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. 1813 Siege of San Sebastián. 31 August: Fire destroys large part of city. 1817 – constructed. 1832 – (town hall) built. 1842 – Population: 10,036. 1843 – (theatre) opens. 1863 – City walls dismantled. 1872 – newspaper begins publication. 1874 – established. 1879 – founded. 1880 Escuela de Artes y Oficios de San Sebastián (school) opens. magazine begins publication. 1880-1919 (garden) established. 1886 established. Spanish royal court begins summering at San Sebastian. 1887 – built. 1893 – Miramar Palace built. 1897 Cathedral of the Good Shepherd consecrated. Orfeón Donostiarra (musical group) formed. newspaper begins publication. (church) built in the barrio. 1900 – Population: 37,812.
20th century
1902 – San Telmo Museoa (museum) established. 1903 – newspaper begins publication. 1905 – María Cristina Bridge built. 1909 – Real Sociedad football club formed. 1912 Teatro Victoria Eugenia (theatre) opens. built. Igueldo funicular begins operating. beach resort established. 1913 – Atotxa Stadium opens. 1916 – (racecourse) built. 1920 Los Justicieros anarchist group active. Population: 61,774. 1926 – established. 1929 – constructed. 1930 – 17 August: Pact of San Sebastián signed. 1934 – El Diario Vasco newspaper begins publication. 1936 – July: Siege of Cuartel de Loyola at start of the Spanish Civil War. 1938 – Gros fronton (sport venue) opens. 1940 – Population: 103,979. 1949 – Roman Catholic Diocese of San Sebastián established. 1953 – San Sebastián International Film Festival begins. 1960 – Population: 135,149. 1965 – Velódromo de Anoeta opens. 1970 – Population: 165,829. 1990 – established. 1993 – Anoeta Stadium opens. 1999 – Kursaal Congress Centre and Auditorium opens.
21st century
2001 – Musikene music school founded. Sonata Arctica release their song San Sebastian on the album Silence. 2003 – City divided into 17 barrios.(es) 2008 – Population: 183,308 city; 405,099 metro. 2011 (church) built in barrio. Basque Culinary Center campus opens. Population: 185,512. 2015 – Eneko Goia elected mayor.(es) 2018 – 10 June: Pro-independence, 202 kilometer human chain formed between cities of San Sebastián, Bilbao, and Vitoria-Gasteiz.
See also San Sebastián history
Other cities in the autonomous community of the Basque Country:(es) Timeline of Bilbao
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This article incorporates information from the Spanish Wikipedia and Basque Wikipedia.
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