Timeline of Oviedo

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

Prior to 20th century[edit]

762 – Oviedo founded.^[1]^(es)
790s – Alfonso II of Asturias relocates his capital to Oviedo.
811 – Roman Catholic diocese of Oviedo established.^[2]
848 – San Miguel de Lillo church built on nearby Mount Naranco.
850 – Santa María del Naranco church built on Mount Naranco.^[1]
924 – Asturian capital relocated to León from Oviedo.^[1]
1145 – Fuero de Oviedo [es] (law) created.^[3]
1258 – New city wall [es] construction begins.
1388 – Oviedo Cathedral construction begins.^[1]
1521 – Fire.^[4]
1528 – Oviedo Cathedral tower built.
1574 – University of Oviedo established; classes begin in 1608.
1587
- San Isidoro Church built.
- Plaza del Fontán [es] developed.^{[citation needed]}
1670 – Teatro del Fontán [es] (theatre) opens.
1671 – Casa consistorial de Oviedo [es] (town hall) built on the Plaza Mayor.
1809 – Oviedo "plundered by the French" during the Peninsular War.^[1]
1810 – Oviedo "plundered by the French" again.^[1]
1842 – Population: 19,610.^[5]
1854 – Academia de Bellas Artes de San Salvador de Oviedo (art school) active.^[6]^(es)[1]
1874 – Oviedo railway station opens.
1892 – Teatro Campoamor (theatre) opens.
1900
- University's Extension Universitaria established "to educate the local working classes."^[7]
- Population: 48,103.^[8]

20th century[edit]

1907 – Sociedad Filarmónica de Oviedo [es] (musical group) founded.
1923 – Astur CF (football club) formed.
1926 – Real Oviedo (football club) formed.
1932 – Estadio de Buenavista (stadium) opens.
1936 – Siege of Oviedo.
1937 – La Nueva España newspaper begins publication.^[9]
1940 – Population: 82,548.^[5]
1942 – Biblioteca Pública del Estado (Oviedo) [es] (library) established.^[10]
1944
- Teatro Filarmónica [es] (theatre) opens.
- Casa del Termómetro [es] built on the Plaza de la Escandalera.
1950 – Population: 106,002.^[5]
1956 – Archivo Histórico Provincial de Asturias [ast] (archives) established.^[11]
1975 – Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Oviedo (arena) opens.
1982 – Part of 1982 FIFA World Cup football contest held in Oviedo.
1991 – Population: 204,276.^[5]
2000 – New Estadio Carlos Tartiere (stadium) opens.

21st century[edit]

2003 – Estación de autobuses de Oviedo [es] (bus depot) opens.
2011 – Population: 225,005.^[5]
2015 – Wenceslao López Martínez [es] becomes mayor.
2019 – Alfredo Canteli [es] becomes mayor.^[12]
2020 – Writer Luis Sepúlveda dies in Oviedo,^[13] of COVID-19. He was the first COVID-19 case detected in Asturias.^[14]

Evolution of the Oviedo map[edit]

1777
1853
1991
2009
2010 (Center)
2010 (West)
2010 (East)

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Britannica 1910.
^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Spain". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
^ Quadrado 1855.
^ "La Ciudad: Historia" (in Spanish). Ayuntamiento de Oviedo.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Alterations to the municipalities in the Population Censuses since 1842: Oviedo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain). Retrieved 21 October 2016.
^ Acta de la sesión pública que celebró la Academia de Bellas Artes de San Salvador de Oviedo (in Spanish), 1854 – via Biblioteca Virtual del Principado de Asturias
^ Angel Smith (2009). Historical Dictionary of Spain (2nd ed.). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6267-8.
^ "Spain". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1910. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368408 – via HathiTrust.
^ "Spain". Western Europe. Regional Surveys of the World (5th ed.). Europa Publications. 2003. ISBN 978-1-85743-152-0.
^ "La biblioteca: Información general" (in Spanish). Oviedo: Biblioteca de Asturias "Ramón Pérez de Ayala". Retrieved 21 October 2016.
^ "Archivo Histórico Provincial de Asturias". Censo-Guía de Archivos (in Spanish). Madrid: Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
^ Díaz-Rubín, Gonzalo (15 June 2019). "Alfredo Canteli, nuevo alcalde de Oviedo: "Para construir ese Oviedo que soñamos hay que contar con todos"". El Comercio: Diario de Asturias (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 March 2023.
^ Aguilar, Andrea (16 April 2020). "El escritor chileno Luis Sepúlveda muere de coronavirus a los 70 años". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 March 2023.
^ Galindo, Juan Carlos (1 March 2020). "El escritor chileno Luis Sepúlveda, primer afectado por coronavirus en Asturias". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 March 2023.

This article incorporates information from the Spanish Wikipedia.

Bibliography[edit]

in English[edit]

Josiah Conder (1830), "Oviedo", The Modern Traveller, London: J.Duncan
Richard Ford (1890), "Oviedo", Handbook for Travellers in Spain, vol. 1 (7th ed.), London: J. Murray, p. 212
Albert F. Calvert (1908). Valladolid, Oviedo, Segovia, Zamora, Avil, & Zaragoza; an Historical & Descriptive Account. London: John Lane. hdl:2027/mdp.39015004743590.
"Oviedo (city)" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 20 (11th ed.). 1910. pp. 390–391.
"Oviedo", Spain and Portugal (4th ed.), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1913, hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t5q81nw29 – via HathiTrust

in Spanish[edit]

José María Quadrado [in Spanish] (1855). Asturias y León. Recuerdos y bellezas de España [es] (in Spanish). hdl:2027/ucm.5325880353. (includes information about Oviedo)
F. Cañellas Secades: El libro de Oviedo: Guía de la ciudad y su concejo (Oviedo, 1887)
Francisco Quirós Linares (2005) [1978], "El crecimiento espacial de Oviedo (The spatial growth of Oviedo)", Estudios de geografía histórica e historia de la geografía: obra escogida (in Spanish), Ediciones de la Universidad de Oviedo, ISBN 9788483175200

External links[edit]

"Archivo Municipal de Oviedo" (in Spanish). Ayuntamiento de Oviedo. (city archives)
Items related to Oviedo, various dates (via Europeana)
Items related to Oviedo, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)

[FOOTNOTEBritannica1910-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Britannica 1910.

[katolsk-2] "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Spain". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 21 October 2016.

[FOOTNOTEQuadrado1855-3] Quadrado 1855.

[CityHistory-4] "La Ciudad: Historia" (in Spanish). Ayuntamiento de Oviedo.

[INE-5] "Alterations to the municipalities in the Population Censuses since 1842: Oviedo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain). Retrieved 21 October 2016.

[6] Acta de la sesión pública que celebró la Academia de Bellas Artes de San Salvador de Oviedo (in Spanish), 1854 – via Biblioteca Virtual del Principado de Asturias

[7] Angel Smith (2009). Historical Dictionary of Spain (2nd ed.). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6267-8.

[8] "Spain". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1910. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368408 – via HathiTrust.

[europa2003-9] "Spain". Western Europe. Regional Surveys of the World (5th ed.). Europa Publications. 2003. ISBN 978-1-85743-152-0.

[10] "La biblioteca: Información general" (in Spanish). Oviedo: Biblioteca de Asturias "Ramón Pérez de Ayala". Retrieved 21 October 2016.

[11] "Archivo Histórico Provincial de Asturias". Censo-Guía de Archivos (in Spanish). Madrid: Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte. Retrieved 21 October 2016.

[12] Díaz-Rubín, Gonzalo (15 June 2019). "Alfredo Canteli, nuevo alcalde de Oviedo: "Para construir ese Oviedo que soñamos hay que contar con todos"". El Comercio: Diario de Asturias (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 March 2023.

[13] Aguilar, Andrea (16 April 2020). "El escritor chileno Luis Sepúlveda muere de coronavirus a los 70 años". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 March 2023.

[14] Galindo, Juan Carlos (1 March 2020). "El escritor chileno Luis Sepúlveda, primer afectado por coronavirus en Asturias". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 March 2023.

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