• Source: Timeline of Salvador, Bahia

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Salvador, Bahia state, Brazil.




Early history



1502 - Amerigo Vespucci names the bay in honour to his hometown parish church "San Salvatore di Ognissanti" (San Salvador de Todos os Santos) in Florence
1549 - Brazilian capital established at Bahia by Tomé de Sousa.
1551 - Catholic Diocese of São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos established.
1624 - Capture of Salvador da Bahia by the Dutch
1625 - Recapture of Salvador da Bahia by Spanish-Portuguese forces.
1635 - Third Order of St. Francis active.
1636 - Church of the Third Order of Saint Francis established.
1638 - Siege of Salvador da Bahia
1672 - Cathedral of Salvador consecrated
1674 - Mint established.
1676 - Salvador becomes "metropolitan see of the colony's archbishopric."
1704 - Church of the Third Order of Our Lady of the Rosary construction begins.
1711 - Maneta Revolt, two uprisings (Oct. 17 and Dec. 2) by military and public officials against local taxation
1723
São Francisco Church built.
Third Order of St. Dominic active.
1724 - Academia Brasílica dos Esquecidos founded.
1754 - Church of Nosso Senhor do Bonfim consecrated.
1759 -
Academia Brasílica dos Renascidos founded.
- December: Expulsion of the Jesuits from Bahia
1763 - Brazilian capital relocated from Salvador to Rio de Janeiro.
1765 - Basilica of the Immaculate Conception (church) consecrated.




19th century


1819 - Yellow fever outbreak.
1822 - 2 March: Siege of Salvador da Bahia begins.
1823 - 2 July: Siege of Salvador da Bahia ends.
1834 - Banco Econômico (bank) established.
1835
Malê revolt, a slave rebellion
Dois de Julho Society founded.
1836 - Campo Santo Cemetery established.
1857 - Revolution of the Ganhadores, a labor strike led by slaves and freedmen
1858 - Diário da Bahia, a newspaper, begins publication.
1860 - Bahia and San Francisco Railway begins operating.
1872 - Population: 129,109.
1873 - Elevador Lacerda begins operating.
1882 - Baptist congregation founded.
1890
Arquivo Público do Estado da Bahia established.
Population: 174,412.
1891 - Empório Industrial do Norte begins operating.
1894 - Instituto Geográfico e Histórico da Bahia founded.
1899 - Esporte Clube Vitória (football team) formed.
1900 - Population: 205,813.




20th century


1910 - Cine Teatro Jandaia opens.
1912 - A Tarde newspaper begins publication.
1916 - Avenida Sete de Setembro opens.
1918 - Bahia Museum of Art established.
1927 - American School established.
1930 - Associação Bahiana de Imprensa headquartered in city.
1931 - Esporte Clube Bahia, a football club, formed.
1933 - Old Cathedral of Salvador demolished.
1942 - Base Aérea de Salvador (air force base) established.
1950 - Population: 274,910 city; 389,422 metro.
1951 - Estádio Fonte Nova opens.
1958 - Castro Alves Theatre and Martim Gonçalves Theatre established.
1959 - Obras Sociais Irmã Dulce (charity) and Federal University of Bahia's Centro de Estudos Afro-Orientais founded.
1960 - Population: 393,207 city.
1961 - Catholic University of Salvador established.
1962 - Sister city relationship established with Los Angeles, USA.
1964 - Vila Velha Theater established.
1970 - Population: 998,258 city; 1,005,216 urban agglomeration.
1972 - Business School of Bahia established.
1973 - Pituaçu Metropolitan Park established.
1974
Avenida Luís Viana Filho inaugurated.
Ilê Aiyê musical group formed.
1975 - Iguatemi Salvador shopping center in business.
1979 - Olodum cultural organization founded.
1983 - 4 November: 1983 Copa América football tournament held.
1985 - Historic Center of Salvador designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
1987 - Shopping Barra in business.
1991 - Population: 2,072,058.
1993 - Population: 2,174,072 (estimate).
1995 - City joins the União das Cidades Capitais Luso-Afro-Américo-Asiáticas.
1997 - Salvador Metro construction begins.




21st century


2006 - Museu da Gastronomia Bahiana (food museum) opens.
2007
25 November: Fonte Nova stadium collapses.
22 May: Salvador Shopping, a mall, opens.
2008 - Espaco Unibanco de Cinema Glauber Rocha opens.
2010
Salvador Norte Shopping, a mall, opens.
Population: 2,675,656.
2012 - October: Salvador 2012 municipal election held.
2013
Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova opens.
ACM Neto becomes mayor.
2014 - Salvador Metro begins operation.
2016 - 2 October: Salvador 2016 municipal election held.




See also


History of Savador
List of mayors of Salvador, Bahia
History of Bahia
List of national heritage sites of Bahia, including Salvador




References



This article incorporates information from the Portuguese Wikipedia.




Bibliography






External links



"Salvador, Bahia, Brazil". Heritage of Portuguese Influence (in English and Portuguese). Lisbon: Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian.
Items related to Salvador, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)

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