Timeline of Alicante

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

Prior to 20th century

 * 718 – Moors in power.
 * 1240 – Valencian moor became governor (rais) of Laqant, until he departed to exile in 1247.
 * 1247 – Castle of Alacant is defended by Valencian moor al-Azraq.
 * 1252 – Owned by Alfonso X.
 * 1265 – Colonized mainly by Catalan population during an ongoing military campaign led by James I of Aragon. Catalan became traditional language in Alicante since then until nowadays.
 * 1296/1304 – Alicante becomes part of the Kingdom of Valencia per Treaty of Torrellas.
 * 1331 – Attempted siege of Alicante by Moorish forces.
 * 1490 – Given the status of a town by Ferdinand II.
 * 1662 – San Nicolás de Bari church built.
 * 1709 – Siege of Alicante by French forces.
 * 1780 – built (approximate date).
 * 1785 – Consulado (merchant guild) established.
 * 1797 – Population: 20,000.
 * 1822 – (governing body) established.
 * 1834 – Alicante Sociedad Económica de los Amigos del País established.
 * 1842 – Population: 19,021.
 * 1847 – (theatre) built.
 * 1855 – Public library established.
 * 1858 – begins operating.
 * 1860 – dismantling begins.
 * 1873 – by Federalists of Cartagena.
 * 1885 – Murcia-Alicante railway built.
 * 1886 – (park) created.
 * 1888 – (bullring) built.
 * 1900
 * (courthouse) built.
 * Population: 50,142.

20th century

 * 1902 – composed by.
 * 1906 –  newspaper begins publication.
 * 1913 –  newspaper begins publication.
 * 1919 – (football club) formed.
 * 1921 – built on.
 * 1922 – Hércules CF (football club) active.
 * 1924 – Cine Monumental (cinema) built.
 * 1925
 * (cemetery) established.
 * barrio developed.
 * 1930
 * Fountain installed in the.
 * Population: 73,071.
 * 1931
 * 12 April: Municipal election held.(es)
 * built.
 * 1932 – Archaeological Museum of Alicante opens.
 * 1938 – 25 May: Bombing of Alicante during the Spanish Civil War.
 * 1939
 * (detention camp) created.
 * 30 March: Italian forces take city from the Republicans.
 * 1941 –  newspaper begins publication.
 * 1947 – constructed.
 * 1950 – Population: 104,222.
 * 1956 – built.
 * 1959 – Roman Catholic Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante active.
 * 1962 – Estudiotel Alicante high-rise built.
 * 1963 – El Barco high-rise built in barrio.
 * 1967 – El Altet Airport opens.
 * 1968 – Alicante railway station rebuilt.
 * 1971 – Gran Sol hi-rise built on the.
 * 1974
 * (archives) established.
 * Estadio José Rico Pérez (stadium) opens.
 * 1977 – Alicante Museum of Contemporary Art opens.
 * 1979
 * University of Alicante established.
 * (stadium) opens.
 * 1981 – Population: 251,387.
 * 1982 – Part of 1982 FIFA World Cup football contest held in Alicante.
 * 1983 – Biblioteca Pública Azorín de Alicante (library) active.
 * 1985 – begins.
 * 1993 – (theatre festival) begins.
 * 1999 – Alicante Tram begins operating.

21st century

 * 2001
 * European Union Intellectual Property Office headquartered in Alicante.
 * Gravina Museum of Fine Arts established.
 * 2004 – begins.
 * 2005 – Film studio Ciudad de la Luz begins operating.
 * 2009 – Alicante Innovation and Territory regional development plan published.
 * 2011
 * (concert hall) built.
 * Population: 329,325.
 * 2014 – Population: 332,067 city; 757,085.
 * 2015 – becomes mayor.

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