Timeline of Coimbra
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Coimbra, Portugal.
Prior to 20th century[edit]
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- ca.563 CE – Roman Catholic Diocese of Coimbra established.[1]
- 714 CE – Muslims in power.[2]
- 1064 – Coimbra taken by Christian forces of Ferdinand I.[3]
- 1139 – Coimbra becomes seat of Kingdom of Portugal (until 1385).[4]
- 1169 – San Salvador church established.[3]
- 1211 – Cortes (assembly) held in Coimbra.
- 1286 – Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha founded.[3]
- 1308 – University moves to Coimbra from Lisbon.[3][5]
- 1316 – Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha construction begins.[6]
- 1338 – University moves away from Coimbra back to Lisbon.[5]
- 1354 – University again moves to Coimbra from Lisbon.[5]
- 1355 – Queen consort Inês de Castro murdered at Quinta das Lágrimas.[3]
- 1377 – University again moves away from Coimbra back to Lisbon.[5]
- 1385 – Cortes held in Coimbra.[7]
- 1398 – Cortes held in Coimbra.
- 1472 – Cortes held in Coimbra.
- 1481 – Poet Francisco de Sá de Miranda born in Coimbra.[3]
- 1536 – Printing press in operation.[8]
- 1537 – University once again moves to Coimbra from Lisbon.[3]
- 1580/98 – New Cathedral of Coimbra construction begins.[6][3]
- 1728 – Casa da Livraria (library) built.
- 1733 – University clocktower built.[9]
- 1755 – 1 November: Earthquake.[3]
- 1810 – Coimbra "sacked by the French under Marshal Massena."[3]
- 1812 – Jornal de Coimbra (newspaper) begins publication.[10]
- 1834 – Miguel I of Portugal, makes the city his headquarters.[3]
- 1835 – Town becomes part of newly created administrative Coimbra district.[11]
- 1846 – "Miguelist insurrection" occurs.[3]
- 1852 – Instituto de Coimbra founded.[12]
- 1874 – Horsecar tram begins operating.
- 1885 – Coimbra Station opens; Ramal da Coimbra (railway) begins operating.
- 1887 – Coimbra Academic Association student union formed.
- 1900 – Population: 18,144.[3]
20th century[edit]
- 1906 – Ponte Ferroviária de Dueça 1 and Ponte José Luciano de Castro (bridges) open.
- 1910 – Ancient Roman Conímbriga ruins near Coimbra designated a national monument.
- 1911
- Electric trams begins operating.
- Population: 20,581.[13]
- 1930
- Diário de Coimbra newspaper begins publication.[14]
- City coat of arms redesign adopted.[2]
- 1947 – Trolleybus begins operating.
- 1954 – Ponte de Santa Clara (bridge) opens.
- 1958 – University-related Centro de Estudos Cinematográficos active.
- 1962 – University of Coimbra General Library rebuilt.
- 1963 – Coimbra University Stadium opens.
- 1970 – May: Student unrest.[15]
- 1981 – Açude-ponte de Coimbra (bridge) opens.
- 1982 – City joins the regional Associação Informática da Região Centro.[16]
- 1986 – Coimbra University Radio begins broadcasting.
- 1996 – Metro Mondego transit entity formed to plan regional light rail system (as of 2017 unrealized).
- 1998 – Cm-coimbra.pt website online (approximate date).[17]
21st century[edit]
- 2001
- Carlos Encarnação becomes mayor.(pt)
- Population: 104,489.[14]
- 2002 - Estádio Municipal Sérgio Conceição (stadium) built.
- 2003 - Estádio Cidade de Coimbra (stadium) opens.
- 2004
- Ponte Rainha Santa Isabel (bridge) opens.
- Part of UEFA Euro 2004 football contest played in Coimbra.
- 2005 – August: Wildfire burns in area around city.[18]
- 2007 – Pedro e Inês footbridge opens.
- 2010
- City joins the União das Cidades Capitais Luso-Afro-Américo-Asiáticas.[19]
- João Paulo Barbosa de Melo becomes mayor.(pt)
- 2011 – July: Associação Nacional de Municípios Portugueses meets in Coimbra.[20]
- 2013 – Manuel Machado becomes mayor.(pt)
- 2017
- June: June 2017 Portugal wildfires burn in region near city.
- October: Coimbra local election, 2017 held.
See also[edit]
- History of Coimbra
- Aeminium, Roman city
- List of mayors of Coimbra
- List of alcaldes of Coimbra (municipal magistrates)
- List of bishops of Coimbra
- List of heritage sites in Coimbra district
- Timelines of other cities/municipalities in Portugal: Braga, Funchal (Madeira), Lisbon, Porto, Setúbal
References[edit]
- ^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Portugal". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ a b "História da Cidade". Cm-coimbra.pt (in Portuguese). Câmara Municipal de Coimbra. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Britannica 1910.
- ^ Douglas L. Wheeler; Walter C. Opello Jr. (2010). Historical Dictionary of Portugal (3rd ed.). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7075-8.
- ^ a b c d "História da Universidade" (in Portuguese). Universidade de Coimbra. Retrieved 12 November 2017. (Includes chronology)
- ^ a b "Portugal: Architecture", Oxford Art Online Retrieved 12 November 2017
- ^ E. Michael Gerli, ed. (2003). Medieval Iberia: An Encyclopedia. Routledge. ISBN 0-415-93918-6.
- ^ Henri Bouchot (1890). "Topographical index of the principal towns where early printing presses were established". The book: its printers, illustrators, and binders, from Gutenberg to the present time. London: H. Grevel & Co.
- ^ "Iberian Peninsula, 1600–1800 A.D.: Key Events". Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ Jornal de Coimbra – via Universidade de Coimbra, Biblioteca Geral Digital, 1812–
- ^ Sousa Henriques Secco 1853.
- ^ José Silvestre Ribeiro, ed. (1871–1893). Historia dos estabelecimentos scientificos, litterarios e artisticos de Portugal (in Portuguese). Academia Real das Sciencias.
- ^ "Portugal". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368440.
- ^ a b "Portugal". Europa World Year Book 2004. Europa Publications. 2004. ISBN 1857432533.
- ^ "Portuguese Will Investigate Clash at Coimbra University", New York Times, 15 May 1970
- ^ "Associação Informática da Região Centro" (in Portuguese). Coimbra. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ "Cm-coimbra.pt" (in Portuguese). Câmara Municipal de Coimbra. Archived from the original on 12 December 1998 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Fires blaze out of control across Portugal", New York Times, 22 August 2005
- ^ "Membros: Coimbra". Uccla.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ "Congressos da ANMP" (in Portuguese). Associação Nacional de Municípios Portugueses. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- This article incorporates information from the Portuguese Wikipedia.
Bibliography[edit]
- in English
- John Lomas, ed. (1889), "Coimbra", O'Shea's Guide to Spain and Portugal (8th ed.), Edinburgh: Adam & Charles Black
- "Coimbra". Chambers's Encyclopaedia. London. 1901. hdl:2027/njp.32101065312884.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). 1910. p. 653.
- "Local History, Portugal: Coimbra". Catalog of the William B. Greenlee Collection of Portuguese History .... in the Newberry Library. Chicago: Newberry Library. 1953. hdl:2027/mdp.39015023946240 – via HathiTrust.
(Bibliography) - Trudy Ring, ed. (1996). "Coimbra". Southern Europe. International Dictionary of Historic Places. Vol. 3. Fitzroy Dearborn. ISBN 9781134259656. OCLC 31045650.
- in Portuguese
- Arquivo Histórico Municipal de Coimbra, Vereações (in Portuguese)
- Luís Cardoso, ed. (1751). "Coimbra". Diccionario geografico, ou, Noticia historica de todas as cidades...de Portugal (in Portuguese). Vol. 2. Lisbon: Regia Officina Sylviana and Academia Real da História Portuguesa. OCLC 987786218.
- Anais do Município de Coimbra [Annals of Coimbra] (in Portuguese). ca. 1840–
- Antonio Luiz de Sousa Henriques Secco (1853). Memoria historico-chorographica dos diversos concelhos do districto administrativo de Coimbra (in Portuguese).
- Augusto Mendes Simões de Castro (1867). Guia historico do viajante em Coimbra (in Portuguese). Coimbra: Imprensa da Universidade.
- António Francisco Barata, ed. (1873). Historia breve de Coimbra (in Portuguese) (2nd ed.). Lisbon: Imprensa Nacional.
- Pinho Leal (1874). "Coimbra". Portugal Antigo e Moderno: Diccionario... (in Portuguese). Vol. 2. Mattos Moreira. pp. 314+.
- "Coimbra". Diccionario encyclopedico ou novo diccionario da lingua portugueza (in Portuguese). Vol. 1 (4th ed.). Lisbon: Francisco Arthur da Silva. 1874. hdl:2027/uc1.l0063741581. OCLC 14951122.
- Manuel Pinheiro Chagas, ed. (1878). "Coimbra". Diccionario Popular (in Portuguese). Vol. 3. Lisbon: Diario Illustrado. hdl:2027/nyp.33433004957100.
- Carlos Augusto da Silva Campos, ed. (1886), "Negociantes e industriaes das provincias e ilhas: Coimbra", Almanach Commercial de Lisboa (in Portuguese), pp. 233–235
- Eugénio de Castro (1900). Guia de Coimbra (in Portuguese). circa 1900
- Esteves Pereira; Guilherme Rodrigues, eds. (1906). "Coimbra". Portugal: Diccionario Historico... (in Portuguese). Vol. 2. Lisbon: Joao Romano Torres. hdl:2027/nyp.33433004990440. OCLC 865826167.
- Agostinho Rodrigues d'Andrade (1906). Guia do forasteiro em Coimbra (in Portuguese). Porto.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Jorge de Alarcão (2008). Coimbra: a montagem do cenário urbano (in Portuguese). Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra. ISBN 978-989-8074-30-0.
- Margarida Isabel Barreto Relvão Calmeiro (2014). Urbanismo antes dos Planos: Coimbra 1834‐1934 (PhD) (in Portuguese). Universidade de Coimbra. hdl:10316/27732.
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