The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Cartagena, Spain.
Ancient and Medieval
243 BCE - Kart-hadasht founded by Carthaginian Hasdrubal the Fair (approximate date). 209 BCE - Battle of Cartagena (209 BC). and renamed Carthago Nova by the victorious general Scipio Africanus 100-200 CE - Roman Catholic Diocese of Cartagena established. 425 CE - City sacked by the Vandals. 1243 - Sacked again by Ferdinand III of Castile. 1276 - James I of Aragon in power. 1289 - Catholic see relocated from Cartagena to Murcia.
Early Modern 1585 - Sacked again by an English fleet under Sir Francis Drake. 1643 - 3 September Battle of Cartagena (1643). 1691 - founded. 1706 - 21 September: Battle of El Albujón in during the War of the Spanish Succession. 1758 - 28 February: Battle of Cartagena (1758). 1762 - built. 1779 - (church) built. 1782 - Arsenal de Cartagena built. 1786 begins publication. built.
19th century 1810 - Academia de Caballeros Guardias Marinas built. 1823 - Sociedad Económica de Amigos del País de Cartagena established. 1842 - Population: 33,593. 1844 - Scene of warfare again. 1854 - (bullring) opens. 1860 - Population: 54,315. 1861 Eco de Cartagena newspaper begins publication.(es) active. 1863 - Railway begins operating. 1870 - Population: 26,000. (approximate figure) 1873 - July: Canton of Cartagena declared. 1874 - (12th Jan) Cartagena was occupied by government troops. 1887 - El Mediterráneo newspaper begins publication. 1898 - Cartagena suffered from the maritime disasters of the Spanish-American War. 1900 built. Population: 99,871.
20th century
1905 - founded. 1907 16 May: International Pact of Cartagena takes place in city. (city hall) and (railway station) built. 1908 - Post Office built on the Plaza de Valarino Togores. 1910 - built on . 1912 - built. 1916 - built on . 1919 - Cartagena Club de Fútbol formed. 1925 - (stadium) opens. 1935 - newspaper begins publication. 1939 - March: Cartagena Uprising of nationalists during the Spanish Civil War. 1940 - UD Cartagenera (football club) formed. 1943 - Museo Arqueológico Municipal de Cartagena (museum) established. 1970 (theatre) opens. Population: 146,904. 1972 - begins. 1980 - begins. 1981 - Population: 172,751. 1982 - Cartagena becomes part of the autonomous community of the Region of Murcia per the . 1986 - Museo Naval de Cartagena (museum) opens. 1987 - (television) begins broadcasting. 1988 - Estadio Cartagonova (stadium) opens. 1995 (bus depot) built. FC Cartagena (football team) formed. 1997 - Museo Histórico Militar de Cartagena (museum) opens. 1998 - Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena established.
21st century
2005 - built in the Port of Cartagena. 2007 - Museo Nacional de Arqueología Subacuática (museum) built. 2008 - (museum) opens. 2011 (convention centre) opens. Population: 215,757. 2015 - 24 May: and Murcian parliamentary election, 2015 held; elected mayor.
See also Cartagena history History of Cartagena, Spain
Other cities in the autonomous community of the Region of Murcia:(es) Timeline of Murcia List of municipalities in Murcia province
References
This article incorporates information from the Spanish Wikipedia.
Bibliography
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in Spanish
(2 vols.)
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External links
(city archives) Items related to Cartagena, various dates (via Europeana) Items related to Cartagena, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)