Timeline of San Sebastián

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

Prior to 20th century[]

1682 - Consulate of the Sea established.^[1]
1813

Storming of Saint Sebastian, Denis Dighton, 1813
- Siege of San Sebastián.^[2]
- 31 August: Fire destroys large part of city.^[2]
1817 - [eu] constructed.
1832 - [eu] (town hall) built.
1842 - Population: 10,036.^[3]
1843 - [es] (theatre) opens.
1863 - City walls dismantled.^[2]
1872 - [eu] newspaper begins publication.^[4]
1874 - [eu] established.^[5]
1879 - [es] founded.
1880
- Escuela de Artes y Oficios de San Sebastián (school) opens.^[6]
- [eu] magazine begins publication.^[7]
- [es] (garden) established.
1886
- [es] established.
- Spanish royal court begins summering at San Sebastian.^[2]
1887 - [es] built.
1893 - Miramar Palace built.^[8]
1897
- Cathedral of the Good Shepherd consecrated.
- Orfeón Donostiarra (musical group) formed.
- [eu] newspaper begins publication.^[4]
- [es] (church) built in the [es] barrio.
1900 - Population: 37,812.^[9]

20th century[]

1902 - San Telmo Museoa (museum) established.
1903 - [eu] newspaper begins publication.^[4]
1905 - María Cristina Bridge built.
1909 - Real Sociedad football club formed.
1912
- [es] (theatre) opens.^[10]
- [es] built.
- Igueldo funicular begins operating.
- [es] beach resort established.
1913 - Atotxa Stadium opens.
1916 - [es] (racecourse) built.
1920
- Los Justicieros anarchist group active.^[11]
- Population: 61,774.^[3]
1926 - [es] established.^[12]
1929 - [eu] constructed.
1930 - 17 August: Pact of San Sebastián signed.^[13]
1934 - El Diario Vasco newspaper begins publication.^[14]
1936 - July: Siege of Cuartel de Loyola at start of the Spanish Civil War.^[11]
1938 - Gros fronton (sport venue) opens.

San Sebastián in 1941
1940 - Population: 103,979.^[3]
1949 - Roman Catholic Diocese of San Sebastián established.^[15]
1953 - San Sebastián International Film Festival begins.
1960 - Population: 135,149.^[3]
1965 - Velódromo de Anoeta opens.
1970 - Population: 165,829.^[3]
1990 - [eu] established.
1993 - Anoeta Stadium opens.
1999 - Kursaal Congress Centre and Auditorium opens.

21st century[]

2001 - Musikene music school founded.
2003 - City divided into 17 barrios.^(es)^{[citation needed]}
2008 - Population: 183,308 city; 405,099 metro.
2011
- [es] (church) built in [es] barrio.
- Basque Culinary Center campus opens.
- Population: 185,512.^[3]
2015 - [es] elected mayor.^(es)
2018 - 10 June: Pro-independence, 202 kilometer human chain formed between cities of San Sebastián, Bilbao, and Vitoria-Gasteiz.^[16]

References[]

^ Ralph Lee Woodward Jr. (2013) [2005], "Merchant Guilds", in Cynthia Clark Northrup (ed.), Encyclopedia of World Trade, Routledge, ISBN 9780765682680
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Britannica 1910.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Alterations to the municipalities in the Population Censuses since 1842: Donostia - San Sebastián". Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain). Retrieved 25 October 2016.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Udal Liburutegi Nagusia / Biblioteca Municipal Central. "Prentsa-katalogoa: Argitalpen-aurkibidea" [Newspaper catalog: publications index]. Liburutegi digitala (Digital library) (in Spanish and Basque). Donostia Kultura. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
^ Biblioteca Municipal Central. "Biblioteca Municipal: Historia" (in Spanish and Basque). Donostia Kultura. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
^ " [es]" (in Basque, Spanish, and French). Usurbil: Euskomedia Fundazioa. Missing or empty |url= (help)
^ Euskal-Erria (in Basque), San Sebastian 1880-1919
^ Baedeker 1913.
^ "Spain". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1910 – via HathiTrust.
^ Artola 2001.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Francisco J. Romero Salvadó (2013). Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Civil War. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-5784-1.
^ "Guía de Parques y Jardines de Donostia - San Sebastián" (in Spanish and Basque). Ayuntamiento de Donostia / San Sebastián. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
^ Angel Smith (2009). "Chronology". Historical Dictionary of Spain (2nd ed.). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6267-8.
^ "Spain". Western Europe. Regional Surveys of the World (5th ed.). Europa Publications. 2003. ISBN 978-1-85743-152-0.
^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Spain". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
^ "Spain's Basques form human chain calling for independence vote", BBC News, 10 June 2018

This article incorporates information from the Spanish Wikipedia and Basque Wikipedia.

Bibliography[]

Richard Ford (1890), "San Sebastian", Handbook for Travellers in Spain, 1 (7th ed.), London: J. Murray, p. 6
"San Sebastian", Encyclopædia Britannica, 24 (11th ed.), New York, 1910, p. 155, OCLC 14782424 – via Internet Archive
"San Sebastian", Spain and Portugal (4th ed.), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1913, p. 9 – via HathiTrust
Miguel Artola, ed. (2001). Historia de Donostia-San Sebastián (in Spanish) (2nd ed.). Ayuntamiento de San Sebastian. ISBN 84-89569-49-5.
David Gilmour (2012). "San Sebastian". Cities of Spain. Random House. ISBN 978-1-4481-3833-3.

External links[]

[1] Ralph Lee Woodward Jr. (2013) [2005], "Merchant Guilds", in Cynthia Clark Northrup (ed.), Encyclopedia of World Trade, Routledge, ISBN 9780765682680

[FOOTNOTEBritannica1910-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Britannica 1910.

[INE-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Alterations to the municipalities in the Population Censuses since 1842: Donostia - San Sebastián". Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain). Retrieved 25 October 2016.

[newspapers-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Udal Liburutegi Nagusia / Biblioteca Municipal Central. "Prentsa-katalogoa: Argitalpen-aurkibidea" [Newspaper catalog: publications index]. Liburutegi digitala (Digital library) (in Spanish and Basque). Donostia Kultura. Retrieved 26 October 2016.

[5] Biblioteca Municipal Central. "Biblioteca Municipal: Historia" (in Spanish and Basque). Donostia Kultura. Retrieved 26 October 2016.

[6] " [es]" (in Basque, Spanish, and French). Usurbil: Euskomedia Fundazioa. Missing or empty |url= (help)

[7] Euskal-Erria (in Basque), San Sebastian 1880-1919

[FOOTNOTEBaedeker1913-8] Baedeker 1913.

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

[FOOTNOTEArtola2001-10] Artola 2001.

[Romero2013-11] Jump up to: ^a ^b Francisco J. Romero Salvadó (2013). Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Civil War. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-5784-1.

[parks-12] "Guía de Parques y Jardines de Donostia - San Sebastián" (in Spanish and Basque). Ayuntamiento de Donostia / San Sebastián. Retrieved 26 October 2016.

[smith2009-13] Angel Smith (2009). "Chronology". Historical Dictionary of Spain (2nd ed.). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6267-8.

[europa2003-14] "Spain". Western Europe. Regional Surveys of the World (5th ed.). Europa Publications. 2003. ISBN 978-1-85743-152-0.

[katolsk-15] "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Spain". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 25 October 2016.

[16] "Spain's Basques form human chain calling for independence vote", BBC News, 10 June 2018

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References[]

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