Timeline of Gijón

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

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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

21st century
  • 2003 - Jardín Botánico Atlántico (garden) founded.[10]
  • 2011

See also
  • List of mayors of Gijon

Other cities in the autonomous community of Asturias:(es)

References
  1. Archivo Municipal de Gijón. "Carta de servicios" (in Spanish). Ayuntamiento de Gijón. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  2. "Archivo Municipal de Gijón". Censo-Guía de Archivos (in Spanish). Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  3. Britannica 1910.
  4. "Alterations to the municipalities in the Population Censuses since 1842: Gijón". Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain). Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  5. "La casa consistorial cumple 150 años", El Comercio (in Spanish), 15 August 2015
  6. "Spain". Western Europe. Regional Surveys of the World (5th ed.). Europa Publications. 2003. ISBN 978-1-85743-152-0.
  7. "La ciudá: Historia" (in Asturian). Ayuntamientu de Xixón. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  8. "Spain". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1910 – via HathiTrust.
  9. "55 años como vigía de Gijón" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  10. "Garden Search: Spain". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved 21 October 2016.

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