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

Prior to 20th century

955 CE – Town of Al-Mariyya established. 1012 – Taifa of Almería established. 1147 – Al-Mariyya taken by forces of Alfonso VII of León. 1157 – Almohads in power. 1238 – City becomes part of the kingdom of Granada. 1309 – City besieged by forces of James II of Aragon.(es) 1489 – Castilians in power. 1492 Roman Catholic Diocese of Almería established. Santo Domingo convent founded. 1524 – Almería Cathedral construction begins. 1591 – August: Battle of the Gulf of Almería (1591) fought offshore. 1674 – (church) built. 1829 – Teatro Principal (theatre) opens. 1834 – Almeria Sociedad Económica de los Amigos del País established. 1840 – founded. 1842 – Population: 17,800. 1845 – Biblioteca del Instituto Provincial de Segunda Enseñanza de Almería (library) established. 1860 – Crónica Meridional newspaper begins publication. 1873 – 30 July: . 1881 – (theatre) built. 1885 – (sugar mill) begins operating. 1887 – (art school) founded. 1888 – Plaza de toros de Almería (bullring) opens. 1892 – (market) built. 1893 – (train station) built. 1900 – Population: 47,326.

20th century

1908 – La Independencia newspaper begins publication. 1909 – built on the . 1916 – Diario de Almería newspaper begins publication. 1921 – built. 1932 – Archivo Histórico Provincial de Almería (archives) established. 1933 – Museum of Almería founded. 1937 – 31 May: Bombardment of Almería by German forces. 1939 – La Voz de Almería newspaper begins publication. 1947 Biblioteca Francisco Villaespesa (library) active. (church) built in the barrio. 1968 – Almería Airport begins operating. 1970 – Population: 114,510. 1971 – AD Almería (football club) formed. 1976 – Estadio Municipal Juan Rojas (stadium) opens. 1980 – founded. 1989 – UD Almería (football club) formed. 1992 – Centro Andaluz de la Fotografía established. 1993 – University of Almería established. 1997 – (musical group) formed.

21st century

2001 (orchestra) formed. Population: 166,328. 2003 Ibn Tufayl Foundation for Arabic Studies established. becomes mayor. 2004 – Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos (stadium) opens. 2005 – 2005 Mediterranean Games held in Almeria. 2007 – (transit entity) created. 2011 – Population: 189,680. 2014 – Population: 193,351 city; 257,207 . 2015 – Ramón Fernández-Pacheco becomes mayor.

See also

List of emirs of Almería in 11th century CE

List of municipalities in Almería Timelines of other cities in the autonomous community of Andalusia: Cádiz, Córdoba, Granada, Jaén, Jerez de la Frontera, Málaga, Seville

References

This article incorporates information from the Spanish Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

in Spanish

External links

Items related to Almería, various dates (via Europeana)