title: Timeline of Almería
text: # Timeline of Almería
  
  The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Almería, Spain.
  
  ## Prior to 20th century
  
  * 955 CE – Town of Al-Mariyya established.
  * 1012 – Taifa of Almería established.
  * 1147 – Al-Mariyya taken by forces of Alfonso VII of León.
  * 1157 – Almohads in power.
  * 1238 – City becomes part of the kingdom of Granada.
  * 1309 – City besieged by forces of James II of Aragon.
  * 1489 – Castilians in power.
  * 1492
     * Roman Catholic Diocese of Almería established.
     * Santo Domingo convent founded.
  * 1524 – Almería Cathedral construction begins.
  * 1591 – August: Battle of the Gulf of Almería (1591) fought offshore.
  * 1674 – Iglesia de San Juan Evangelista (Almería) [es] (church) built.
  * 1829 – Teatro Principal (theatre) opens.
  * 1834 – Almeria Sociedad Económica de los Amigos del País established.
  * 1840 – Casino de Almería [es] founded.
  * 1842 – Population: 17,800.
  * 1845 – Biblioteca del Instituto Provincial de Segunda Enseñanza de Almería (library) established.
  * 1860 – Crónica Meridional newspaper begins publication.
  * 1873 – 30 July: Battle of Almería (1873) [es].
  * 1881 – Teatro Apolo (Almería) [es] (theatre) built.
  * 1885 – Ingenio de Montserrat [es] (sugar mill) begins operating.
  * 1887 – Escuela de Artes y Oficios [es] (art school) founded.
  * 1888 – Plaza de toros de Almería (bullring) opens.
  * 1892 – Mercado Central de Almería [es] (market) built.
  * 1893 – Estación de Almería [es] (train station) built.
  * 1900 – Population: 47,326.
  
  ## 20th century
  
  * 1908 – La Independencia newspaper begins publication.
  * 1909 – Casa de las Mariposas (Almería) [es] built on the Puerta de Purchena [es].
  * 1916 – Diario de Almería newspaper begins publication.
  * 1921 – Círculo Mercantil e Industrial (Almería) [es] built.
  * 1932 – Archivo Histórico Provincial de Almería (archives) established.
  * 1933 – Museum of Almería founded.
  * 1937 – 31 May: Bombardment of Almería by German forces.
  * 1939 – La Voz de Almería newspaper begins publication.
  * 1947
     * Biblioteca Francisco Villaespesa (library) active.
     * Iglesia de San Antonio de Padua (Almería) [es] (church) built in the Ciudad Jardín (Almería) [es] barrio.
  * 1968 – Almería Airport begins operating.
  * 1970 – Population: 114,510.
  * 1971 – AD Almería (football club) formed.
  * 1976 – Estadio Municipal Juan Rojas (stadium) opens.
  * 1980 – Almerían Studies Institute [es] founded.
  * 1989 – UD Almería (football club) formed.
  * 1992 – Centro Andaluz de la Fotografía established.
  * 1993 – University of Almería established.
  * 1997 – Coro Ciudad de Almería [es] (musical group) formed.
  
  ## 21st century
  
  * 2001
     * Orquesta Ciudad de Almería [es] (orchestra) formed.
     * Population: 166,328.
  * 2003
     * Ibn Tufayl Foundation for Arabic Studies established.
     * Luis Rogelio Rodríguez-Comendador [es] becomes mayor.
  * 2004 – Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos (stadium) opens.
  * 2005 – 2005 Mediterranean Games held in Almeria.
  * 2007 – Consorcio de Transporte Metropolitano del Área de Almería [es] (transit entity) created.
  * 2011 – Population: 189,680.
  * 2014 – Population: 193,351 city; 257,207 metro [es].
  * 2015 – Ramón Fernández-Pacheco becomes mayor.
  