - CajaGranada Fundación established.
See also
- Granada history
- Timeline of the Muslim presence in the Iberian Peninsula, circa 8th-15th century CE
Other cities in the autonomous community of Andalusia:(es)
- Timeline of Almería
- Timeline of Cádiz
- Timeline of Córdoba, Andalusia
- Timeline of Jaén, Spain
- Timeline of Jerez de la Frontera
- Timeline of Málaga
- Timeline of Seville
- List of municipalities in Andalusia
References
- ^ a b F. Fita (1913). "Granada". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Colum Hourihane (2012). "Granada". Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-539536-5.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c L. Patrick Harvey (2013). "Granada". In E. Michael Gerli (ed.). Medieval Iberia: An Encyclopedia. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-136-77161-3.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - ^ John Tavenor Perry (1893). Chronology of Mediæval and Renaissance Architecture. J. Murray.
- ^ a b c "Archnet".
{{cite web}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ "Granada's Top 10 Moorish Secrets", The Guardian, 3 April 2008
- ^ F. J. Norton (1966). Printing in Spain 1501-1520. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-13118-6.
- ^ M. Ali Kattani (1997). "Muslims in Spain after the Fall of Granada". Islamic Studies. 36. JSTOR 23076032.
- ^ a b c d "Granada", Encyclopaedia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424
{{citation}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b c d Trudy Ring, ed. (1996). "Granada". Southern Europe. International Dictionary of Historic Places. Vol. 3. Fitzroy Dearborn. p. 296+. OCLC 31045650.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - ^ a b James Casey (2007). Family and Community in Early Modern Spain: The Citizens of Granada, 1570–1739. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-139-46237-2.
- ^ Abraham Rees (1819), "Granada", The Cyclopaedia, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown
{{citation}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - ^ A. Katie Harris (2010). From Muslim to Christian Granada: Inventing a City's Past in Early Modern Spain. Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-9192-2.
- ^ a b c "Our Museums: Granada". Portal de Museos de Andalucia. Regional Government of Andalusia. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ C.F. Seybold (1927). "Granada". Encyclopedia of Islam. Leiden: Brill. pp. 175+.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - ^ "Spain: Granada". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Alterations to the municipalities in the Population Censuses since 1842: Granada". Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain). Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ Roberto Villa García (2009). "The Failure of Electoral Modernization: The Elections of May 1936 in Granada". Journal of Contemporary History. 44. JSTOR 40543041.
- ^ a b "Movie Theaters in Granada". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ "48 Hours In: Granada, Spain", The Independent, UK, 1 October 2005
- ^ Domingo Ródenas de Moya, ed. (2009). Más es más: sociedad y cultura en la España democrática, 1986-2008 (in Spanish). Iberoamericana Editorial. ISBN 978-84-8489-461-2.
- ^ "Necrologica: Gabriel Díaz Berbel, el más singular alcalde de Granada", El País (in Spanish), Madrid, 18 June 2011
- ^ "Granada Journal; Where the Moors Held Sway, Allah Is Praised Again", New York Times, 21 October 2003
- ^ "Spanish mosque calms extremism fears", BBC News, 9 March 2004
- ^ "Spain's town hall meltdown", The Independent, UK, 30 October 2011
- ^ "Hay puts focus on Arabic literature as festival is exported to Granada", The Independent, UK, 12 March 2008
This article incorporates information from the Spanish Wikipedia.
Further reading
- Published in the 19th century
- Jedidiah Morse; Richard C. Morse (1823), "Granada", New Universal Gazetteer (4th ed.), New Haven: S. Converse
{{citation}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - David Brewster, ed. (1830). "Granada". Edinburgh Encyclopædia. Edinburgh: William Blackwood.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - Arthur de Capell Brooke (1831), "(Granada)", Sketches in Spain and Morocco, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, OCLC 13783280
{{citation}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - Richard Ford (1855), "Granada", A Handbook for Travellers in Spain (3rd ed.), London: J. Murray, OCLC 2145740
{{citation}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - John Lomas, ed. (1889), "Granada", O'Shea's Guide to Spain and Portugal (8th ed.), Edinburgh: Adam & Charles Black
{{citation}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - Manuel Gómez-Moreno (1892). Guía de Granada (in Spanish). Indalecio Ventura.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - Ángel Ganivet (1896). Granada la bella (in Spanish).
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) 1905 ed.
- Published in the 20th century
- "Granada", Jewish Encyclopedia, vol. 6, New York, 1907
{{citation}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - "Granada", Spain and Portugal (3rd ed.), Leipsic: Karl Baedeker, 1908, OCLC 1581249
- Benjamin Vincent (1910), "Granada", Haydn's Dictionary of Dates (25th ed.), London: Ward, Lock & Co.
{{citation}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - J. Bosque Maurel (1962), Geografía urbana de Granada (in Spanish)
- Gallego Burin (1982). Granada: Guia artistica e historica de la ciudad (in Spanish).
- "Granada", Spain, Portugal, & Morocco, Let's Go, St. Martin's Press, 1990, pp. 194+, OL 10384941M
- J Dickie. Granada: A case study of Arab urbanism in Muslim Spain. 1992.
- "Andalucia: Granada", Spain (8th ed.), Rough Guides, 1999, pp. 291+, OL 9003565M
- Published in the 21st century
- Juan Carlos Rodriguez (2001). "(Granada)". In Joan Ramon Resina (ed.). Iberian Cities. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-53463-8.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) (discusses Ganivet's writing about Granada) - Teodoro Luque-Martínez and Francisco Muñoz-Leiva. "City benchmarking: a methodological proposal referring specifically to Granada." Cities 22.6 (2005): 411-423.
- Athena C. Syrakoy (2007). "Maristan and its role in Nasrid Granada". In Amira K. Bennison and Alison L. Gascoigne (ed.). Cities in the Pre-Modern Islamic World:. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-09650-3.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - D Coleman. Creating Christian Granada: Society and Religious Culture in an Old-World Frontier City, 1492–1600. 2013
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Granada.
- Map of Granada, 1943
- Europeana. Items related to Granada, various dates.
- Digital Public Library of America. Items related to Granada, various dates
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