The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Coimbra, Portugal.
Prior to 20th century
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Church of São Bartolomeu (Coimbra), built in the 18th century
- ca.563 CE – Roman Catholic Diocese of Coimbra established.[1]
 - 714 CE – Muslims in power.[2]
 - 1064 – Coimbra taken by Christian forces of Ferdinand I.[3]
 - 1139 – Coimbra becomes seat of Kingdom of Portugal (until 1385).[4]
 - 1169 – San Salvador church established.[3]
 - 1211 – Cortes (assembly) held in Coimbra.
 - 1286 – Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha founded.[3]
 - 1308 – University moves to Coimbra from Lisbon.[3][5]
 - 1316 – Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha construction begins.[6]
 - 1338 – University moves away from Coimbra back to Lisbon.[5]
 - 1354 – University again moves to Coimbra from Lisbon.[5]
 - 1355 – Queen consort Inês de Castro murdered at Quinta das Lágrimas.[3]
 - 1377 – University again moves away from Coimbra back to Lisbon.[5]
 - 1385 – Cortes held in Coimbra.[7]
 - 1398 – Cortes held in Coimbra.
 - 1472 – Cortes held in Coimbra.
 - 1481 – Poet Francisco de Sá de Miranda born in Coimbra.[3]
 - 1536 – Printing press in operation.[8]
 - 1537 – University once again moves to Coimbra from Lisbon.[3]
 - 1580/98 – New Cathedral of Coimbra construction begins.[6][3]
 - 1728 – Casa da Livraria (library) built.
 - 1733 – University clocktower built.[9]
 - 1755 – 1 November: Earthquake.[3]
 - 1810 – Coimbra "sacked by the French under Marshal Massena."[3]
 - 1812 – Jornal de Coimbra (newspaper) begins publication.[10]
 - 1834 – Miguel I of Portugal, makes the city his headquarters.[3]
 - 1835 – Town becomes part of newly created administrative Coimbra district.[11]
 - 1846 – "Miguelist insurrection" occurs.[3]
 - 1852 – Instituto de Coimbra founded.[12]
 - 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.[3]
 
20th century

Students in robes for the first week of classes at University of Coimbra
- 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.[13]
 
 - 1930
- Diário de Coimbra newspaper begins publication.[14]
 - City coat of arms redesign adopted.[2]
 
 - 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.[15]
 - 1981 – Açude-ponte de Coimbra (bridge) opens.
 - 1982 – City joins the regional Associação Informática da Região Centro.[16]
 - 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).[17]
 
21st century
- 2001
 - 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.[18]
 - 2007 – Pedro e Inês footbridge opens.
 - 2010
- City joins the União das Cidades Capitais Luso-Afro-Américo-Asiáticas.[19]
 - João Paulo Barbosa de Melo becomes mayor.(pt)
 
 - 2011 – July: Associação Nacional de Municípios Portugueses meets in Coimbra.[20]
 - 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
- ↑ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Portugal". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
 - 1 2 "História da Cidade". Cm-coimbra.pt (in Portuguese). Câmara Municipal de Coimbra. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
 - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Britannica 1910.
 - ↑ Douglas L. Wheeler; Walter C. Opello Jr. (2010). Historical Dictionary of Portugal (3rd ed.). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7075-8.
 - 1 2 3 4 "História da Universidade" (in Portuguese). Universidade de Coimbra. Retrieved 12 November 2017. (Includes chronology)
 - 1 2 "Portugal: Architecture", Oxford Art Online Retrieved 12 November 2017
 - ↑ E. Michael Gerli, ed. (2003). Medieval Iberia: An Encyclopedia. Routledge. ISBN 0-415-93918-6.
 - ↑ Henri Bouchot (1890). "Topographical index of the principal towns where early printing presses were established". The book: its printers, illustrators, and binders, from Gutenberg to the present time. London: H. Grevel & Co.
 - ↑ "Iberian Peninsula, 1600–1800 A.D.: Key Events". Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
 - ↑ Jornal de Coimbra – via Universidade de Coimbra, Biblioteca Geral Digital, 1812–
 - ↑ Sousa Henriques Secco 1853.
 - ↑ José Silvestre Ribeiro, ed. (1871–1893). Historia dos estabelecimentos scientificos, litterarios e artisticos de Portugal (in Portuguese). Academia Real das Sciencias.
 - ↑ "Portugal". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368440.
 - 1 2 "Portugal". Europa World Year Book 2004. Europa Publications. 2004. ISBN 1857432533.
 - ↑ "Portuguese Will Investigate Clash at Coimbra University", New York Times, 15 May 1970
 - ↑ "Associação Informática da Região Centro" (in Portuguese). Coimbra. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
 - ↑ "Cm-coimbra.pt" (in Portuguese). Câmara Municipal de Coimbra. Archived from the original on 12 December 1998 – via Wayback Machine.
 - ↑ "Fires blaze out of control across Portugal", New York Times, 22 August 2005
 - ↑ "Membros: Coimbra". Uccla.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
 - ↑ "Congressos da ANMP" (in Portuguese). Associação Nacional de Municípios Portugueses. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
 
- This article incorporates information from the Portuguese Wikipedia.
 
Bibliography
- in English
 
- John Lomas, ed. (1889), "Coimbra", O'Shea's Guide to Spain and Portugal (8th ed.), Edinburgh: Adam & Charles Black
 - "Coimbra". Chambers's Encyclopaedia. London. 1901. hdl:2027/njp.32101065312884.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). 1910. p. 653.
 - "Local History, Portugal: Coimbra". Catalog of the William B. Greenlee Collection of Portuguese History .... in the Newberry Library. Chicago: Newberry Library. 1953. hdl:2027/mdp.39015023946240 – via HathiTrust. 
 (Bibliography) - Trudy Ring, ed. (1996). "Coimbra". Southern Europe. International Dictionary of Historic Places. Vol. 3. Fitzroy Dearborn. ISBN 9781134259656. OCLC 31045650.
 
- in Portuguese
 
- Arquivo Histórico Municipal de Coimbra, Vereações (in Portuguese)
 - Luís Cardoso, ed. (1751). "Coimbra". Diccionario geografico, ou, Noticia historica de todas as cidades...de Portugal (in Portuguese). Vol. 2. Lisbon: Regia Officina Sylviana and Academia Real da História Portuguesa. OCLC 987786218.
 - Anais do Município de Coimbra [Annals of Coimbra] (in Portuguese). ca. 1840–
 - Antonio Luiz de Sousa Henriques Secco (1853). Memoria historico-chorographica dos diversos concelhos do districto administrativo de Coimbra (in Portuguese).
 - Augusto Mendes Simões de Castro (1867). Guia historico do viajante em Coimbra (in Portuguese). Coimbra: Imprensa da Universidade.
 - António Francisco Barata, ed. (1873). Historia breve de Coimbra (in Portuguese) (2nd ed.). Lisbon: Imprensa Nacional.
 - Pinho Leal (1874). "Coimbra". Portugal Antigo e Moderno: Diccionario... (in Portuguese). Vol. 2. Mattos Moreira. pp. 314+.
 - "Coimbra". Diccionario encyclopedico ou novo diccionario da lingua portugueza (in Portuguese). Vol. 1 (4th ed.). Lisbon: Francisco Arthur da Silva. 1874. hdl:2027/uc1.l0063741581. OCLC 14951122.
 - Manuel Pinheiro Chagas, ed. (1878). "Coimbra". Diccionario Popular (in Portuguese). Vol. 3. Lisbon: Diario Illustrado. hdl:2027/nyp.33433004957100.
 - Carlos Augusto da Silva Campos, ed. (1886), "Negociantes e industriaes das provincias e ilhas: Coimbra", Almanach Commercial de Lisboa (in Portuguese), pp. 233–235
 - Eugénio de Castro (1900). Guia de Coimbra (in Portuguese). circa 1900
 - Esteves Pereira; Guilherme Rodrigues, eds. (1906). "Coimbra". Portugal: Diccionario Historico... (in Portuguese). Vol. 2. Lisbon: Joao Romano Torres. hdl:2027/nyp.33433004990440. OCLC 865826167.
 - Agostinho Rodrigues d'Andrade (1906). Guia do forasteiro em Coimbra (in Portuguese). Porto.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Jorge de Alarcão (2008). Coimbra: a montagem do cenário urbano (in Portuguese). Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra. ISBN 978-989-8074-30-0.
 - Margarida Isabel Barreto Relvão Calmeiro (2014). Urbanismo antes dos Planos: Coimbra 1834‐1934 (PhD) (in Portuguese). Universidade de Coimbra. hdl:10316/27732. 

 
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