Timeline of Cartagena, Spain

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

Ancient and Medieval

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Early history
Roman Hispania
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Sexenio Democrático
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Early Modern

Nineteenth Century

  • 1810 - Academia de Caballeros Guardias Marinas built.[5]
  • 1823 - Sociedad Económica de Amigos del País de Cartagena established.[6]
  • 1842 - Population: 33,593.[7]
  • 1844 - Scene of warfare again.[2]
  • 1854 - Plaza de toros de Cartagena (bullring) opens.
  • 1860 - Population: 54,315.[7]
  • 1861
    • Eco de Cartagena newspaper begins publication.[8](es)
    • Casino Círculo Cartagenero active.
  • 1863 - Railway begins operating.[9]
  • 1870 - Population: 26,000. (approximate figure) [2]
  • 1873 - July: Canton of Cartagena declared.[10]
  • 1874 - (12th Jan) Cartagena was occupied by government troops.[2]
  • 1887 - El Mediterráneo newspaper begins publication.[8]
  • 1898 - Cartagena suffered from the maritime disasters of the Spanish-American War.[2]
  • 1900
    • Fábrica de Fluido Eléctrico Hispania built.[11]
    • Population: 99,871.[2][12]

20th century

21st century

See also

Other cities in the autonomous community of the Region of Murcia:(es)

References

  1. ^ "Cartagena Spain". britannica.com. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Britannica 1910.
  3. ^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Spain". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Antigüedad". Digital Murcia (in Spanish).
  5. ^ a b Cremades Griñán 1996.
  6. ^ Braulio Antón Ramírez, ed. (1865). "Sociedades economicas del reino". Diccionario de bibliografía agronómica (in Spanish). Madrid: Manuel Rivadeneyra. pp. 390–409. hdl:2027/ucm.5309027638 – via HathiTrust.
  7. ^ a b c d e "Alterations to the municipalities in the Population Censuses since 1842: Cartagena". Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain). Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  8. ^ a b Juan González Castaño, ed. (1996). La prensa local en la región de Murcia (1706-1939) (in Spanish). Universidad de Murcia. ISBN 84-7684-755-6.
  9. ^ "La real inauguración del ferrocarril Cartagena-Murcia", La Verdad (in Spanish), Murcia, 24 October 2012
  10. ^ Angel Smith (2009). Historical Dictionary of Spain (2nd ed.). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6267-8.
  11. ^ Pérez Rojas 1986.
  12. ^ "Spain". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1910. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368408 – via HathiTrust.
  13. ^ Palazón 1997.
  14. ^ Francisco J. Romero Salvadó (2013). Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Civil War. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-5784-1.

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