Timeline of Alicante

• 718 – Moors in power. • 1240 – Valencian moor became governor (rais) of Laqant, until he departed to exile in 1247. • 1247 – Castle of Alacant is defended by Valencian moor al-Azraq. • 1252 – Owned by Alfonso X. • 1265 – Colonized mainly by Catalan population during an ongoing military campaign led by James I of Aragon. Catalan became traditional language in Alicante since then until nowadays. • 1296/1304 – Alicante becomes part of the Kingdom of Valencia per Treaty of Torrellas. • 1797 – Population: 20,000. • 1842 – Population: 19,021. • 1847 – (theatre) built. • 1855 – Public library established. • 1888 – (bullring) built. • 1900 • (courthouse) built. • Population: 50,142. ==20th century==

• 1902 – composed by . • 1906 – '''' newspaper begins publication. • 1913 – '''' newspaper begins publication. • 1919 – Club Natación Alicante (football club) formed. • 1921 – built on . • 1922 – Hércules CF (football club) active. • 1924 – Cine Monumental (cinema) built. • 1925 • (cemetery) established. • barrio developed. • 1930 • Fountain installed in the . • Population: 73,071. • 1939 • (detention camp) created. • 30 March: Italian forces take city from the Republicans. • 1947 – constructed. • 1950 – Population: 104,222. • 1962 – Estudiotel Alicante high-rise built. • 1963 – El Barco high-rise built in barrio. • 1967 – El Altet Airport opens. • 1968 – Alicante railway station rebuilt. • 1971 – Gran Sol hi-rise built on the . • 1974 • (archives) established. • Estadio José Rico Pérez (stadium) opens. • 1977 – Alicante Museum of Contemporary Art opens. • 1979 • University of Alicante established. • (stadium) opens. • 1981 – Population: 251,387. • 1985 – begins. • 1993 – (theatre festival) begins. • 1999 – Alicante Tram begins operating. ==21st century==

• 2001 • European Union Intellectual Property Office headquartered in Alicante. • Gravina Museum of Fine Arts established. • 2004 – begins. • 2005 – Film studio Ciudad de la Luz begins operating. • 2009 – Alicante Innovation and Territory regional development plan published. • 2011 • (concert hall) built. • Population: 329,325. • 2014 – Population: 332,067 city; 757,085 . • 2015 – becomes mayor. ==See also==