Timeline of Bilbao

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Bilbao in the Biscay province of Spain.

Prior to 19th century

1300 – Bilbao founded by Diego López V de Haro. 1397 – Santiago Cathedral built (approximate date). 1510 – Church of San Antón built. 1511 Consulado established. Basilica of Begoña construction begins. 1795 – July: Town occupied by French forces.

19th century 1804 – conflict. 1808 – French occupation begins. 1813 – French occupation ends. 1833 – Biscay Province established. 1836 – December: Battle of Luchana. 1845 – Arenal Bridge constructed. 1846 – Fabrica de Nuestra Senora de la Merced (steel mill) in business near town. 1855 – Fabrica de Nuestra Senora del Carmen in business. 1857 – Bank established. 1859 – British Protestant Cemetery established. 1863 – Tudela-Bilbao railway begins operating. 1870 – Population: 17,649. 1874 – February–May: Town besieged by Carlist forces. 1877 – San Antón Bridge built. 1882 – Bilbao-Atxuri Station built. 1886 Orfeón Bilbaíno (choir) founded. University of Deusto opened. 1887 – Population: 50,772. 1890 Stock Exchange founded. Teatro Arriaga built. May: Ironworkers strike. 1892 – Bilbao City Hall built. 1893 – Vizcaya Bridge built. 1894 – Chavarri Palace built. 1895 – Gaceta del Norte newspaper begins publication. 1896 – Dry dock built. 1897 – Population: 74,076. 1898 – Athletic Club (football club) formed. 1900 Biscay Foral Delegation Palace built. Population: 83,306.

20th century

1905 – A second dry dock built. 1906 – August: General strike. 1907 – Doña Casilda Iturrizar park created. 1913 San Mamés Stadium opens. Euzkadi newspaper begins publication. 1914 – Bilbao Fine Arts Museum established. 1922 – Bilbao Orkestra Sinfonikoa founded. 1924 – Museum of Modern Art established. 1937 – 19 June: "Nationalists capture Bilbao." 1940 – Population: 195,186. 1950 – Bilbao Airport in operation. 1960 – Population: 297,942. 1968 – University of Bilbao established. 1970 – Population: 410,490. 1978 – Great Week of Bilbao begins. 1979 – City becomes part of the Basque Country (autonomous community) of Spain. 1980 – University of the Basque Country established. 1983 – In region near Bilbao, construction of Lemoniz Nuclear Power Plant ceases. 1991 – Population: 372,054. 1995 – Bilbao Metro begins operating. 1997 – Guggenheim Museum Bilbao and Zubizuri footbridge open. 1999 Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria established. Euskalduna Conference Centre and Concert Hall opens. Iñaki Azkuna becomes mayor.

21st century

2004 – Bilbao Exhibition Centre opens in Barakaldo. 2006 – Bilbao Live Festival begins. 2010 – Alhóndiga Bilbao opens. 2011 – Iberdrola Tower built. 2013 – Population: 351,629. 2014 – 11 January: Pro-ETA demonstration. 2018 – 10 June: Pro-independence, 202 kilometer human chain formed between cities of Bilbao, San Sebastián, and Vitoria-Gasteiz.

Timeline of Bilbao

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