Timeline of Porto

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Porto, Portugal.

Prior to 19th century

 * 5th-4th C. BCE - "Fortified settlement of Cale" active.
 * 540 CE - Visigoths in power (approximate date).
 * 559 CE - Church of São Martinho de Cedofeita built.
 * 588 CE - Roman Catholic Diocese of Porto established.
 * 716 - Moors in power.
 * 997 - Christians in power.
 * 1120 - "Ecclesiastical city" founded per "royal endowment."
 * 12th C.- Porto Cathedral construction begins.
 * 1234 - Church of São Francisco built.
 * 1238 - Church of Saint Domingos built.
 * 1325 - Custom House built.
 * 1370s - Construction of Fernandina Wall completed.
 * 1386 - Judiaria do Olival (Jewish quarter) established. (pt)
 * 1410 - Church of São Francisco rebuilt.
 * 1520s - (street) opens.
 * 1548 - Inquisition begins.
 * 1559 - (church) built.
 * 1580 - 24 October: Capture of Porto by Spanish forces.
 * 1582 - (law court) established.
 * 1622 - Printing press in operation.
 * 1628 - Tax revolt.
 * 1661 - Tax revolt.
 * 1692 - (church) construction begins.
 * 1703 - Methuen Treaty on wines taxes facilitated export of port wine.
 * 1734 - Episcopal Palace construction begins.
 * 1750s - Clérigos Church built.
 * 1756 - Douro Wine Company founded.
 * 1757 - Unrest "against the wine monopoly."
 * 1762 - (street) opens.
 * 1763 - Clérigos Church tower built.
 * 1764 - (courthouse and prison) built.
 * 1770 - construction begins.
 * 1779 - (church) consecrated.
 * 1790 - British Factory House built.
 * 1798 - Teatro do Príncipe (theatre) opens.

19th century

 * 1806 - (bridge) built.
 * 1808 - Anti-French unrest.
 * 1809
 * 28 March: First Battle of Porto; French forces defeat Portuguese.
 * 12 May: Second Battle of Porto; French defeated.
 * 1820 - Military insurrection in Porto launches Portuguese Liberal Revolution of 1820.
 * 1832 - July: Siege of Porto begins during the Portuguese Civil War.
 * 1833
 * August: Siege ends.
 * Royal Library of Porto and title of Duke of Porto established.
 * 1834 - founded.
 * 1842 - Palácio da Bolsa (stock exchange) construction begins.
 * 1843 - (bridge) opens.
 * 1846 - 6 October: "Military revolt."
 * 1854 - Comércio do Porto newspaper begins publication.
 * 1855 - Oporto Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club founded.
 * 1858 - Population: 81,200.
 * 1859 - Teatro Baquet (theatre) opens.
 * 1864 - Population: 86,751.
 * 1865 - 18 September: 1865 International Exhibition opens in Porto; Crystal Palace built.
 * 1868 - O Primeiro de Janeiro newspaper and  begin publication.
 * 1870 - Alfândega Porto Congress Centre built.
 * 1872 - Horsecar tram begins operating.
 * 1876 - Municipal Library of Porto established.
 * 1877
 * Campanhã railway station opens.
 * Construction of Linha do Norte (railway) to Lisbon completed.
 * Maria Pia Bridge opens.
 * 1878 - Population: 105,838.
 * 1886 - Dom Luís I Bridge opens.
 * 1888
 * 20 March: Teatro Baquet burns down, killing dozens.
 * Jornal de Notícias (newspaper) begins publication.
 * 1889 - Wine industry strike; crackdown.
 * 1890 - Population: 138,860.
 * 1891
 * January: ; crackdown.
 * 22 November: "Exhibition of National Manufactures" opens.
 * Funicular dos Guindais begins operating.
 * 1893 - FC Porto (football club) formed.
 * 1894 - (church) built.
 * 1895 - Electric tram begins operating.
 * 1896 - A Saída do Pessoal Operário da Fábrica Confiança filmed on .(pt)
 * 1900 - Population: 167,955.

20th century

 * 1903 - Boavista F.C. (football club) formed.
 * 1906 - 29 August: Floor collapses in newspaper office, killing several.
 * 1908 - High Life cinema in business.
 * 1909 - Population: 189,663.
 * 1911
 * University of Porto established.
 * Estádio do Bessa (stadium) opens.
 * Population: 194,009 in city; 679,978 in district.
 * 1912 - and Olympia cinema in business.
 * 1913 - Campo da Constituição football playground opens.
 * 1919 - January–February: Porto becomes capital of the short-lived revolutionary Monarchy of the North.
 * 1920 - built.
 * 1923 - Rivoli Theatre in business.
 * 1926 - Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto active.
 * 1932 - Garagem do Comércio do Porto built.
 * 1934 - Portuguese colonial exhibition held
 * 1938 - Kadoorie Synagogue built.
 * 1941 - Coliseu do Porto (theatre) opens.
 * 1944 - Porto Editora (publisher) in business.
 * 1946 - Sociedade de Transportes Colectivos do Porto public transit entity founded.
 * 1951 - University of Porto's Botanical Garden established.
 * 1952 - Estádio das Antas (stadium) opens.
 * 1978 - Torre do Foco built.
 * 1979 - Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade do Porto established.
 * 1982 - City joins the regional Serviço Intermunicipalizado de Gestão de Resíduos do Grande Porto.
 * 1985 - Banco Comercial Português and Banco Português de Investimento headquartered in Porto.
 * 1988 - April: meets in Porto.
 * 1996 - Porto designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
 * 1997 - Portuguese Centre of Photography founded.
 * 1999
 * Serralves museum and Hotel Vila Galé built.
 * becomes mayor.
 * 2000 - Cm-porto.pt website online (approximate date).

21st century

 * 2001
 * Oliveira's Porto of My Childhood documentary film released.(pt)
 * 4 March: Hintze Ribeiro Bridge disaster, collapse of a bridge near Porto kills 59 people.
 * 2002 - Rui Rio becomes mayor.
 * 2003 - Estádio do Dragão (stadium) opens.
 * 2013 - Rui Moreira becomes mayor.
 * 2016 - City joins the.
 * 2017 - 1 October: Portuguese local election, 2017 held.

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