| DATES |
EVENTS |
| 1102 |
The restoration of the See
in Salamanca was granted to Bishop Jerónimo |
| 1120 |
Bishop Jerónimo died |
| 1124 |
The Church of Salamanca became a suffragan
to Santiago de Compostela |
| 1133 |
First documented reference to the Salamanca
Cathedral Chapter |
| c. a. 1150 |
Estimated date when construction began on
the Old Cathedral |
| 1161-1168 |
The Church in Ciudad Rodrigo was created
|
| 1162 |
Estimated date when construction began on
the cloister of the Old Cathedral |
| c. a. 1164 |
I Compostelan Council held in Salamanca
|
| 1167-1176 |
Jurisdiction over the Church of Sta. Mª
de la Vega was lost to Isidoro León |
| 1174 |
First surviving testimony of the Cathedral
Studium, with Pedro as the Cathedral’s first maestrescuela |
| 1218 |
The University of Salamanca was founded,
originally as an expansion of the Cathedral Studium |
| 1245 |
Ecclesiastical jurisdiction
was granted to the Cathedral Chapter over the parishes in the
Valdobla area of the southern province of Salamanca |
| 1245 |
Pope Innocent IV granted the Cathedral the
right to establish prebendaries |
| 1306 |
Cathedral Chapter and Salamanca Council
come to the financial aid of the University of Salamanca |
| 1311 |
King Alphonse XI was born in Salamanca and
baptized in the Old Cathedral |
| 1334 |
The Pope concedes the right to grant university
degrees to the maestescuela |
| 1345 |
The old and new statutes of the Cathedral
were compiled into a single volume |
| 1363 |
Bishop Alonso Barrasa founded a confraterntity
to help promote Saint Mary’s religious work |
| 1374 |
Arias Díaz Maldonado donated the
village of Buenamadre to the Cathedral Chapter |
| s. XV |
St. John of Sahagún interceded between
two rival groups, known as Los Bandos, in order to bring peace
to Salamanca |
| 1420 |
Ecclesiastical jurisdiction over the Armuña
area of Salamanca was obtained in exchange for a scale and weights
|
| 1440 |
Juan Gómez de Anaya locked himself
up in the bell tower in protest against King Juan II |
| 1456 |
Bishop G. López de Vivero and the
Cathedral Chapter disagreed over Anaya |
| 1492 |
Pope Innocent VIII conceded the right to
divide ten rations into 20 half rations |
| 1497 |
Upon the death of Prince Juan, heir to the
Spanish crown, the Cathedral Chapter took custody of his remains |
| 1509 |
Creation of the Cathedral Priory |
| 1513 |
Construction on the New Cathedral began |
| 1516 |
The Talavera Chapel was founded by Arias
Maldonado |
| 1539 |
The new ecclesiastical division of Monleón
was created and overseen by the Cathedral |
| 1543 |
Felipe II was wedded to Princess María
of Portugal in Salamanca |
| 1565 |
V Compostelan Council was convened in Salamanca
in order to issue the decrees of the Council of Trent |
| 1595 |
Archdiocese of Valladolid was created and
the Medina jurisdiction was assigned to another diocese |
| 1602 |
Sebastián de Vivanco received his
appointment as Master of the Cathedral Music Chapel |
| 1613 |
Bishop, Cathedral Chapter and Salamanca
City Council agree to found the confraternity of Orphaned Children |
| 1618 |
St. Tomás de Villanueva canonized |
| 1622 |
St. Theresa of Jesus canonized |
| 1649 |
Carvajal Seminary Collage founded under
the patronage of the Cathedral Chapter |
| 1706 |
Portuguese troops under the leadership of
the Archduke pass through Salamanca |
| 1719 |
Antonio Yanguas appointed as master of the
music chapel |
| 1733 |
Consecration of the New Cathedral |
| 1755 |
Earthquake in Lisbon caused large cracks
in the Cathedral dome, bell tower and cloister |
| 1762 |
Second Consecration of the New Cathedral
|
| 1764 |
Food shortages lead to rioting. The Cathedral
Chapter collaborated in the effort to provide supplies |
| 1789 |
Manuel Doyagüe was named master of
the music chapel |
| 1809-1813 |
Napoleón invaded Spain. During the
French invasion churches were destroyed and part of its silver
treasures were stolen. |
| 1836 |
Church disenfranchized |
| 1843 |
Last time solemn acts and commencement ceremonias
of the University were held in the Cathedral |
| 1856 |
Cathedral granted the title of Basilica |
| 1887 |
The Cathedrals declared a National Monument |
| 1902 |
Father Cámara promoted a number
of Cathedral restorations (cloister…) |
| 1956 |
Cathedral Museum inaugurated |
| 1993 |
The "Ages of Man" exhibit held
in the Cathedral |
| 1995 |
Plan drawn up for Cathedral restoration |
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