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of the

history History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the History of writing#Inventions of writing, invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbr ...

of the

city A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...

Porto Porto or Oporto () is the second-largest city in Portugal, the capital of the Porto District, and one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas. Porto city proper, which is the entire municipality of Porto, is small compared to its metropol ...

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...

Prior to 19th century

* 5th-4th C. BCE - "Fortified settlement of Cale" active. Retrieved 7 November 2017 * 300 BCE - Town "strengthened and developed by the Romans." * 540 CE - Visigoths in power (approximate date). * 559 CE -

Church of São Martinho de Cedofeita The Church of Cedofeita ( pt, Igreja de Cedofeita) is a medieval church in the civil parish of Cedofeita, municipality of Porto, in the northern Grande Porto Subregion of Portugal. The Church is a rare architectural example of a single-nave vault ...

built. * 588 CE -

Roman Catholic Diocese of Porto The Portuguese Roman Catholic Diocese of Porto ( la, Dioecesis Portugallensis) (Oporto) is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Braga. Its see at Porto is in the Norte Region, Portugal, Norte region, and the second largest city in Portugal. Histo ...

established. * 716 - Moors in power. * 997 - Christians in power. * 1120 - "Ecclesiastical city" founded per "royal endowment." * 12th C.-

Porto Cathedral The Porto Cathedral ( pt, Sé do Porto) is a Roman Catholic church located in the historical centre of the city of Porto, Portugal. It is one of the city's oldest monuments and one of the most important local Romanesque architecture, Romanesque m ...

construction begins. * 1234 - Church of São Francisco built. * 1238 - Church of Saint Domingos built. * 1325 -

Custom House A custom house or customs house was traditionally a building housing the offices for a jurisdictional government whose officials oversaw the functions associated with importing and exporting goods into and out of a country, such as collecting c ...

built. * 1370s - Construction of Fernandina Wall completed. * 1386 - Judiaria do Olival (Jewish quarter) established.^{( pt)} * 1410 - Church of São Francisco rebuilt. * 1520s - (street) opens. * 1548 - Inquisition begins. * 1559 - (church) built. * 1580 - 24 October:

Capture of Porto The Capture of Porto took place in October 1580 by the Spanish forces commanded by Don Sancho d'Avila during the War of the Portuguese Succession. The city was captured easily by the Spanish troops, thereby finishing off the Prior of Crato's arm ...

by Spanish forces. * 1582 - (law court) established. * 1622 -

Printing press A printing press is a mechanical device for applying pressure to an inked surface resting upon a printing, print medium (such as paper or cloth), thereby transferring the ink. It marked a dramatic improvement on earlier printing methods in wh ...

in operation. * 1628 - Tax revolt. * 1661 - Tax revolt. * 1692 - (church) construction begins. * 1703 -

Methuen Treaty The Methuen Treaty was a military and commercial treaty between England and Portugal that was signed in 1703 as part of the War of the Spanish Succession. The treaty stipulated that no tax higher than the tax charged for an equal amount of Frenc ...

on wines taxes facilitated export of

port wine Port wine (also known as vinho do Porto, , or simply port) is a Portuguese fortified wine produced in the Douro Valley of northern Portugal. It is typically a sweet red wine, often served with dessert, although it also comes in dry, semi- ...

. * 1734 - Episcopal Palace construction begins. * 1750s -

Clérigos Church The Clérigos Church ( pt, Igreja dos Clérigos, ; "Church of the Clergymen") is a Baroque church in the city of Porto, in Portugal. Its 75-meter-tall bell tower, the Torre dos Clérigos, can be seen from various points of the city and is one of ...

built. * 1756 -

Douro Wine Company The Douro Wine Company (also known as the General Company of Agriculture of the Wines of the Upper Douro and in Portuguese Companhia Geral da Agricultura e Vinhos do Alto Douro) was a government oversight organization established by the Portuguese ...

founded. * 1757 - Unrest "against the wine monopoly." * 1762 - (street) opens. * 1763 - Clérigos Church tower built. * 1764 - (courthouse and prison) built. * 1770 - construction begins. * 1779 - (church) consecrated. * 1790 - British Factory House built. * 1798 - Teatro do Príncipe (theatre) opens.

19th century

* 1806 - (bridge) built. * 1808 - Anti-French unrest. * 1809 ** 28 March:

First Battle of Porto In the First Battle of Porto (29 March 1809) the French under Marshal Soult defeated the Portuguese, under General Parreiras, outside the city of Porto during the Peninsular War. Soult followed up his success by storming the city. Backgrou ...

; French forces defeat Portuguese. ** 12 May:

Second Battle of Porto The Second Battle of Porto, also known as the Battle of the Douro or the Crossing of the Douro, was a battle in which General Arthur Wellesley's Anglo-Portuguese Army defeated Marshal Soult's French troops on 12 May 1809 and took back the ...

; French defeated. * 1820 - Military insurrection in Porto launches Portuguese

Liberal Revolution of 1820 The Liberal Revolution of 1820 ( pt, Revolução Liberal) was a Portuguese political revolution that erupted in 1820. It began with a military insurrection in the city of Porto, in northern Portugal, that quickly and peacefully spread to the rest ...

. * 1832 - July:

Siege of Porto The siege of Porto is considered the period between July 1832 and August 1833 in which the troops of Dom Pedro remained besieged by the forces of Dom Miguel I of Portugal. The resistance of the city of Porto and the troops of Dom Pedro made t ...

begins during the

Portuguese Civil War The Liberal Wars (), also known as the Portuguese Civil War (), the War of the Two Brothers () or Miguelite War (), was a war between liberal constitutionalists and conservative absolutists in Portugal over royal succession that lasted from 1 ...

. * 1833 ** August: Siege ends. ** Royal Library of Porto and title of

Duke of Porto Duke of Porto (Portuguese ''Duque do Porto'') is a royaly-held noble title of Portuguese nobility. The title's namesake is from the city of Porto, in the north of Portugal. History The title was created in 1833 for Maria, Princess Royal ...

established. * 1834 - founded. * 1842 -

Palácio da Bolsa The Stock Exchange Palace () is a historical building in Porto, Portugal. The palace was built in the 19th century by the city's Commercial Association () in Neoclassical style. It is located in the Infante D. Henrique Square in the historical cent ...

(stock exchange) construction begins. * 1843 - (bridge) opens. * 1846 - 6 October: "Military revolt." * 1854 - ''

Comércio do Porto ''O Comércio do Porto'' (lit. ''Porto Trade'') was a Portuguese daily newspaper. First appearing in Porto under the title ''O Commercio'' in 1854, the newspaper folded in 2005 after more than 150 years of continuous publication. At the time of its ...

'' newspaper begins publication. * 1855 -

Oporto Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club The Oporto Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club is a multi-sports and social club located on Campo Alegre in Porto, Portugal. It was founded in 1855 by the British people working in Porto. Initially founded as Oporto Cricket Club, it is the oldest crick ...

founded. * 1858 - Population: 81,200. * 1859 - Teatro Baquet (theatre) opens. * 1864 - Population: 86,751. * 1865 - 18 September: 1865 International Exhibition opens in Porto;

Crystal Palace Crystal Palace may refer to: Places Canada * Crystal Palace Complex (Dieppe), a former amusement park now a shopping complex in Dieppe, New Brunswick * Crystal Palace Barracks, London, Ontario * Crystal Palace (Montreal), an exhibition building ...

built. * 1868 - ''

O Primeiro de Janeiro ''O Primeiro de Janeiro'' (lit. ''the first of January'') was a Portuguese daily newspaper published in Porto, Portugal. History and profile ''O Primeiro de Janeiro'' was based in Porto where it was founded in 1868. Its title is a reference to ...

'' newspaper and ' begin publication. * 1870 - Alfândega Porto Congress Centre built. * 1872 - Horsecar

tram A tram (called a streetcar or trolley in North America) is a rail vehicle that travels on tramway tracks on public urban streets; some include segments on segregated right-of-way. The tramlines or networks operated as public transport are ...

begins operating. * 1876 - Municipal Library of Porto established. * 1877 **

Campanhã railway station The Campanhã Railway Station ( pt, Estação Ferroviária de Campanhã) is a 19th-century railway station in the civil parish of Campanhã, in the municipality of Porto, district of Porto. Opened in 1877, it is connected to the Metro do Porto, ...

opens. ** Construction of

Linha do Norte Linha do Norte is the Portuguese main railway line that connects the two main Portuguese cities, Lisbon and Porto. Its length is . It goes through some other important cities like Vila Franca de Xira, Santarém, Entroncamento, Pombal, Coi ...

(railway) to Lisbon completed. **

Maria Pia Bridge The Maria Pia Bridge (in Portuguese ''Ponte de D. Maria Pia'', commonly known as ''Ponte de Dona Maria Pia'') is a railway bridge built in 1877, and attributed to Gustave Eiffel, situated over the Portuguese northern municipalities of Porto and V ...

opens. * 1878 - Population: 105,838. * 1886 -

Dom Luís I Bridge The Dom Luís I Bridge ( pt, Ponte de Dom Luís I), or Luís I Bridge, is a double-deck metal arch bridge that spans the River Douro between the cities of Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia in Portugal. At its construction, its span was the longest o ...

opens. * 1888 ** 20 March: Teatro Baquet burns down, killing dozens. ** ''

Jornal de Notícias ''Jornal de Notícias (JN)'' (; meaning ''News Journal'' in English) is a Portuguese daily national newspaper, one of the oldest in Portugal. History and profile ''JN'' was founded in Porto and was first published on 21 June 1888. It was one of ...

'' (newspaper) begins publication. * 1889 - Wine industry strike; crackdown. * 1890 - Population: 138,860. * 1891 ** January: ; crackdown. ** 22 November: "Exhibition of National Manufactures" opens. **

Funicular dos Guindais The Guindais Funicular ( pt, Funicular dos Guindais) is a funicular railway in the civil parish of Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, Portuguese municipality of Porto. History The original line was inaugurated o ...

begins operating. * 1893 -

FC Porto Futebol Clube do Porto, MHIH, OM (), commonly known as FC Porto or simply Porto, is a Portuguese professional sports club based in Porto. It is best known for the professional football team playing in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portu ...

(football club) formed. * 1894 - (church) built. * 1895 - Electric

begins operating. * 1896 - ''A Saída do Pessoal Operário da Fábrica Confiança'' filmed on .^{( pt)} * 1900 - Population: 167,955.

20th century

* 1903 -

Boavista F.C. Boavista Futebol Clube, commonly known as Boavista (), is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Porto. Founded on 1 August 1903 by British entrepreneurs and Portuguese textile workers (thus the "FC" being appended – the British way as oppos ...

(football club) formed. * 1906 - 29 August: Floor collapses in newspaper office, killing several. * 1908 - High Life cinema in business. * 1909 - Population: 189,663. * 1911 ** University of Porto established. **

Estádio do Bessa The Estádio do Bessa (now ''Estádio do Bessa Sec. XXI'') is a football stadium located in the Boavista area of Porto Porto or Oporto () is the second-largest city in Portugal, the capital of the Porto District, and one of the Iberian Penins ...

(stadium) opens. ** Population: 194,009 in city; 679,978 in district. * 1912 - and Olympia cinema in business. * 1913 - Campo da Constituição football playground opens. * 1919 - January–February: Porto becomes capital of the short-lived revolutionary

Monarchy of the North The Monarchy of the North ( pt, Monarquia do Norte), officially the Kingdom of Portugal (), was a short-lived counter-revolution against the First Portuguese Republic and a monarchist government that occurred in Northern Portugal in early 1919. ...

. * 1920 - built. * 1923 - Rivoli Theatre in business. * 1926 - Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto active. * 1932 - Garagem do Comércio do Porto built. * 1934 -

Portuguese colonial exhibition The Portuguese colonial exhibition was a world's fair held in Porto, Portugal in 1934 to display achievements of Portugal's colonies in Africa and Asia and allow the visitors to travel throughout the empire in a metaphorical sense. Portugal's di ...

held * 1938 -

Kadoorie Synagogue The Kadoorie Mekor Haim Synagogue ( pt, Sinagoga do Porto/Sinagoga Kadoorie Mekor Haim) is a synagogue of the Jewish community of Porto, situated in the civil parish of Lordelo do Ouro e Massarelos, the municipality of Porto, in the Portuguese nort ...

built. * 1941 -

Coliseu do Porto The Coliseum of Porto ( pt, Coliseu do Porto) is a Portuguese theatre and concert venue in the municipality of Porto, in northern Portugal, with a capacity for a standing audience of 4000. A leading venue for music and cultural events in Porto, t ...

(theatre) opens. * 1944 -

Porto Editora Porto Editora is the largest Portuguese publisher with a consolidated turnover of more than 90M € in 2010. It is the leading educational publisher in PortugalHerbert R. Lottman, "Publishing in Portugal", ''Publishers Weekly'', Volume 213, Issue ...

(publisher) in business. * 1946 -

Sociedade de Transportes Colectivos do Porto STCP (Sociedade de Transportes Colectivos do Porto, E.I.M., S.A., lit. ''Porto Public Transport Society'') is the public transport company that runs the bus and tram service in Greater Porto, Portugal. Created in 1946, it took over the Porto tr ...

public transit entity founded. * 1951 - University of Porto's

Botanical Garden A botanical garden or botanic gardenThe terms ''botanic'' and ''botanical'' and ''garden'' or ''gardens'' are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word ''botanic'' is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens, an ...

established. * 1952 -

Estádio das Antas The Estádio das Antas (officially Estádio do Futebol Clube do Porto) was the third (and longest occupied) stadium of the Portuguese football side FC Porto. It was in use from 1952 to 2004, replacing the earlier Campo da Constituição, 1.6km (1 ...

(stadium) opens. * 1978 - Torre do Foco built. * 1979 - Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade do Porto established. * 1982 - City joins the regional Serviço Intermunicipalizado de Gestão de Resíduos do Grande Porto. * 1985 -

Banco Comercial Português Portuguese Commercial Bank ( pt, Banco Comercial Português, BCP) is a Portuguese bank that was founded in 1985 and is the largest private bank in the country. BCP is a member of the Euronext 100 stock index and its current chief executive offic ...

and

Banco Português de Investimento Banco Português de Investimento (BPI, ) is a major privately owned bank in Portugal owned by Spanish bank CaixaBank. It runs the banking business with companies, institutional and private clients. As ''Sociedade Portuguesa de Investimentos'' it ...

headquartered in Porto. * 1988 - April: meets in Porto. * 1996 - Porto designated an UNESCO

World Heritage Site A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for h ...

. * 1997 - Portuguese Centre of Photography founded. * 1999 ** Serralves museum and Hotel Vila Galé built. ** becomes mayor. * 2000 - ''Cm-porto.pt'' website online (approximate date).

21st century

* 2001 ** Oliveira's '' Porto of My Childhood'' documentary film released.^{( pt)} ** 4 March:

Hintze Ribeiro disaster At about 21:00 on the night of 4 March 2001, the Hintze Ribeiro disaster (also known as Entre-os-Rios disaster) occurred when the steel and concrete Hintze Ribeiro Bridge collapsed in Entre-os-Rios, Castelo de Paiva, northern Portugal, killin ...

, collapse of bridge near Porto kills 59 people. * 2002 -

Rui Rio Rui Fernando da Silva Rio (born 6 August 1957) is a Portuguese economist and politician of the Social Democratic Party (PSD). He was the Mayor of Porto from 2002 to 2013. Between 2018 and 2022, he was President of the PSD and Leader of the Opp ...

becomes mayor. * 2003 -

Estádio do Dragão The Estádio do Dragão (; English: Dragon Stadium) is an all-seater football stadium in Porto, Portugal, and the home ground of FC Porto since 2003. It has a seating capacity of 50,033, making it the third largest football stadium in Portugal ...

(stadium) opens. * 2013 - Rui Moreira becomes mayor. * 2016 - City joins the . * 2017 - 1 October: Portuguese local election, 2017 held.

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