• Source: Timeline of Coimbra

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Coimbra, Portugal.




Prior to 20th century



ca.563 CE – Roman Catholic Diocese of Coimbra established.
714 CE – Muslims in power.
1064 – Coimbra taken by Christian forces of Ferdinand I.
1139 – Coimbra becomes seat of Kingdom of Portugal (until 1385).
1169 – San Salvador church established.
1211 – Cortes (assembly) held in Coimbra.
1286 – Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha founded.
1308 – University moves to Coimbra from Lisbon.
1316 – Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha construction begins.
1338 – University moves away from Coimbra back to Lisbon.
1354 – University again moves to Coimbra from Lisbon.
1355 – Queen consort Inês de Castro murdered at Quinta das Lágrimas.
1377 – University again moves away from Coimbra back to Lisbon.
1385 – Cortes held in Coimbra.
1398 – Cortes held in Coimbra.
1472 – Cortes held in Coimbra.
1481 – Poet Francisco de Sá de Miranda born in Coimbra.
1536 – Printing press in operation.
1537 – University once again moves to Coimbra from Lisbon.
1580/98 – New Cathedral of Coimbra construction begins.
1728 – Casa da Livraria (library) built.
1733 – University clocktower built.
1755 – 1 November: Earthquake.
1810 – Coimbra "sacked by the French under Marshal Massena."
1812 – Jornal de Coimbra (newspaper) begins publication.
1834 – Miguel I of Portugal, makes the city his headquarters.
1835 – Town becomes part of newly created administrative Coimbra district.
1846 – "Miguelist insurrection" occurs.
1852 – Instituto de Coimbra founded.
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.




20th century



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.
1930
Diário de Coimbra newspaper begins publication.
City coat of arms redesign adopted.
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.
1981 – Açude-ponte de Coimbra (bridge) opens.
1982 – City joins the regional Associação Informática da Região Centro.
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).




21st century


2001
Carlos Encarnação becomes mayor.(pt)
Population: 104,489.
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.
2007 – Pedro e Inês footbridge opens.
2010
City joins the União das Cidades Capitais Luso-Afro-Américo-Asiáticas.
João Paulo Barbosa de Melo becomes mayor.(pt)
2011 – July: Associação Nacional de Municípios Portugueses meets in Coimbra.
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


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



This article incorporates information from the Portuguese Wikipedia.




Bibliography






External links



"Arquivo Histórico Municipal de Coimbra", Cm-coimbra.pt (in Portuguese) (city archives)
"(Coimbra)" – via Europeana.
"(Coimbra)" – via Digital Public Library of America.

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