Timeline of Salvador, Bahia

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Salvador, Bahia state, Brazil. == Early history == 1502 - Amerigo Vespucci names the bay in honour to his hometown parish church "San Salvatore di Ognissanti" (San Salvador de Todos os Santos) in Florence 1549 - Brazilian capital established at Bahia by Tomé de Sousa.