The following is a timeline of the

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of the city of

Pamplona Pamplona (; eu, Iruña or ), historically also known as Pampeluna in English, is the capital city of the Chartered Community of Navarre, in Spain. It is also the third-largest city in the greater Basque cultural region. Lying at near above ...

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

Prior to 20th century

* 74 BC - Pompaelo founded by Romans. * 68 BC - Pamplona rebuilt by

Pompey the Great Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (; 29 September 106 BC – 28 September 48 BC), known in English as Pompey or Pompey the Great, was a leading Roman general and statesman. He played a significant role in the transformation of ...

. * 5th century AD -

Diocese of Pamplona The Archdiocese of Pamplona y Tudela ( la, Pampilonen(sis) et Tudelen(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the cities of Pamplona and Tudela in Spain.

established. * 466 AD - Visigoth

Euric Euric (Gothic: ''* Aiwareiks'', see ''Eric''), also known as Evaric, or Eurico in Spanish and Portuguese (c. 420 – 28 December 484), son of Theodoric I, ruled as king (''rex'') of the Visigoths, after murdering his brother, Theodoric II, from ...

in power. * 542 - City taken by Frankish forces of Childebert. * 778 - City sacked by forces of

Charlemagne Charlemagne ( , ) or Charles the Great ( la, Carolus Magnus; german: Karl der Große; 2 April 747 – 28 January 814), a member of the Carolingian dynasty, was King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and the first Holy ...

. * 799 - in power. * 806 -

Franks The Franks ( la, Franci or ) were a group of Germanic peoples whose name was first mentioned in 3rd-century Roman sources, and associated with tribes between the Lower Rhine and the Ems River, on the edge of the Roman Empire.H. Schutz: Tools, ...

in power. * 824 - Basque

Íñigo Arista Íñigo Arista ( eu, Eneko, ar, ونّقه, ''Wannaqo'', c. 790 – 851 or 852) was a Basque leader, considered the first king of Pamplona. He is thought to have risen to prominence after the defeat of local Frankish partisans at the Battle of ...

becomes

King of Pamplona The Kingdom of Navarre (; , , , ), originally the Kingdom of Pamplona (), was a Basque kingdom that occupied lands on both sides of the western Pyrenees, alongside the Atlantic Ocean between present-day Spain and France. The medieval state took ...

. * 907 - City besieged by Moorish forces. * 1124 -

Pamplona Cathedral Pamplona Cathedral ''( Santa María de la Asunción)'' is a Roman Catholic church in the archdiocese of Pamplona, Spain. The current 15th century Gothic church replaced an older Romanesque one. Archaeological excavations have revealed the existe ...

consecrated. * 1138 - City besieged by Castilian forces. * 1231 - San Nicolás church rebuilt. * 1297 - San Cernin church rebuilt. * 1397 - Beginning of construction of

a late Gothic structure. * 1423 - Districts of Navarrería, Saint Sernin, and Saint Nicholas unified. * 1490 -

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 use. * 1512 - City becomes part of Castile. * 1556 - Hospital de Nuestra Senora de la Misericordia built. * 1569 - Citadel construction begins. * 1716 - Juan de Camargo y Angulo becomes Catholic

bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

of Pamplona. * 1755 - City Hall rebuilt. * 1830 - park laid out (approximate date). * 1836-40 - In the

First Carlist War The First Carlist War was a civil war in Spain from 1833 to 1840, the first of three Carlist Wars. It was fought between two factions over the succession to the throne and the nature of the Monarchy of Spain, Spanish monarchy: the conservative a ...

it was held by the

Christinos The Christinos (Spanish: Cristinos) (sometimes called the ''Isabellinos'' or the ''Liberales'') was the name for the supporters of the claim of Isabel II to the throne of Spain during the First Carlist War. The Christinos drew their name from Mar ...

* 1839 - Political demonstration. * 1857 - Population: 22,702. * 1875 - Attacked by the

Carlists Carlism ( eu, Karlismo; ca, Carlisme; ; ) is a Traditionalist and Legitimist political movement in Spain aimed at establishing an alternative branch of the Bourbon dynasty – one descended from Don Carlos, Count of Molina (1788–1855) – ...

in the

Third Carlist War The Third Carlist War ( es, Tercera Guerra Carlista) (1872–1876) was the last Carlist War in Spain. It is sometimes referred to as the "Second Carlist War", as the earlier "Second" War (1847–1849) was smaller in scale and relatively trivial ...

, but not taken. * 1881 -

Hotel La Perla Hotel La Perla (Spanish: Gran Hotel La Perla) is a five-star hotel in Pamplona, Spain and is located in the Plaza del Castillo (Castle Square), with one side facing Estafeta Street, one of the main routes in the Running of the Bulls. The balconi ...

in business. * 1888 - City expanded by six blocks ("I Ensanche"). * 1897 - ' newspaper begins publication. * 1900 - Population: 28,886.

20th century

* 1903 - ''

Diario de Navarra ''Diario de Navarra'' (also called ''El Diario de Navarra''; Spanish: ''Navarra Daily'') is a Spanish language regional newspaper based in Pamplona, Spain. The paper has been in circulation since 1903. History and profile ''Diario de Navarra'' ...

'' newspaper begins publication. * 1915 - City walls partially dismantled; city expanded ("II Ensanche"). * 1920 **

CA Osasuna Club Atlético Osasuna (, ''Osasuna Athletic Club''), or simply Osasuna, is a Spanish professional football club in Pamplona, Navarre. Founded on 24 October 1920, the club currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at the 23,576-capacity El Sa ...

football team formed. ** Population: 32,635. * 1922 - Plaza de Toros de Pamplona (bullring) built. * 1923 - ' newspaper begins publication. * 1939 -

CD Iruña Club Deportivo Iruña is a Spanish football team based in Pamplona, in the autonomous community of Navarre. Founded in 1939, it plays in Primera Autonómica de Navarra, holding home matches at ''Estadio Paternain'', with a capacity of 3,000 seat ...

football club formed. * 1940 - CD Oberena football club formed. * 1952 -

University of Navarra , image = UNAV.svg , latin_name = Universitas Studiorum Navarrensis , established = 17 October 1952 , type = Private, Roman Catholic , chancellor = Fernando Ocáriz Braña , president = María Iraburu Eliz ...

founded. * 1956 -

Museum of Navarre, Pamplona The Museum of Navarra is the art museum of Navarre, and is located on Calle Cuesta Santo Domingo in Pamplona, in the Navarre province of Spain. History The museum is sited in the old hospital of 16th-century ''Nuestra Señora de la Misericordia ...

(museum) opens. * 1958 - CD Pamplona football club formed. * 1960 - Population: 97,880. * 1967 -

El Sadar Stadium Estadio El Sadar (; known as ''Estadio Reyno de Navarra'' from 2005 to 2011, ) is a football stadium in Pamplona, Navarre, Spain. The stadium holds 23,576 people. It was built in 1967 and is the home of Osasuna. It is currently used mostly for foo ...

opens. * 1970 - Population: 147,168. * 1978 -

José María Cirarda Lachiondo José María Cirarda Lachiondo (23 May 1917 – 17 September 2008) was a Spanish Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. Lachiondo was born in Baquio, Spain and was ordained a priest on 5 July 1942. Lachiondo was appointed auxiliary bishop of the A ...

becomes Catholic

of Pamplona. * 1979 - becomes mayor. * 1982 - ' newspaper begins publication. * 1987 -

Universidad Pública de Navarra The Public University of Navarre ( eu, Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa; es, Universidad Pública de Navarra) is a public university created in 1987 by the government of the Spanish autonomous region of Navarre ( es, Navarra, Basque: ''Nafarro ...

established. * 1988 - radio begins broadcasting. * 1990 - (musical group) formed. * 1991 - Population: 191,197. * 1993 ** ''

Diário de Notícias ''Diário de Notícias'' () is a Portuguese daily newspaper published in Lisbon, Portugal. Established since 1864, the paper is considered a newspaper of record for Portugal. History and profile ''Diário de Notícias'' was first published in ...

'' newspaper begins publication. **

Fernando Sebastián Aguilar Fernando Sebastián Aguilar CMF (; 14 December 1929 – 24 January 2019) was a Spanish cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and the Archbishop Emeritus of Pamplona y Tudela. Pope Francis created him a cardinal in a consistory of February 2 ...

becomes Catholic

of Pamplona. * 1995 **

Democrats' Convergence of Navarre The Convergence of Democrats of Navarre ( es, Convergencia de Demócratas de Navarra, CDN), also referred to as Navarrese Democratic Convergence,Ross, C., Richardson, B., Sangrador-Vegas, B. (2016) ''Contemporary Spain'' was a regionalist politic ...

regional political party headquartered in city. ** becomes mayor. * 1998 -

Pamplona City Transport ''Eskualdeko Hiri Garraioa'' (abbreviated: EHG, meaning: Comarcal Urban Transportation System) is a regional public transportation system operating in the city of Pamplona, Iruña/Pamplona. EHG/TUC is the only transit bus provider for Pampl ...

in operation. * 1999 -

Yolanda Barcina Yolanda Barcina Angulo (born 4 April 1960 in Burgos) is a conservative Spanish politician who was the mayor of Pamplona, Navarre from 1999 to 2011, and elected the chairwoman of the Navarrese People's Union (UPN) in 2009. From 2011 to 2015, she w ...

becomes mayor. * 2000 - begins.

21st century

* 2003 - built. * 2005 - Punto de Vista International Documentary Film Festival begins. * 2007 - Nbici bikeshare program launched. * 2011 - becomes mayor.

References

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