Timeline of Cádiz
# Timeline of Cádiz

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

## Prior to 20th century

* 1104 BCE – Gadir founded by Phoenicians.
* 530 BCE – Gades occupied by Carthaginians.
* 49 BCE – Julius Caesar conferred the civitas of Rome on the citizens of Gades.
* 4 CE – Birth of Columella, a prominent writer on agriculture.
* 200 CE – Population: 20,000.
* 711 CE – Moors in power (until 1262) & city called "Jezirat-Kadis."
* 1217 – The city was raided by a group of Frisian crusaders en route to the Holy Land.
* 1241 – Roman Catholic Diocese of Cádiz established.
* 1262 – Cádiz taken by Alfonso X of Castile.
* 1492 – Discovery of America renewed its prosperity.
* 1587 – Spanish fleet attacked and Cádiz raided by Sir Francis Drake.
* 1596 – Capture of Cádiz by English and Dutch forces; city sacked.
* 1602 – Santa Cruz Cathedral [es] rebuilt.
* 1625 – November: Attempted English and Dutch Cádiz Expedition.
* 1656 – 9 September: Battle of Cádiz; English win.
* 1702
   * Battle of Cádiz.
   * Population: 30,000.
* 1706 – Castle of San Sebastián (Cádiz) constructed.
* 1717 – Casa de Contratación (House of Trade) relocated to Cádiz from Seville.
* 1722 – Cádiz Cathedral construction begins.
* 1748 – Real Colegio de Cirugía de la Armada established.
* 1749 – Jardín Botánico (garden) founded (approximate date).
* 1778 – "Colonial monopoly of the Port of Cádiz [es] with the American colonies is abolished."
* 1787 – Population: 71,080.
* 1797 – June: British Assault on Cádiz; Spaniards win.
* 1800 – Bombarded by Nelson.
* 1810
   * February: French Siege of Cádiz begins.
   * 24 September: Cortes of Cádiz (national assembly) convenes in Cádiz.
* 1810-1813 – Population: 85,000.
* 1812
   * 19 March: Spanish Constitution of 1812 adopted after deliberations of the Cortes of Cádiz.
   * August: Siege of Cádiz ends.
* 1823
   * May: Ferdinand VII of Spain imprisoned at Cádiz.
   * 31 August: Battle of Trocadero.
* 1829 – "Cádiz declared a free port."
* 1838 – Cádiz Cathedral construction completed.
* 1842 – Population: 53,922.
* 1860 – Population: 71,521.
* 1867 – Diario de Cádiz newspaper begins publication.
* 1868 – The Glorious Revolution centred on Cádiz.
* 1873 – Cantonalist Cantón de Cádiz [es] proclaimed.
* 1900 – Population: 69,382.

## 20th century

* 1905 – Gran Teatro Falla (theatre) built.
* 1910
   * Cádiz Club de Fútbol formed.
   * Population: 67,306.
* 1930 – Population: 75,789.
* 1932 – Cine Gades (cinema) active.
* 1947 – Cádiz Explosion takes place.
* 1949 – Teatro Andalucía [es] (theatre) opens.
* 1950 – Population: 100,249.
* 1955 – Estadio Ramón de Carranza (stadium) opens.
* 1969 – Muestra Cinematográfica del Atlántico Alcances [es] (film festival) begins.
* 1970 – Museum of Cádiz established.
* 1979 – University of Cádiz established.
* 1986 – Festival Iberoamericano de Teatro de Cádiz [es] begins.
* 1991 – Population: 157,355.
* 1995 – Teófila Martínez becomes mayor.

## 21st century

* 2011 – Population: 124,014.
* 2015 – José María González Santos becomes mayor.
