Timeline of A Coruña

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of A Coruña, Galicia, Spain.

Prior to 19th century

  • 4000-2000 BC - Burial constructions in Monte das Arcas[1]
  • 3rd century BC - Castro de Elviña begins occupation.
  • 62 BC - Julius Caesar came to the city (then named Brigantium) in pursuit of the metal trade, establishing commerce with what are now France, England and Portugal.
  • 2nd century CE - Tower of Hercules built (approximate date).[2]
  • 9th century - Björn Ironside visited Tower of Hercules looking for gold
  • 911 - Bermudo II started the construction of military positions in the coast, with a defensive role. A fortress with a permanent garrison was built at Faro, in the ruins of the Tower of Hercules.
  • 12th century - Igrexa de Santiago (A Coruña) (church) built.[2]
  • 13th century - Royal Mint of A Coruña established.
  • 1208
    • Afonso IX founded again Crunia. With the privilege of disembarking and selling salt without paying taxes
    • Construction of Walls of A Coruña begins.[3]
  • 1302 - Colexiata de Santa María do Campo (church) built.[2]
  • 1370 - A Coruña was attacked by portuguese
  • 1386 - A Coruña was attacked by portuguese again
  • 1397 - Walls of A Coruña were rebuilt after portuguese attacks
  • 15th century - City renamed "A Coruña".[2]
  • 16th century - Palacio de Capitanía de A Coruña is built[4]
  • 1501 - Catherine of Aragon departs from Port of A Coruña to marry Arthur, Prince of Wales and become Queen of England.
  • 1563 - A Coruña becomes capital of Galicia, when Philip II granted the city the headquarters of the captaincy and the audience[5]
  • 1588 - Spanish Armada sails from A Coruña with the purpose of invading England.
  • 1589 - The Siege of Coruña by the English Armada. Maria Pita lead defense of the city.
  • 1595 - Castelo de Santo Antón (fort) finished (began in 1587).[2]
  • 1598 - Coruna sacked by English forces.[6]
  • 1693 - Igrexa de San Xurxo (A Coruña) (church) built (approximate date).[2]
  • 1722 - A Coruña Aqueduct is built[7]
  • 1748 - Palacio de Capitanía de A Coruña is rebuilt[4]
  • 1764 - Royal Maritime Posts of America created, growing in the port and commercial field.
  • 1765 - Academia de Agricultura del reino de Galicia (learned society) established.[8]
  • 1775 - Royal Audience of Galicia builds the Archive of the Kingdom of Galicia
  • 1785 - Consulado (merchant guild) established.[9]
  • 1790 - Consulado creates first public library in the city following principles of enlightenment.[10][11]

19th century

20th century

21st century

  • 2001 - R (cable operator) begins operations and spreads fiber optic network across the city.
  • 2002 - Estación de Elviña-Universidad (railway station) opens in San Vicente de Elviña.
  • 2007 - Elevador del Monte de San Pedro begins operating.
  • 2009 - Bicicoruña public bicycle sharing system crreated.[27]
  • 2011 - Population: 245,053.[14]
  • 2012 - National Museum of Science and Technology (MUNCYT) opens.
  • 2015
    • Xulio Ferreiro becomes mayor.
    • Third Ring Road opens.
  • 2019 - Bike lanes reach 35 km[28]

See also

References

  1. https://www.coruna.gal/castroelvina/es/el-origen-de-a-coruna/la-linea-del-tiempo?argIdioma=es
  2. María Dolores Díaz Vaquero. "La Coruña". Oxford Art Online. Missing or empty |url= (help) Retrieved 26 October 2016
  3. "La pequeña historia de las murallas de la ciudad", El Ideal Gallego (in Spanish), 24 May 2015
  4. http://www.coruna.gal/cultura/es/espacios/detalle-para-entidad/palacio-de-capitania-general/entidad/1422324862683
  5. https://elpais.com/diario/1978/04/21/espana/261957630_850215.html
  6. Britannica 1910.
  7. https://www.laopinioncoruna.es/coruna/2011/05/04/punto-abastecimiento-agua-ciudad-1722-1902/492199.html
  8. Braulio Antón Ramírez, ed. (1865). "Sociedades economicas del reino". Diccionario de bibliografía agronómica (in Spanish). Madrid: Manuel Rivadeneyra. pp. 390–409 via HathiTrust.
  9. Ralph Lee Woodward Jr. (2013) [2005], "Merchant Guilds", in Cynthia Clark Northrup (ed.), Encyclopedia of World Trade, Routledge, ISBN 9780765682680
  10. https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/coruna/coruna/2015/10/26/biblioteca-ilustracion/0003_201510H26C6992.htm
  11. https://www.laopinioncoruna.es/coruna/2009/12/08/casa-saberes/341088.html
  12. https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/carballo/2005/09/14/primera-imprenta-estable-empezo-trabajar-1805/0003_4069455.htm
  13. Baedeker 1913.
  14. "Alterations to the municipalities in the Population Censuses since 1842: 15030 Coruña, A". Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain). Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  15. http://www.ub.edu/geocrit/Simposio/cMirasMartinez_Latransicion.pdf
  16. https://www.farodevigo.es/portada-arousa/2012/11/04/vilagarcia-primer-municipio-comarca-instalar-telegrafo/706896.html
  17. https://www.academia.edu/1182140/La_evoluci%C3%B3n_del_tel%C3%A9grafo_en_Espa%C3%B1a_1800-1936
  18. Pedro Navascués (1984), "La arquitectura gallega del siglo XIX", Obradoiro (in Spanish), Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Galicia, ISSN 0211-6065
  19. Archived 2013-10-14 at the Wayback Machine
  20. "Cámara Oficial de Comercio, Industria, Servicios y Navegación de A Coruña" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  21. "Spain". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1910 via HathiTrust.
  22. https://www.tranviascoruna.com/sobre-nosotros/
  23. https://www.paxinasgalegas.es/fiestas/tranvia-de-a-coru%C3%B1a-a-coru%C3%B1a-5407.html
  24. https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/coruna/coruna/2015/04/15/san-cristobal-80-anos-tarde/0003_201504H15C2994.htm
  25. http://www.tranviascoruna.com/sobre-nosotros/
  26. Walter Rüegg, ed. (2011). "Universities founded in Europe between 1945 and 1995". Universities Since 1945. History of the University in Europe. 4. Cambridge University Press. p. 576+. ISBN 978-1-139-49425-0.
  27. https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/coruna/2009/07/16/servicio-bicicoruna-estreno-ayer-cien-usuarios/0003_7850484.htm
  28. https://www.ciudadesporlabicicleta.org/2019/03/07/a-coruna-los-carriles-bici-duplican-la-red-existente-en-2015/.

This article incorporates information from the Spanish Wikipedia and Galician Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

in Spanish

  • Enrique de Vedia y Goossens (1845). Historia y descripción de la ciudad de La Coruña (in Spanish). La Coruña: Imp. Domingo Puga.
  • Pascual Madoz, ed. (1847). "Coruña". Diccionario geográfico-estadístico-histórico de España y sus posesiones de Ultramar (in Spanish). 7. Madrid. pp. 42–126.
  • J. R. Barreiro Fernández (1986). Historia de la ciudad de La Coruña (in Spanish). La Coruña.
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