Timeline of Oviedo

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

Prior to 20th century[]

762 - Oviedo founded.^[1]^(es)
790s - Alfonso II of Asturias relocates his capital to Oviedo.
811 - Roman Catholic diocese of Oviedo established.^[2]
848 - San Miguel de Lillo church built on nearby Mount Naranco.
850 - Santa María del Naranco church built on Mount Naranco.^[1]
924 - Asturian capital relocated to León from Oviedo.^[1]
1145 - [es] (law) created.^[3]
1258 - New [es] construction begins.
1388 - Oviedo Cathedral construction begins.^[1]
1521 - Fire.^[4]
1528 - Oviedo Cathedral tower built.
1574 - University of Oviedo established; classes begin in 1608.
1587
- San Isidoro Church built.
- [es] developed.^{[citation needed]}
1670 - [es] (theatre) opens.
1671 - [es] (town hall) built on the Plaza Mayor.
1809 - Oviedo "plundered by the French" during the Peninsular War.^[1]
1810 - Oviedo "plundered by the French" again.^[1]
1842 - Population: 19,610.^[5]
1854 - Academia de Bellas Artes de San Salvador de Oviedo (art school) active.^[6]^(es)[1]
1874 - Oviedo railway station opens.
1892 - [es] (theatre) opens.
1900
- University's Extension Universitaria established "to educate the local working classes."^[7]
- Population: 48,103.^[8]

20th century[]

1907 - [es] (musical group) founded.
1923 - Astur CF (football club) formed.
1926 - Real Oviedo (football club) formed.
1932 - Estadio de Buenavista (stadium) opens.
1936 - Siege of Oviedo.
1937 - La Nueva España newspaper begins publication.^[9]
1940 - Population: 82,548.^[5]
1942 - [es] (library) established.^[10]
1944
- [es] (theatre) opens.
- [es] built on the Plaza de la Escandalera.
1950 - Population: 106,002.^[5]
1956 - [ast] (archives) established.^[11]
1975 - Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Oviedo (arena) opens.
1982 - Part of 1982 FIFA World Cup football contest held in Oviedo.
1991 - Population: 204,276.^[5]
2000 - New Estadio Carlos Tartiere (stadium) opens.

21st century[]

2003 - [es] (bus depot) opens.
2011 - Population: 225,005.^[5]
2015 - [es] becomes mayor.
2020 death here.

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Britannica 1910.
^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Spain". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
^ Quadrado 1855.
^ "La Ciudad: Historia" (in Spanish). Ayuntamiento de Oviedo.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Alterations to the municipalities in the Population Censuses since 1842: Oviedo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain). Retrieved 21 October 2016.
^ Acta de la sesión pública que celebró la Academia de Bellas Artes de San Salvador de Oviedo (in Spanish), 1854 – via Biblioteca Virtual del Principado de Asturias
^ Angel Smith (2009). Historical Dictionary of Spain (2nd ed.). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6267-8.
^ "Spain". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1910 – via HathiTrust.
^ "Spain". Western Europe. Regional Surveys of the World (5th ed.). Europa Publications. 2003. ISBN 978-1-85743-152-0.
^ "La biblioteca: Información general" (in Spanish). Oviedo: Biblioteca de Asturias "Ramón Pérez de Ayala". Retrieved 21 October 2016.
^ "Archivo Histórico Provincial de Asturias". Censo-Guía de Archivos (in Spanish). Madrid: Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte. Retrieved 21 October 2016.

This article incorporates information from the Spanish Wikipedia.

Bibliography[]

in English[]

Josiah Conder (1830), "Oviedo", The Modern Traveller, London: J.Duncan
Richard Ford (1890), "Oviedo", Handbook for Travellers in Spain, 1 (7th ed.), London: J. Murray, p. 212
Albert F. Calvert (1908). Valladolid, Oviedo, Segovia, Zamora, Avil, & Zaragoza; an Historical & Descriptive Account. London: John Lane.
"Oviedo", Encyclopædia Britannica, 20 (11th ed.), New York, 1910, p. 390, OCLC 14782424 – via Internet Archive
"Oviedo", Spain and Portugal (4th ed.), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1913 – via HathiTrust

in Spanish[]

[es] (1855). Asturias y León. [es] (in Spanish). hdl:2027/ucm.5325880353.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) (includes information about Oviedo)
F. Cañellas Secades: El libro de Oviedo: Guía de la ciudad y su concejo (Oviedo, 1887)
Francisco Quirós Linares (2005) [1978], "El crecimiento espacial de Oviedo (The spatial growth of Oviedo)", Estudios de geografía histórica e historia de la geografía: obra escogida (in Spanish), Ediciones de la Universidad de Oviedo, ISBN 9788483175200

External links[]

"Archivo Municipal de Oviedo" (in Spanish). Ayuntamiento de Oviedo. (city archives)
Items related to Oviedo, various dates (via Europeana)
Items related to Oviedo, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)

[FOOTNOTEBritannica1910-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Britannica 1910.

[katolsk-2] "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Spain". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 21 October 2016.

[FOOTNOTEQuadrado1855-3] Quadrado 1855.

[CityHistory-4] "La Ciudad: Historia" (in Spanish). Ayuntamiento de Oviedo.

[INE-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Alterations to the municipalities in the Population Censuses since 1842: Oviedo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain). Retrieved 21 October 2016.

[6] Acta de la sesión pública que celebró la Academia de Bellas Artes de San Salvador de Oviedo (in Spanish), 1854 – via Biblioteca Virtual del Principado de Asturias

[7] Angel Smith (2009). Historical Dictionary of Spain (2nd ed.). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6267-8.

[8] "Spain". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1910 – via HathiTrust.

[europa2003-9] "Spain". Western Europe. Regional Surveys of the World (5th ed.). Europa Publications. 2003. ISBN 978-1-85743-152-0.

[10] "La biblioteca: Información general" (in Spanish). Oviedo: Biblioteca de Asturias "Ramón Pérez de Ayala". Retrieved 21 October 2016.

[11] "Archivo Histórico Provincial de Asturias". Censo-Guía de Archivos (in Spanish). Madrid: Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte. Retrieved 21 October 2016.

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