| 1789 |
| The king commissions Cayetano Soler to carry out the Plan of Reforms, which included the construction of new public buildings, industries and educational centres. A ramp is begun to make the climb up to EI Portal de las Tablas easier. Water is brought to a public fountain from San Rafael. Plans are drawn up for new towns in all the parishes; the construction of Santa Eulália del Rio is begun with the first public fountain and the planting of the poplar grove. A hundred boundary stones are put into position to mark the limits of the "quartons". At the same time Cayetano Soler establishes the Nou Sistema (New System), which implied a political and economic transformation, The suburb of La Marina grows considerably during this century. A low wall, called L'Estacada. is built (closing La Marina from the San Juan bastion to the beach, and with a gate opening into Calle de la Cruz), and measures are taken to limit its growth, for defense reasons. Maritime traffic and privateering increases and, at the end of the century, Ibiza and Formentera become the province of Ibiza. A Royal Command establishes the foundation of a town in each of the recently created parishes. Cayetano Soler demarcates 18 towns. The attempts to group the rural population around churches and town halls fails due to the country people's independent character. |
| 1794 |
| Bishop Azara, president of the Junta of the Plan of Reforms, obtains from His Majesty premission to convert what was formerly the Jesuits' house into a seminary or study centre. |
| 1795 |
| Clemente Llócer is ordained Bishop of Ibiza, and it was he who was to move cathedral choir from the centre of the church to behind the main altar. |
| 1797 |
| Cayetano Soler is transferred to the Court. An "Inventory of New Establishments and Improvements" is drawn up for Ibiza. Ibiza now has 15.496 inhabitants. |
| 1798 |
| In the upper town live 450 families, while 77 inhabit La Marina. |
| 1799 |
| From the "Cansus of Spain's Territorial and Industrial Wealth" we learn that Ibiza and Formentera form the province of Ibiza, one of the thirty-four into which Spain is divided. At the end of the century there are battles between the corsairs of Ibiza and the English and French, due to the diffewent alliances of Spain and France in the Battle of Trafalgar and the War of Independence. The corsair Antonio Riquer y Arabs defeats the gunboat Felicity. |
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| XIX th Century |
| 1800 |
| The corsairs' allowances and government taxes to finance the war made the first years of the new century a period of penury for the island, with continuous peasants' revolts. |
| 1809 |
| The lord mayors of the towns request the Supreme Central Administration to abolish the "Nou Sistema" and the Government Junta, which had enemies from the very beginning. |
| 1812 |
| The first constitutional board of town councillors is elected. |
| 1833 |
| The province of Baleares is created, along the remaining Spanish provinces, and the islands' six municipalities are formed, that of the city of Ibiza being the smallest. |
| 1834 |
| The postal service between Palma and Ibiza set up |
| 1835 |
| The Dominican Friars are expelled from their Monastery and the State confiscates their goods, which are transferred at a low price. The church remained at the disposal of the ordinary and the monastery building was converted for use as town hall, jail and other services. |
| 1846 |
| The first printing press opens, and the first periodical, the review "EI Ebusitano", is published. |
| 1848 |
| The first extension of the suburb of La Marina, "EI Poble Nou", is begun, from the San Juan bastion to what is now Calle del Conde de Roselló. |
| 1849 |
| Plane trees are planted in the Alameda (Paseo Vara de Rey). |
| 1851 |
| The Concordat of this year abolishes the diocese Ibiza and attaches it to that of Mallorca. This attachment is never carried out, however, since the diocese is run by capitulary vicars. |
| 1860 |
| Telegraphic communications are set up between Valencia and Mallorca. |
| 1863 |
| It is agreed to install street lighting. |
| 1869 |
| The first of the island's roads, from Ibiza to San San Antonio, is completed. |
| 1871 |
| The State sells the salt pans to a private mainland company. |
| 1882 |
| Approval of a project for a modern port in Ibiza, construction of which lasted until the beginning of this century. The wall of the first stockade is demolished. The zigzagging ramp of the Portal de las Tablas is substituted by a more modern straight one, perpendicular to the port. |
| 1885 |
| Work on the port is begun, to be finally finished in 1912. They were negotiated by the deputy Cipriano Carijo and planned by the engineer D. Emilio Pou. The straits which separate the islands of Grossa, Plana, and Del Botafoc are closed. |
| 1888 |
| The first telephone is installed at Las Salinas. |
| 1892 |
| A third-class road from the La Savina landing stage to the Lighthouse, on Formentera, is included in the General Road Plan. The "Diario de Ibiza" (Ibiza Daily) appears. |
| 1894 |
| The ice-making machine is installed. The kiosk on the Paseo de las Adelfas, La Alameda, Paseo Vara de Rey, is completed. Construction begins of the present-day breakwater, using stones from Clot Vermey. |
| 1898 |
| The Teatro Pereyra is constructed. Emigration to South America and Cuba takes place during the last quarter of the century. The population increases slowly. In 1900 there are 25814 inhabitants on the two islands, 23.556 of them on Ibiza |
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| XX th Century |
| 1903 |
| The Ibiza Archaeological Society (Sociedad Arqueológica Ebusitana) is founded. |
| 1904 |
| The monument to Vara del Rey is inaugurated by Alphonso XIII. The first excavations in the Punic necropolis are carried out by D. Juan Roman Calvet and D. Arturo Pérez Cabrero. |
| 1912 |
| Paseo Vara del Rey is extended -"Sector Alameda"- by the provincial architect José Alomar. |
| 1915 |
Paseo Vara del Rey is further extended northwards -"Lado Norte Vara del Rey"- planned by Guillermo Rainés. Inauguration of the monument to the Ibiza corsairs in the port of Ibiza.
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| 1922 |
| A telegraphic service is installed between Ibiza and Formentera. |
| 1927 |
| Restoration of the apostolic see of Ibiza, with Salvio Huix as its first bishop. |
| 1928 |
| Construction of the present-day dockyard. |
| 1929 |
| Plan for the extension of Santa Eulália. Alomar was the architect. |
| 1930 |
| Extension between Avenida España and Carretera San Anton¡o. Alomar was the architect. |
| 1931 |
| The Punic-Roman necropolis of Puig des Molins is declared a historical-artistic complex. |
| 1934 |
| Extension : Avenida España-Necropolis-Figueretas. Architect: José Alomar. |
| 1942 |
| A construction plan for the area between the Lighthouse and the town of San Antonio is drawn up. Architect: José Alomar. The walls and the cathedral tower are declared a National Historical and Artistic Monument. |
| 1949 |
| The northern extension of the city of Ibiza is planned. |
| 1952 |
| Puig de Missa de Santa Eulária des Riu is declared a Historical and Artistic Complex. |
| 1958 |
| Ibiza Airport is opened to commercial traffic. General Plan for Sant Antoni de Portmany. Architect: Rafael Llabrés. |
| 1964 |
| The Chapel of Santa Agnés is declared a National Historical and Artistic Monument. |
| 1965 |
| The fourteenth-century church of San Cristóbal, in the Augustinian Convent in Dalt Vila, is demolished. |
| 1969 |
| The city of Ibiza including Dalt Vila, La Marina, and Peña, is declared a Historical and Artistic Monument. |
| 1972 |
| After 10 years of transactions, the Provincial Plan for the Balearics is approved. The Ministry of War gives over the Castle and the territories of El Soto to Ibiza Town Hall. |
| 1973 |
| The General Plan for the Ibiza Municipality is approved. |
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