The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Porto, Portugal.
Prior to 19th century
5th-4th C. BCE - "Fortified settlement of Cale" active. Retrieved 7 November 2017 540 CE - Visigoths in power (approximate date). 559 CE - Church of São Martinho de Cedofeita built. 588 CE - Roman Catholic Diocese of Porto established. 716 - Moors in power. 997 - Christians in power. 1120 - "Ecclesiastical city" founded per "royal endowment." 12th C.- Porto Cathedral construction begins. 1234 - Church of São Francisco built. 1238 - Church of Saint Domingos built. 1325 - Custom House built. 1370s - Construction of Fernandina Wall completed. 1386 - Judiaria do Olival (Jewish quarter) established.(pt) 1410 - Church of São Francisco rebuilt. 1520s - (street) opens. 1548 - Inquisition begins. 1559 - (church) built. 1580 - 24 October: Capture of Porto by Spanish forces. 1582 - (law court) established. 1622 - Printing press in operation. 1628 - Tax revolt. 1661 - Tax revolt. 1692 - (church) construction begins. 1703 - Methuen Treaty on wines taxes facilitated export of port wine. 1734 - Episcopal Palace construction begins. 1750s - Clérigos Church built. 1756 - Douro Wine Company founded. 1757 - Unrest "against the wine monopoly." 1762 - (street) opens. 1763 - Clérigos Church tower built. 1764 - (courthouse and prison) built. 1770 - construction begins. 1779 - (church) consecrated. 1790 - British Factory House built. 1798 - Teatro do Príncipe (theatre) opens.
19th century 1806 - (bridge) built. 1808 - Anti-French unrest. 1809 28 March: First Battle of Porto; French forces defeat Portuguese. 12 May: Second Battle of Porto; French defeated. 1820 - Military insurrection in Porto launches Portuguese Liberal Revolution of 1820. 1832 - July: Siege of Porto begins during the Portuguese Civil War. 1833 August: Siege ends. Royal Library of Porto and title of Duke of Porto established. 1834 - founded. 1842 - Palácio da Bolsa (stock exchange) construction begins. 1843 - (bridge) opens. 1846 - 6 October: "Military revolt." 1854 - Comércio do Porto newspaper begins publication. 1855 - Oporto Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club founded. 1858 - Population: 81,200. 1859 - Teatro Baquet (theatre) opens. 1864 - Population: 86,751. 1865 - 18 September: 1865 International Exhibition opens in Porto; Crystal Palace built. 1868 - O Primeiro de Janeiro newspaper and begin publication. 1870 - Alfândega Porto Congress Centre built. 1872 - Horsecar tram begins operating. 1876 - Municipal Library of Porto established. 1877 Campanhã railway station opens. Construction of Linha do Norte (railway) to Lisbon completed. Maria Pia Bridge opens. 1878 - Population: 105,838. 1886 - Dom Luís I Bridge opens. 1888 20 March: Teatro Baquet burns down, killing dozens. Jornal de Notícias (newspaper) begins publication. 1889 - Wine industry strike; crackdown. 1890 - Population: 138,860. 1891 January: ; crackdown. 22 November: "Exhibition of National Manufactures" opens. Funicular dos Guindais begins operating. 1893 - FC Porto (football club) formed. 1894 - (church) built. 1895 - Electric tram begins operating. 1896 - A Saída do Pessoal Operário da Fábrica Confiança filmed on .(pt) 1900 - Population: 167,955.
20th century 1903 - Boavista F.C. (football club) formed. 1906 - 29 August: Floor collapses in newspaper office, killing several. 1908 - High Life cinema in business. 1909 - Population: 189,663. 1911 University of Porto established. Estádio do Bessa (stadium) opens. Population: 194,009 in city; 679,978 in district. 1912 - and Olympia cinema in business. 1913 - Campo da Constituição football playground opens. 1919 - January–February: Porto becomes capital of the short-lived revolutionary Monarchy of the North. 1920 - built. 1923 - Rivoli Theatre in business. 1926 - Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto active. 1932 - Garagem do Comércio do Porto built. 1934 - Portuguese colonial exhibition held 1938 - Kadoorie Synagogue built. 1941 - Coliseu do Porto (theatre) opens. 1944 - Porto Editora (publisher) in business. 1946 - Sociedade de Transportes Colectivos do Porto public transit entity founded. 1951 - University of Porto's Botanical Garden established. 1952 - Estádio das Antas (stadium) opens. 1978 - Torre do Foco built. 1979 - Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade do Porto established. 1982 - City joins the regional Serviço Intermunicipalizado de Gestão de Resíduos do Grande Porto. 1985 - Banco Comercial Português and Banco Português de Investimento headquartered in Porto. 1988 - April: meets in Porto. 1996 - Porto designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site. 1997 - Portuguese Centre of Photography founded. 1999 Serralves museum and Hotel Vila Galé built. becomes mayor. 2000 - Cm-porto.pt website online (approximate date).
21st century 2001 Oliveira's Porto of My Childhood documentary film released.(pt) 4 March: Hintze Ribeiro Bridge disaster, collapse of a bridge near Porto kills 59 people. 2002 - Rui Rio becomes mayor. 2003 - Estádio do Dragão (stadium) opens. 2013 - Rui Moreira becomes mayor. 2016 - City joins the . 2017 - 1 October: Portuguese local election, 2017 held.
See also History of Porto since 1822 List of bishops of Porto
Timelines of other cities/municipalities in Portugal: Braga, Coimbra, Funchal (Madeira), Guimarães, Lisbon, Setúbal
References
This article incorporates information from the Portuguese Wikipedia.
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