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1924

COMICS AND MAGAZINES / SPAIN

Chiquilín Published in Madrid

Chiquilín was published in Madrid as an advertising vehicle for Federico Bonet, a manufacturer of children’s pharmaceutical products.

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1. Historia del cómic - Bibliotecas de la Riojabibliotecas.larioja.org · accessed 09/19/2026

1924

COMICS AND MAGAZINES / SPAIN

Chiquilín debuts in Madrid

Chiquilín appeared in Madrid as a publication linked to the promotion of Federico Bonet’s children’s pharmaceutical products.

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1. Historia del cómic - Bibliotecas de la Riojabibliotecas.larioja.org · accessed 09/24/2026

1924

DESIGN AND ADVERTISING / SPAIN

Chiquilín Appears in Madrid

The chronology from the La Rioja Library dates the Madrid debut of Chiquilín to 1924. The publication served as an advertising vehicle for Federico Bonet, a manufacturer of pharmaceutical products for children.

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1. Historia del cómic - Bibliotecas de la Riojabibliotecas.larioja.org · accessed 09/27/2026
2. Historia del cómic | Biblioteca de Calahorracalahorra.biblioteca.larioja.org · accessed 09/21/2026

1922

HOME DÉCOR / BRAZIL

Former Arsenal buildings adapted to house the National Historical Museum

In the context of the National Historical Museum’s creation, buildings of the former War Arsenal were expanded and decorated with neocolonial features to host the event. The documentation does not detail the specific decorative choices.

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1. Archivo del Museo Histórico Nacional (Brasil) - Censo-Guíacensoarchivos.mcu.es · accessed 09/23/2026

1921

RESTORATION / SPAIN

The Museu de la Música de Barcelona collection begins

The Municipal Culture Commission accepted a donation of musical instruments to launch a new museum project devoted to theatre, music and dance.

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1. Historia | Museu de la Músicaajuntament.barcelona.cat · accessed 09/25/2026

1919

MUSIC / SPAIN

Luis París establishes the Royal Theatre Museum-Archive

The Musical Archive of the National Museum of Performing Arts states that most of its holdings come from the Royal Theatre Museum-Archive, established by its director, Luis París, in 1919.

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1. Archivo Musical - Museo Nacional de Artes Escénicas: Almagro, Ciudad Realmuseodeartesescenicas.inaem.gob.es · accessed 09/26/2026

1917

COMICS AND MAGAZINES / SPAIN

The magazine TBO debuts

TBO appeared in 1917 and became a popular Spanish comics magazine. Its history forms part of the broader story of Spanish periodicals.

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1. Cien años de historietas | El Correowww.elcorreo.com · accessed 09/23/2026

1917

COMICS AND MAGAZINES / SPAIN

TBO appears at newsstands

The magazine TBO appeared at Spanish newsstands in 1917; its name would eventually become a popular term for comics.

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1. Cien años de historietas | El Correowww.elcorreo.com · accessed 09/25/2026

1917

ANIMATION / JAPAN

Namakura Gatana is dated to 1917

The supplied sources place the Junichi Kouchi-attributed short film Namakura Gatana in 1917. They do not document a release month or day, so year precision is retained.

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1. Historia del Manga y Anime en la Cultura Japonesa 🔴japonpedia.com · accessed 09/18/2026
2. ¿Cuándo comenzó el anime?: una historia en disputa - Infobaewww.infobae.com · accessed 09/18/2026

1905

FILM / SPAIN

The approximate consolidation of film distribution in Spain

Archivo Cine places the consolidation of film distribution in Spain around 1905, alongside changes in cinemas, the construction of permanent venues dedicated to film, and the expansion of film catalogues. The date is approximate and describes a process, not an exact beginning.

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1. EMPRESAS DE DISTRIBUCIONarchivocine.com · accessed 09/24/2026

1898

PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEO / SPAIN

The Moreno archive’s photographic period begins

Between 1898 and 1954, Mariano and Vicente Moreno made more than 60,000 images related to public and private art collections, now held in the IPCE’s Moreno archive.

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1. Fototeca - Instituto del Patrimonio Cultural de España | Ministerio de Culturaipce.cultura.gob.es · accessed 09/28/2026

1897

MUSIC / SPAIN

A piano piece by Saint-Saëns is dated 1897

The music archive of the National Museum of Performing Arts holds a piano piece by Camille Saint-Saëns, signed and dated by the composer in 1897.

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1. Archivo Musical - Museo Nacional de Artes Escénicas: Almagro, Ciudad Realmuseodeartesescenicas.inaem.gob.es · accessed 09/25/2026

1892

HOME DÉCOR / SPAIN

The Palace of the Library and National Museums is completed

The building, conceived in 1860, was completed in 1892 after more than thirty years and three architectural projects. The archive record says the National Archaeological Museum moved there from that year, linking its history to a monumental new home.

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1. Censo-Guía de Archivos de España e Iberoaméricacensoarchivos.cultura.gob.es · accessed 09/26/2026

1891

CARS AND MOTORCYCLES / FRANCE

Peugeot builds its first internal-combustion automobile

After beginning as a workshop for coffee mills and other utensils in 1810 and later moving into bicycle manufacturing, Peugeot produced its first internal-combustion automobile in 1891.

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1. Reportaje: Historia del automóvil – Los fabricantes más antiguoswww.autoscout24.es · accessed 09/26/2026

1867

RESTORATION / SPAIN

The National Archaeological Museum is founded

The National Archaeological Museum’s archive preserves documents that provide a written record of the institution’s life since its foundation in 1867.

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1. Archivo histórico - | Ministerio de Culturawww.man.es · accessed 09/27/2026

1867

RESTORATION / SPAIN

The National Archaeological Museum’s archive preserves a record of its history from its founding

The National Archaeological Museum says its archive has documented the institution’s history in writing since its founding in 1867. The article presents it as an example of the value of preserving and contextualizing institutional records.

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1. Archivo histórico - | Ministerio de Culturawww.man.es · accessed 09/23/2026

1867

RESTORATION / SPAIN

The National Archaeological Museum is founded

The National Archaeological Museum’s archive preserves documents that testify to the institution’s life since its founding in 1867.

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1. Archivo histórico - | Ministerio de Culturawww.man.es · accessed 09/24/2026

1867

RESTORATION / SPAIN

The National Archaeological Museum is founded

Isabel II founded the National Archaeological Museum in 1867. From the outset, its history was tied to the search for a home and to the spaces that would make its work possible.

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1. Historia del Museo - | Ministerio de Culturawww.man.es · accessed 09/26/2026

1867

RESTORATION / SPAIN

Founding of the National Archaeological Museum

The National Archaeological Museum’s archive preserves written testimony of the museum’s institutional life from its founding in 1867.

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1. Archivo histórico - | Ministerio de Culturawww.man.es · accessed 09/24/2026

1837

DESIGN AND ADVERTISING / GLOBAL

Chromolithography appears

A text from the Museo del Juego dates the emergence of chromolithography to 1837 and links it to lower printing costs, a significant change for the production of collectible images.

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1. COLECCIÓN DE JUEGOS INFANTILES: LOS CROMOSmuseodeljuego.org · accessed 09/28/2026
2. El mundo de los cromos, una historia de ayer y hoy | El trastero de Palacioeltrasterodepalacio.wordpress.com · accessed 09/23/2026

1820

MUSIC / SPAIN

The oldest manuscripts in the music archive date to 1820

The National Museum of Performing Arts states that the oldest manuscripts in its music archive are dated 1820.

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1. Archivo Musical - Museo Nacional de Artes Escénicas: Almagro, Ciudad Realmuseodeartesescenicas.inaem.gob.es · accessed 09/25/2026

1819

RESTORATION / SPAIN

The Prado Museum Founded as the Royal Museum of Paintings

The Prado Museum was founded as the Royal Museum of Paintings; the history of its restoration workshops is studied from that year through archival documentation.

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1. Historia de la restauración en el Museo Nacional del Prado (edición digital)tiendaprado.com · accessed 09/21/2026

1819

RESTORATION / SPAIN

Founding of the Prado Museum

The Prado Museum was founded in 1819. The museum’s history of restoration reaches back to that point, according to its institutional account and the description of its history in the museum’s publication.

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1. Historia de la restauración en el Museo Nacional del Prado (edición digital)tiendaprado.com · accessed 09/26/2026

1810

EVERYDAY LIFE / FRANCE

Peugeot begins its activity making mills and household utensils

Peugeot’s activity began in 1810 as a workshop making mills and other household goods, before its later move into bicycles and automobiles.

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1. Reportaje: Historia del automóvil – Los fabricantes más antiguoswww.autoscout24.es · accessed 09/25/2026