Timeline of Barcelona

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

Prior 19th century

 * 218 BCE – Barcino established by Hamilcar Barca a Carthaginian general and statesman.
 * 133 BCE – Romans in power.
 * 343 CE – Bishopric established.
 * 414 – Visigoth Ataulphus headquartered in Barcelona.
 * 713 – Arabs in power.
 * 801 – Siege of Barcelona, Franks in power; County of Barcelona established.
 * 874 – The counts of Barcelona ruled as independent monarchs.
 * 897 – Guifré el Pilós, Count of Barcelona, dies with his sons inheriting his possessions instead of an appointment of the Frank's king, making the end of Franks rule (de facto)
 * 1164 – Dynastic union of Barcelona with Aragon (grand partner).
 * 1243 – Arsenals built (approximate date).
 * 1258 – Consolat de Mar (maritime legal code) issued.
 * 1298 – Barcelona Cathedral construction begins.
 * 1359 – June: Battle of Barcelona (1359).
 * 1378 – Casa Consistorial built.
 * 1383 – Llotja del Mar (exchange) built.
 * 1391 – Santa Maria del Pi church built.
 * 1392 – Public clock installed (approximate date).
 * 1400 – Medical college established.
 * 1401
 * Taula de canvi de Barcelona (public bank) established.
 * General hospital active.
 * 1448 – Barcelona Cathedral construction completed.
 * 1450 – University of Barcelona founded.
 * 1473 – Printing press in use.
 * 1474 – Moll de la Santa Creu (wharf) construction begins.
 * 1493 – Columbus' published description of his trans-Atlantic trip becomes a "bestseller" in Barcelona.
 * 1529 – Charles V and Clement VII sign treaty in Barcelona.
 * 1609 – Bank of Barcelona established.
 * 1641 – January: Battle of Montjuïc.
 * 1651 – July: Siege of Barcelona begins.
 * 1697 – August: Siege of Barcelona (1697).
 * 1705 – September–October: Siege of Barcelona (1705).
 * 1706 – April: Siege of Barcelona (1706).
 * 1708 – Premiere of Caldara's opera . (ca)
 * 1713 – July: Siege of Barcelona (1713–14) begins.
 * 1715 – Citadel built to suppress Catalan revolts (Ciutadella de Barcelona).
 * 1792 – Custom house built.

19th century

 * 1809 – French in power.
 * 1831 - Bonaplata Factory, El Vapor founded
 * 1833 – City becomes capital of newly created Province of Barcelona.
 * 1834 – established.
 * 1842 – Bombardment of Barcelona (1842).
 * 1847
 * Gran Teatre del Liceu opens.
 * Barcelona City Hall expanded.
 * 1848
 * Mataró-Barcelona railway begins operating.
 * Institut Industrial de Catalunya founded.
 * moves into City Hall.
 * 1849 - La España Industrial el Vapor Nou begins operation in Sants
 * 1854
 * City walls dismantled (approximate date).
 * Burning of the Monasteries
 * The Luddite Conflict of the selfactinas
 * 1855 - first general strike
 * 1857 – Population: 183,787.
 * 1859 – Floral Games begin.
 * 1869 – 25 September: "Republican insurrection."
 * 1877 – Parc de la Ciutadella established from the old citadel.
 * 1881
 * La Vanguardia newspaper begins publication.
 * Premiere of 's Catalan-language opera A la voreta del mar.
 * 1882 – Gaudi's Sagrada Família cathedral construction begins.
 * 1887 – Population: 272,481.
 * 1888 – 1888 Barcelona Universal Exposition held; Arc de Triomf and Castle of the Three Dragons built.
 * 1891 – Orfeó Català chorus formed.
 * 1897
 * Eixample district laid out.
 * Els Quatre Gats cafe in business.
 * 1899 – Futbol Club Barcelona formed.
 * 1900
 * Picasso's first solo art exhibit held.
 * Population: 533,000.

20th century

 * 1901 – Regionalist League headquartered in city.
 * 1903 – Palau Robert (residence) built on Passeig de Gràcia.
 * 1905 – Jaussely's city plan introduced.
 * 1906
 * Republican Nationalist Centre and Catalan Solidarity (1906) headquartered in city.
 * Catalan language congress held.
 * 1908
 * Radical Republican Party headquartered in city.
 * Palau de la Música Catalana (concert hall) opens.
 * 1909 – July: Tragic Week (Spain).
 * 1910
 * Confederación Nacional del Trabajo (union) founded in Barcelona.
 * Les Arts i les Artistes (group) formed.
 * Gaudi's art nouveau Casa Milà built.
 * 1913
 * Sants market built.
 * Escola Catala d'Art Dramatic (school) established.
 * 1914
 * National Library of Catalonia established.
 * Park Güell built.
 * 1918 – Majestic Hotel Inglaterra in business.
 * 1919 – Danone yogurt manufactory turn business.
 * 1919 – La Canadenca strike, a successful 44 day general strike for the 8-hour-day
 * 1920 – Population: 710,335.
 * 1921 – 8 March: Politician Dato assassinated.
 * 1922
 * Publicat newspaper begins publication.
 * Pathe Cinema opens.
 * opens in the.
 * 1923 – 13 September: Coup; Primo de Rivera in power.
 * 1924 – Barcelona Metro begins operating.
 * 1925 – Salvador Dalí's first solo art exhibit held.
 * 1929
 * 1929 Barcelona International Exposition held; Palau Nacional built.
 * Cafe de l'Opera in business.
 * 1930 – Population: 1,005,565.
 * 1931 – Catalan Republic proclaimed in 14 April by Francesc Macià, replaced three days later by de Generalitat.
 * 1932
 * Fira de Barcelona established.
 * Le Corbusier's city plan introduced.
 * The Cortes of the Republic grants self-governance to Catalonia.
 * 1933 – Boadas bar in business.
 * 1934
 * Cine Verdi opens.
 * Events of 6 October.
 * National Art Museum of Catalonia inaugurated.
 * 1936
 * July 1936 military uprising in Barcelona.
 * Cine New-York (cinema) opens.
 * 1937 – May Days.
 * 1938 – March: Bombing of Barcelona by nationalist forces.
 * 1939 – Franco in power.
 * 1943 – Barcelona City History Museum inaugurated.
 * 1948 – Dau al Set cultural group active.
 * 1951 – Barcelona tram strike
 * 1955 – 1955 Mediterranean Games.
 * 1957
 * Estadi del FC Barcelona (stadium) opens.
 * Josep Maria de Porcioles i Colomer becomes mayor.
 * 1963 – Museu Picasso opens.
 * 1968
 * Instituto Politécnico Superior and La Claca puppet theatre established.
 * Autonomous University of Barcelona established.
 * 1970 – Population: 1,745,142.
 * 1971 – Parc del Laberint d'Horta opens.
 * 1973 – Enric Massó i Vázquez becomes mayor.
 * 1974
 * Barcelona Metropolitan Corporation created.
 * Dalí Theatre and Museum opened.
 * 1975 – Fundación Joan Miró built.
 * 1976 – Festival Grec de Barcelona begins.
 * 1978 – Barcelona International Centre of Photography inaugurated.
 * 1982
 * Pasqual Maragall becomes mayor.
 * Part of 1982 FIFA World Cup football contest held in Barcelona.
 * 1986 – Barcelona Metròpolis magazine begins publication and the city was chosen to host the 1992 Summer Olympics.
 * 1987
 * 19 June: Hipercor bombing.
 * Parc de la Creueta del Coll established. and the city sign an agreement to host the 1992 Summer Paralympics
 * 1989 – European Institute for the Mediterranean established.
 * 1990
 * Population: 1,707,286.
 * 18 June: Pompeu Fabra University established.
 * 1992 – 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Paralympics were held.
 * 1995
 * First Manga Barcelona.
 * Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art established.
 * Open University of Catalonia established.
 * 1997 – Joan Clos becomes mayor.
 * 1999 – L'Auditori opens and the Final of the UEFA Champions League at Camp Nou

21st century

 * 2004
 * 2004 Universal Forum of Cultures.
 * Trambaix and Trambesòs opened to the public.
 * September: World Urban Forum held.
 * 2004 Universal Forum of Cultures held.
 * Barcelona Institute of International Studies established.
 * 2005 – Torre Agbar built.
 * 2006
 * 4F case.
 * Jordi Hereu becomes mayor.
 * 2007 – Bicing bikeshare program launched.
 * 2008
 * Madrid–Barcelona high-speed rail line inaugurated.
 * Subway terror plot foiled.
 * 2009
 * W Barcelona Hotel built.
 * 19 January: 1st Gaudí Awards.
 * Estadi RCDE (stadium) opens.
 * 2010
 * 10 July: 2010 Catalan autonomy protest.
 * Sister city relationship established with San Francisco, California.
 * 2011
 * Caixabank founded.
 * Xavier Trias elected mayor.
 * Population: 1,620,943.
 * 2012 – 11 September: 2012 Catalan independence demonstration.
 * 2015
 * 1 April: Barcelona Supercomputing Center established.
 * 20 April: Barcelona school killing.
 * 24 May: Barcelona City Council election, 2015 held; Ada Colau elected mayor.
 * 2016 Barcelona Metro line 9 connecting to the airport finished.
 * 2017
 * 18 February: Volem acollir protests.
 * 28 July: 2017 Barcelona train crash.
 * 17 August: Barcelona attacks.
 * The Parliament of Catalonia declares the independence from Spain.
 * 2019 – 2019–2020 Catalan protests.
 * 2020 – 25 January: COVID-19 pandemic begins.
 * 2023
 * Sister city relationship suspended with Tel Aviv, Israel.
 * 28 May: 2023 Barcelona City Council election held; Jaume Collboni elected mayor.