Timeline of Seville

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

Prior to 18th century

• 491 – Cathedral of Seville is built
• 600 – Isidore of Seville becomes bishop.
• 630 – Isidore of Seville compiles encyclopedia Etymologiae (approximate date).
• 713 – Musa bin Nusayr in power.
• 829 – Mosque built.
• 844 – City raided by Vikings
• 1023 – Abbadid Taifa of Seville established.
• 1147 - Almohades take power.
• 1181 – Alcázar (fort) construction begins.
• 1198 – Minaret built.
• 1247 – Siege of Seville begins.
• 1248 – Seville incorporated into the Christian Kingdom of Castile under Ferdinand III.
• 1252 – Seville Shipyard built.
• 1477 – Printing press in use.
• 1503 – Casa de Contratación (trade agency) established.
• 1505 - University of Seville founded as "Colegio Santa María de Jesús".
• 1507 - Seville Cathedral consecrated.
• 1519 - Magellan embarks on circumnavigation expedition.
• 1521 – Via Crucis to the Cruz del Campo laid out.
• 1543 – Consulado de Cargadores a Indias established.
• 1563 – Court of Philip II relocated from Seville to Madrid.
• 1598 – Merchants exchange built.
• 1627 – Flood.
• 1630 – Artist Zurbarán settles in Seville.
• 1647 – Great Plague of Seville begins.
• 1670 – Real Maestranza de Caballería de Sevilla (a chivalric order) established.
• 1682 – University of Navigators building construction begins.
• 1683 – Flood.

18th–19th centuries

• 1717 – Casa de Contratación relocated from Seville to Cádiz.
• 1729
  • Court of Philip V relocated to Seville.
  • Treaty of Seville signed in Seville.
• 1758 – Royal Tobacco Factory begins operating.
• 1785 – General Archive of the Indies established.
• 1800 - Outbreak of yellow fever kills 30,000.
• 1810 – February: French occupation begins.
• 1812 – French occupation ends.
• 1842 – Population: 100,498.
• 1843 – City besieged by forces of Espartero.
• 1847 – First Seville Fair held at the Prado de San Sebastián.
• 1852 – Triana Bridge built.
• 1869 – City wall dismantled.
• 1881 – Plaza de toros de la Real Maestranza de Caballería de Sevilla (bullring) built.
• 1890 – Sevilla Football Club formed.
• 1893 – María Luisa Park established.
• 1896
  • La Pasarela (Sevilla) built at the Prado de San Sebastián.
  • 28 October: Cyclone.
• 1897 – Population: 146,205.
• 1900 – Population: 148,315.

20th century

• 1901 – Estación de Plaza de Armas (railway station) opens.
• 1902 – Burial site of Christopher Columbus relocated to Seville from Cuba.
• 1905
  • Sevilla FC officially registered with the local government.
  • Muelle de Nueva York (Sevilla) built.
• 1907
  • Real Betis football club formed.
  • Ship canal completed from the Punta de los Remedios to the Punta del Verde.
• 1915 – Aeródromo de Tablada (airport) built.
• 1920 – Population: 205,529.
• 1926 – Puente de Alfonso XIII (bridge) built.
• 1928 – Plaza de España built.
• 1929
  • Ibero-American Exposition of 1929 held.
  • Estadio Municipal Heliópolis, later known as Estadio Benito Villamarín, opens.
  • Lope de Vega Theatre opens.
• 1931 – Puente de San Telmo (bridge) built.
• 1933 – Seville Airport (Aeropuerto de San Pablo) opens.
• 1936 – July 1936 military uprising in Seville.
• 1950 – Population: 376,627.
• 1959 – Seville Public Library established.
• 1979 – Luis Uruñuela becomes mayor.
• 1981
  • Regional Government of Andalusia headquartered in Seville.
  • Population: 653,833.
• 1983
  • 21 December: Last and decisive qualifier match for UEFA Euro 1984 held: Spain 12–1 Malta.
  • Manuel del Valle becomes mayor.
• 1987 – UNESCO World Heritage Site in Seville established.
• 1990
  • Royal Seville Symphony Orchestra formed.
  • Puente de las Delicias (bridge) built.
• 1991
  • Teatro de la Maestranza (opera house) opens.
  • Auditorio Rocío Jurado opens
  • Estación de Sevilla-Santa Justa (railway station) opens.
  • San Bernardo railway station opens.
  • Seville Airport new terminal opens.
  • Puente Reina Sofía (bridge) built.
  • Alejandro Rojas-Marcos becomes mayor.
  • Guitar Legends festival held.
  • Puente del Centenario (bridge) built.
• 1992
  • Madrid–Seville high-speed rail line begins operating.
  • Alamillo Bridge and Puente de la Barqueta (bridge) built.
  • Teatro Central (Sevilla) opens.
  • Seville Expo '92 held.
  • Institución Colombina established.
  • Torre de la Plata restored.
• 1993 – Alamillo Park opens.
• 1994 – I Encuentro entre el Son Cubano y el Flamenco (festival) held.
• 1995 – Soledad Becerril becomes mayor.
• 1998
  • First Territorios Sevilla festival held.
  • Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo opens.
  • Nervión Plaza mall and cinema open.
• 1999
  • Plaza de Armas reopens as a mall and cinema.
  • Alfredo Sánchez Monteseirín becomes mayor.
  • Estadio de La Cartuja built.
  • 7th World Championships in Athletics held.

21st century

• 2003 – 2003 UEFA Cup Final between Celtic and Porto held at the Estadio de La Cartuja.
• 2004
  • Starbucks opens its first establishment in the city.
  • First Festival de Cine Europeo de Sevilla held.
  • 2004 Davis Cup finals held at the Estadio de La Cartuja.
• 2007
  • Avenida de la Constitución (Sevilla) pedestrianized.
  • Sevici bicycle service begins operating.
  • MetroCentro tram line begins operating.
• 2009 – Seville Metro begins operating.
• 2010 – Jardín Americano reopens.
• 2011
  • Metropol Parasol erected.
  • Juan Ignacio Zoido becomes mayor.
  • 2011 Davis Cup finals held at the Estadio de La Cartuja.
  • Population: 703,021.
• 2012
  • Pabellón de la Navegación (Sevilla) reopens as a museum.
  • Muelle de Nueva York (Sevilla) reopens as a public space.
• 2014 – Alamillo Park expanded.
• 2015
  • Torre Sevilla skyscraper erected.
  • Juan Espadas becomes mayor.
• 2016 – Hard Rock Cafe opens its first restaurant in the city.
• 2018 – Torre Sevilla shopping mall opens.

See also

• History of Seville
• List of mayors of Seville
• Timeline of the Muslim presence in the Iberian Peninsula, circa 8th-15th century CE
• Timelines of other cities in the autonomous community of Andalusia: Almería, Cádiz, Córdoba, Granada, Jaén, Jerez de la Frontera, Málaga
• List of municipalities in Andalusia