206 BC occupied by the Romans, who named it HISPALIS
61 BC Caesar became governor of Hispalis
711 AD Islamic invasion, Hispalis renamed ISBILIYYA
The Arab invaders renamed the river Betis, which runs through Sevilla ‘Wadi al Kibir’ meaning ‘big river’ and is nowadays known as GUADALQUIVIR.
The local soccer team took its name from the original name of the river BETIS
1248 AD Isbiliyya was conquered by Fernando III, who expelled the Muslim population and gave the land to Spanish noble families. Sevilla derived from Isbiliyya
1252AD Alfonso X, succeeded
1280AD Alfonso X, grateful to the city for its loyalty to him in his struggle against his own son, added ‘No me ha dejado’ (you didn’t forsake me) to the city’s arms. Shortened to NO DO (with a skein of wool in the middle), this is still the city’s motto, and it is seen everywhere.
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Mid.14th Century Peter I had the Alcazar rebuilt by the Mudejar workers from which it derived its sumptuous mudejar style
1391 massive anti-Jewish pogrom, synagogues forcibly changed to churches
1492 Christopher Columbus, who lies buried in the Cathedral, discovered the Americas
1503 Port of Sevilla granted the monopoly for trade with transatlantic colonies. This was the beginning of Sevilla’s Golden Age
1610 expulsion of Moriscos (Moors converted to Christianity) which hit the city hard, as many were merchants
1649 Plague
1717 New World trade was moved to Cadiz
1810 2 years of French occupation
1929 Ibero – American Exhibition held in Sevilla. This bankrupted the city but left a superb infrastructure for a modern town. Many beautiful building still remain, which are used as tourist attractions or university buildings.
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1926 King Alfonso XIII is Franco´s best man at his wedding
1936 Franco appoints himself Head of State – Generalissimo
1936 – 1939 Spanish Civil War
1939 – 1975 Franco rules as a dictator
1975 Franco becomes ill and appoints Prince Juan Carlos I (son of Alfonso XIII) temporarily as his successor. 2 days after Franco’s death, Juan Carlos is proclaimed King of Spain. The Spanish Monarchy is reinstated.
1982 Felipe Gonzalez becomes first Socialist Prime Minister and rules Spain until 1996
1992 World Expo held in Sevilla
2003 UEFA Cup Final in Sevilla
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