Timeline of Santander, Spain
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Santander, Cantabria, Spain.
This is an incomplete list that may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.
Prior to 20th century
- 13th century CE - Santander Cathedral construction begins.
- 1754 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Santander established.
- 1808 - Town sacked by French forces.[1]
- 1839 - Faro de Cabo Mayor (lighthouse) commissioned.
- 1842 - Mercado del Este (market) built.
- 1857
- 1868 - Juan Pombo Conejo 's recreational "bathing establishment" created.[3]
- 1872 - La Voz Montañesa (Santander) newspaper begins publication.
- 1875 - Tram begins operating.[3]
- 1893 - 3 November: Cabo Machichaco (ship) explodes in harbour.[4]
- 1895 - El Cantábrico newspaper begins publication.
20th century
21st century
- 2007
- Íñigo de la Serna becomes mayor.
- Las Llamas Atlantic Park opens.
See also
- Other cities in Spain
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Leon E. Seltzer, ed. (1952), "Santander", Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, New York: Columbia University Press, p. 1691, OL 6112221M
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Alterations to the municipalities in the Population Censuses since 1842: Santander". Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain). Retrieved November 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 J. Walton (1994). "The first Spanish seaside resorts". History Today 44. ISSN 0018-2753 – via General OneFile. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ "Santander", Encyclopaedia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424
- ↑ Manuel Suárez Cortina (2000). Santander, hace un siglo [Santander a century ago] (in Spanish). Ed. Universidad de Cantabria. ISBN 978-84-8102-258-2.
- ↑ Francisco J. Romero Salvadó (2013). "Chronology". Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Civil War. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-5784-1.
This article incorporates information from the Spanish Wikipedia.
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Coordinates: 43°27′46″N 3°48′18″W / 43.462778°N 3.805°W / 43.462778; -3.805