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• 13th C. CE – Santander Cathedral construction begins.
• 1552 – Charles V. landed here to take possession of the Spanish crown.
• 1754 – Roman Catholic Diocese of Santander established.
• 1755 – Made a city.
• 1785 – Consulado (merchant guild) established.
• 1808 – Town sacked by French forces.
• 1839 – Faro de Cabo Mayor [es] (lighthouse) commissioned.
• 1842 – Mercado del Este [es] (market) built.
• 1857
  • Banco Santander (bank) established.
  • Population: 28,907.
• 1868 – Juan Pombo Conejo [es]'s recreational "bathing establishment" created.
• 1872 – La Voz Montañesa (Santander) [es] newspaper begins publication.
• 1875 – Tram begins operating.
• 1893 – 3 November: Cabo Machichaco (ship) [es] explodes in harbour.
• 1895 – El Cantábrico [es] newspaper begins publication.
• 1900 – Population: 54,564.

20th century

• 1902 – El Diario Montañés newspaper begins publication.
• 1908 – Biblioteca Municipal de Santander (library) and Museo de Bellas Artes (Santander) [es] open.
• 1910 – Population: 65,046.
• 1912 – Palacio de la Magdalena built.
• 1913
  • Racing de Santander football club formed.
  • Estadio El Sardinero (stadium) opens.
• 1916 – Gran Casino del Sardinero opens.
• 1926 – Museo de Prehistoria y Arqueología de Cantabria [es] (museum) established.
• 1929 – Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital founded.
• 1937 – August: Nationalists in power.
• 1940 – Population: 101,793.
• 1941 – Fire.
• 1946 – Manuel González-Mesones [es] becomes mayor.
• 1952 – Festival Internacional de Santander active.
• 1970 – Population: 149,704.
• 1972 – University of Santander established.
• 1975 – CB Cantabria handball team formed.
• 1981 – Museo Marítimo del Cantábrico [es] (museum) opens.
• 1987 – Manuel Huerta [es] becomes mayor.
• 1988 – Campos de Sport de El Sardinero (stadium) opens.
• 1991
  • Palacio de Festivales built.
  • Population: 196,218.
• 1995 – Gonzalo Piñeiro [es] becomes mayor.
• 1997 – Hospital Virtual Valdecilla founded

21st century

• 2007
  • Íñigo de la Serna becomes mayor.
  • Las Llamas Atlantic Park opens.

See also

• Santander history
• History of Santander (in Spanish)
• List of mayors of Santander (in Spanish)
• History of Cantabria
• List of municipalities in Cantabria