Barcelona: History, Former Names & Timeline
Port of the County of Barcelona and the Crown of Aragon, the heart of Catalonia.
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Former names of Barcelona
| From | Name | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 15 BC | Barcino | |
| 1000 | Barcelona |
Timeline of Barcelona
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| AD 801 | Charlemagne's son Louis takes Barcelona and creates the Spanish March |
| 1714 | Taken by Bourbon troops in the War of the Spanish Succession |
| 1992 | Hosts the Summer Olympics |
Who ruled Barcelona
Derived from the border maps; each row runs until the next recorded border change.
| Period | State |
|---|---|
| 500 BC–401 BC | Unclaimed / no data |
| 400 BC–324 BC | Hallstatt culture |
| 323 BC–201 BC | Unclaimed / no data |
| 200 BC–101 BC | Rome |
| 100 BC–2 BC | Roman Republic |
| 1 BC–299 | Roman Empire |
| 300–399 | Rome (Maximian) |
| 400–499 | Western Roman Empire |
| 500–599 | Visigoths |
| 600–699 | Visigothic Kingdom |
| 700–799 | Umayyad Caliphate |
| 800–899 | Carolingian Empire |
| 900–999 | West Francia |
| 1000–1199 | Kingdom of France |
| 1200–1599 | Aragón |
| 1600–today | Spain |