Timeline of Seville

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

Prior to 18th century

 * 491 – Cathedral of Seville is built
 * 600 – Isidore of Seville becomes bishop.
 * 630 – Isidore of Seville compiles encyclopedia Etymologiae (approximate date).
 * 713 – Musa bin Nusayr in power.
 * 829 – Mosque built.
 * 844 – City raided by Vikings
 * 1023 – Abbadid Taifa of Seville established.
 * 1147 - Almohades take power.
 * 1181 – Alcázar (fort) construction begins.
 * 1198 – Minaret built.
 * 1247 – Siege of Seville begins.
 * 1248 – Seville incorporated into the Christian Kingdom of Castile under Ferdinand III.
 * 1252 – Seville Shipyard built.
 * 1477 – Printing press in use.
 * 1503 – Casa de Contratación (trade agency) established.
 * 1505 - University of Seville founded as "Colegio Santa María de Jesús".
 * 1507 - Seville Cathedral consecrated.
 * 1519 - Magellan embarks on circumnavigation expedition.
 * 1521 – Via Crucis to the Cruz del Campo laid out.
 * 1543 – established.
 * 1563 – Court of Philip II relocated from Seville to Madrid.
 * 1598 – Merchants exchange built.
 * 1627 – Flood.
 * 1630 – Artist Zurbarán settles in Seville.
 * 1647 – Great Plague of Seville begins.
 * 1670 – Real Maestranza de Caballería de Sevilla (a chivalric order) established.
 * 1682 – University of Navigators building construction begins.
 * 1683 – Flood.

18th–19th centuries

 * 1717 – Casa de Contratación relocated from Seville to Cádiz.
 * 1729
 * Court of Philip V relocated to Seville.
 * Treaty of Seville signed in Seville.
 * 1758 – Royal Tobacco Factory begins operating.
 * 1785 – General Archive of the Indies established.
 * 1800 - Outbreak of yellow fever kills 30,000.
 * 1810 – February: French occupation begins.
 * 1812 – French occupation ends.
 * 1842 – Population: 100,498.
 * 1843 – City besieged by forces of Espartero.
 * 1847 – First Seville Fair held at the.
 * 1852 – Triana Bridge built.
 * 1869 – City wall dismantled.
 * 1881 – Plaza de toros de la Real Maestranza de Caballería de Sevilla (bullring) built.
 * 1890 – Sevilla Football Club formed.
 * 1893 – María Luisa Park established.
 * 1896
 * built at the Prado de San Sebastián.
 * 28 October: Cyclone.
 * 1897 – Population: 146,205.
 * 1900 – Population: 148,315.

20th century

 * 1901 – (railway station) opens.
 * 1902 – Burial site of Christopher Columbus relocated to Seville from Cuba.
 * 1905
 * Sevilla FC officially registered with the local government.
 * built.
 * 1907
 * Real Betis football club formed.
 * Ship canal completed from the Punta de los Remedios to the Punta del Verde.
 * 1915 – (airport) built.
 * 1920 – Population: 205,529.
 * 1926 – (bridge) built.
 * 1928 – Plaza de España built.
 * 1929
 * Ibero-American Exposition of 1929 held.
 * Estadio Municipal Heliópolis, later known as Estadio Benito Villamarín, opens.
 * Lope de Vega Theatre opens.
 * 1931 – (bridge) built.
 * 1933 – Seville Airport (Aeropuerto de San Pablo) opens.
 * 1936 – July 1936 military uprising in Seville.
 * 1950 – Population: 376,627.
 * 1959 – Seville Public Library established.
 * 1979 – Luis Uruñuela becomes mayor.
 * 1981
 * Regional Government of Andalusia headquartered in Seville.
 * Population: 653,833.
 * 1983
 * 21 December: Last and decisive qualifier match for UEFA Euro 1984 held: Spain 12–1 Malta.
 * Manuel del Valle becomes mayor.
 * 1987 – UNESCO World Heritage Site in Seville established.
 * 1990
 * Royal Seville Symphony Orchestra formed.
 * (bridge) built.
 * 1991
 * Teatro de la Maestranza (opera house) opens.
 * opens
 * (railway station) opens.
 * San Bernardo railway station opens.
 * Seville Airport new terminal opens.
 * (bridge) built.
 * Alejandro Rojas-Marcos becomes mayor.
 * Guitar Legends festival held.
 * Puente del Centenario (bridge) built.
 * 1992
 * Madrid–Seville high-speed rail line begins operating.
 * Alamillo Bridge and Puente de la Barqueta (bridge) built.
 * opens.
 * Seville Expo '92 held.
 * Institución Colombina established.
 * Torre de la Plata restored.
 * 1993 – Alamillo Park opens.
 * 1994 – I Encuentro entre el Son Cubano y el Flamenco (festival) held.
 * 1995 – Soledad Becerril becomes mayor.
 * 1998
 * First festival held.
 * opens.
 * Nervión Plaza mall and cinema open.
 * 1999
 * Plaza de Armas reopens as a mall and cinema.
 * Alfredo Sánchez Monteseirín becomes mayor.
 * Estadio de La Cartuja built.
 * 7th World Championships in Athletics held.

21st century

 * 2003 – 2003 UEFA Cup Final between Celtic and Porto held at the Estadio de La Cartuja.
 * 2004
 * Starbucks opens its first establishment in the city.
 * First held.
 * 2004 Davis Cup finals held at the Estadio de La Cartuja.
 * 2007
 * pedestrianized.
 * Sevici bicycle service begins operating.
 * MetroCentro tram line begins operating.
 * 2009 – Seville Metro begins operating.
 * 2010 – reopens.
 * 2011
 * Metropol Parasol erected.
 * Juan Ignacio Zoido becomes mayor.
 * 2011 Davis Cup finals held at the Estadio de La Cartuja.
 * Population: 703,021.
 * 2012
 * reopens as a museum.
 * reopens as a public space.
 * 2014 – Alamillo Park expanded.
 * 2015
 * Torre Sevilla skyscraper erected.
 * Juan Espadas becomes mayor.
 * 2016 – Hard Rock Cafe opens its first restaurant in the city.
 * 2018 – Torre Sevilla shopping mall opens.