Timeline of Setúbal

The following is a timeline of the history of the municipality of Setúbal, Portugal.

Prior to 20th century

 * 1249 - Foral (charter) initiated.
 * ca. 1490
 * Monastery of Jesus of Setúbal founded.
 * Setúbal Aqueduct built.
 * 1531 - 26 January: Earthquake.
 * 1570 - Our Lady of Grace church built.
 * 1755 - 1 November: Earthquake.
 * 1765 - Poet Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage born in Setubal.
 * 1814 - Roman ruins of Tróia discovered near Setubal.
 * 1836 - Doca Delpeut (dock) built.
 * 1850 - Roman ruins of Tróia near Setubal excavated.
 * 1858 - Earthquake.
 * 1859 - Cisne do Sado newspaper begins publication.
 * 1860
 * Correio de Setúbal newspaper begins publication.
 * Setúbal attains city status.
 * 1861 - opens; Linha do Sul begins operating.
 * 1871 - Bocage monument erected.
 * 1899 - Comércio de Setúbal newspaper begins publication.
 * 1900 - Population: 22,074.

20th century

 * 1909
 * Republican Congress held.
 * Benavente earthquake causes some damage.
 * 1910
 * 4–5 October: City Hall burns down.
 * Vitória F.C. (football club) formed.
 * 1911 - Population: 30,346.
 * 1913 - Campo dos Arcos (sport field) established.(pt)
 * 1917 - União Futebol Comércio e Indústria football club formed.
 * 1920 - railway station opens.
 * 1923 - Junta Autónoma das Obras do Porto e Barra de Setúbal e do Rio Sado established to oversee the.
 * 1926 - City becomes seat of the newly formed Setúbal District.
 * 1927 - Setúbal Football Association organized.
 * 1933 - Banco de Portugal building constructed.
 * 1956 - Cineclube de Setúbal formed.
 * 1962 - Estádio do Bonfim (stadium) opens.
 * 1965 - Arquivo Distrital de Setúbal (archive) established.
 * 1966 - Cais Comercial (commercial pier) built in the port.
 * 1975 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Setúbal established; Manuel da Silva Martins becomes bishop.
 * 1976 - Teatro Animação de Setúbal (theatre) founded.
 * 1981 - opens.
 * 1982 - City twinned with Beauvais, France.
 * 1983 - City joins the Associação de Municípios do Distrito de Setúbal.
 * 1985
 * begins broadcasting.
 * Roll-on/roll-off terminal built in the port.
 * 1986 - 14 July: Bombing by Organização Revolucionária Armada.
 * 1993 - Ford automotive plant begins operating (approximate date).
 * 1998 - becomes bishop.

21st century

 * 2001
 * Mun-setubal.pt website online (approximate date).
 * Population: 113,934.
 * Carlos de Sousa becomes mayor.
 * 2006 - becomes mayor.
 * 2011
 * Population: 121,185.
 * 2015 - José Ornelas Carvalho becomes bishop.