Timeline of Valladolid

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Valladolid, Castile-Leon, Spain.

Prior to 20th century



 * 920 CE – Ordoño II of León in power.
 * 1074 – Castilian Pedro Ansúrez in power.
 * 12th century CE – Santa María La Antigua church built.
 * 1276 – San Pablo Church founded.
 * 1346 – University of Valladolid founded.
 * 1389 – Convento de San Benito founded.
 * 1453 – Execution of Álvaro de Luna at Plaza del Ochavo.
 * 1468 – San Pablo Church built.
 * 1469 – 19 October: Wedding of monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella.
 * 1481 – Printing press in use.
 * 1492 – Colegio de Santa Cruz built.
 * 1496 – Colegio de San Gregorio built.
 * 1506 – 20 May: Explorer Christopher Columbus dies in the Casa de Colon.
 * 1513 – 5 January: Entry into city of Ferdinand II of Aragon.
 * 1515 – (church) built.
 * 1518 – 7 February: Coronation of Charles V of Spain.
 * 1527 – Philip II of Spain born in Palacio de Pimentel.
 * 1528 – Valladolid Royal Palace built (approximate date).
 * 1540 – Archivo General de Simancas established near city.
 * 1552 – Convent of Las Descalzas Reales active.
 * 1559 – 21 May: Religious auto-da-fé ritual begins.
 * 1561
 * 21 September:.
 * Capital of Castile relocated from Valladolid to Madrid.
 * 1570 – La Magdalena church built.
 * 1585 – Valladolid Cathedral construction begins.
 * 1589 – English College founded.
 * 1595
 * Population: 40,000
 * Catholic Diocese of Valladolid established.
 * (church) built.
 * 1601 – Court of Philip III relocated to Valladolid.
 * 1603 – Writer Cervantes moves to town.
 * 1604 – church built.
 * 1610 – Expulsion of the Moriscos.
 * 1668 – Valladolid Cathedral consecrated.
 * 1808 – City sacked by French forces.
 * Population: 21,000 (Census 1787)
 * 1813 – 4 June: City taken by English forces.
 * 1842 – Provincial Museum of Fine Arts founded.
 * 1856 – El Norte de Castilla newspaper begins publication.
 * 1857 – Population: 41,943.
 * 1861 – Lope de Vega Theatre inaugurated.
 * 1864 – Teatro Calderón (theatre) opens.
 * 1895 – Ariza-Valladolid begins operating.
 * 1900 – Population: 68,789.

20th century

 * 1903
 * (travel club) founded.
 * Statue of Pedro Ansúrez erected in Plaza Mayor.
 * 1905 – Statue of Columbus erected in the Campo Grande.
 * 1924 – (cavalry academy) built.
 * 1928 – Real Valladolid football club formed.
 * 1930 – Population: 91,089.
 * 1953 – Renault Valladolid Factory begins operating.
 * 1956 – Seminci film festival begins.
 * 1960 – Population: 151,807.
 * 1970 – Population: 236,341.
 * 1975
 * Polideportivo Huerta del Rey (arena) opens.
 * José Delicado Baeza becomes archbishop.
 * 1976 – CB Valladolid basketball team formed.
 * 1979 – Tomás Rodríguez Bolaños becomes mayor.
 * 1982
 * Sociedad para el Desarrollo Industrial de Castilla y Leon (economic development entity) headquartered in city.
 * Estadio Nuevo José Zorrilla (stadium) opens.
 * 1983 – City becomes part of the autonomous community of Castile and León.
 * 1985 – Pabellón Polideportivo Pisuerga (arena) opens.
 * 1991 – Population: 345,891.
 * 1995 – Francisco Javier León de la Riva becomes mayor.

21st century

 * 2003 – Valladolid Science Museum and established.
 * 2007
 * Madrid–Valladolid high-speed rail line begins operating.
 * headquartered in city.
 * built.

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