Timeline of Setúbal
# Timeline of Setúbal

The following is a timeline of the history of the municipality of Setúbal, Portugal.

## Prior to 20th century

* 1249 - Foral (charter) initiated.
* ca. 1490
   * Monastery of Jesus of Setúbal founded.
   * Setúbal Aqueduct built.
* 1531 - 26 January: Earthquake.
* 1570 - Our Lady of Grace church built.
* 1755 - 1 November: Earthquake.
* 1765 - Poet Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage born in Setubal.
* 1814 - Roman ruins of Tróia discovered near Setubal.
* 1836 - Doca Delpeut (dock) built.
* 1850 - Roman ruins of Tróia near Setubal excavated.
* 1858 - Earthquake.
* 1859 - Cisne do Sado newspaper begins publication.
* 1860
   * Correio de Setúbal newspaper begins publication.
   * Setúbal attains city status.
* 1861 - Setúbal Station [pt] opens; Linha do Sul begins operating.
* 1871 - Bocage monument erected.
* 1899 - Comércio de Setúbal newspaper begins publication.
* 1900 - Population: 22,074.

## 20th century

* 1909
   * Republican Congress held.
   * Benavente earthquake causes some damage.
* 1910
   * 4–5 October: City Hall burns down.
   * Vitória F.C. (football club) formed.
* 1911 - Population: 30,346.
* 1913 - Campo dos Arcos (sport field) established.
* 1917 - União Futebol Comércio e Indústria football club formed.
* 1920 - Apeadeiro de Fontainhas - Sado [pt] railway station opens.
* 1923 - Junta Autónoma das Obras do Porto e Barra de Setúbal e do Rio Sado established to oversee the Port of Setúbal [pt].
* 1926 - City becomes seat of the newly formed Setúbal District.
* 1927 - Setúbal Football Association organized.
* 1933 - Banco de Portugal building constructed.
* 1956 - Cineclube de Setúbal formed.
* 1962 - Estádio do Bonfim (stadium) opens.
* 1965 - Arquivo Distrital de Setúbal (archive) established.
* 1966 - Cais Comercial (commercial pier) built in the port.
* 1975 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Setúbal established; Manuel da Silva Martins becomes bishop.
* 1976 - Teatro Animação de Setúbal (theatre) founded.
* 1981 - Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal [pt] opens.
* 1982 - City twinned with Beauvais, France.
* 1983 - City joins the Associação de Municípios do Distrito de Setúbal.
* 1985
   * Rádio Azul [pt] begins broadcasting.
   * Roll-on/roll-off terminal built in the port.
* 1986 - 14 July: Bombing by Organização Revolucionária Armada.
* 1993 - Ford automotive plant begins operating (approximate date).
* 1998 - Gilberto Canavarro dos Reis [pt] becomes bishop.

## 21st century

* 2001
   * Mun-setubal.pt website online (approximate date).
   * Population: 113,934.
   * Carlos de Sousa becomes mayor.
* 2006 - Maria das Dores Meira [pt] becomes mayor.
* 2011
   * Population: 121,185.
* 2015 - José Ornelas Carvalho becomes bishop.

## Images

* View of Setubal, 1860
