User:Figarema/Gijon History

History (draft)

A list of subsections and key words, tags, topics to expand and eventually pass over to the main article as history.

Pre-romanic

Neolitic, Dolmens, Astures, Castro Campa Torres

Romanic (I - III)

Key subjects: Romans, founding of Gigia, roman abandoment.

Visigoths (III - XII)

Dark Ages even in Gijon?

Reconquista (XII- XV)

Munuza, Pelayo.

The city was nearly destroyed during the siege of the city in 1352 by Peter the Cruel. At the time the city was commanded by the wife Juana Manuel Trastamara, half brother of Peter the Cruel.

Spanish Empire (XV-XVIII)

Not much?

Industrial Revolution (XVIII - XX)

Coal, shipping of coal, heavy industry, population growth

Spanish Civil War & Franco (1930-1975)

Uprising, cut off from Republic, siege, National industry, population explosion.

After the Nationalist won Battle of El Mazuco on 22 September and were reinforced in Infiesto with troops moving north from León Gijón fell on 21 October.

Democratic times (1975-2000)

Local and regional goverment, socio-economical changes, key events: Castillo de Salas, local identify (football team, etc...)