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Timeline of Camagüey

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Timeline of Camagüey

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Camagüey, Cuba.

Contents

Prior to 20th century

  • 1528 - Santa María del Puerto Príncipe established by settlers relocating from Caonao, and previously from Punta del Guincho.
  • 1599 - Convento de San Francisco founded.
  • 1616 - Fire.
  • 1617 - Cathedral built.
  • 1668 - City raided by Welsh pirate Henry Morgan.
  • 1720 - San Francisco de Paula monastery rebuilt.
  • 1723 - Santo Cristo del Buen Viaje church built.
  • 1728 - Hospital de Caridad de San Juan de Dios established.
  • 1730 - Hospital de Nuestra Senora del Carmen founded.
  • 1733 - City Hall construction begins.
  • 1737 - San Lázaro hospital built.
  • 1741 - Epidemic outbreak.
  • 1779 - Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Soledad (church) built.
  • 1800 - Royal Audiencia of Santo Domingo (Spanish colonial supreme court) relocated to Puerto Principe from Santo Domingo.
  • 1814 - Future poet Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda born in Puerto Principe.
  • 1817 - Town becomes a city.
  • 1842 - Filarmónica (music society) founded.
  • 1850 - El Principal theatre opens.
  • 1851 - Puerto Principe and Nuevitas Railroad begins operating.
  • 1864
  • Benemérita Popular Santa Cecilia (music society) formed.
  • Our Lady of Candelaria Cathedral rebuilt.
  • 1872 - Casino Español (music society) formed.
  • 1874 - March: Battle of Las Guasimas (1874) fought; Cuban rebels win.
  • 1886 - El Arrebol newspaper begins publication.
  • 1898 - Pedro Mendoza Guerra becomes governor of province.
  • 1899
  • El Eco Mercantil newspaper begins publication.
  • Population: 25,102 city; 53,140 district; 88,234 province.

    • 1900s-1940s

  • 1902 - El Camagüeyano newspaper begins publication.
  • 1903
  • Porto Principe renamed "Camagüey."
  • City becomes seat of Camagüey Province.
  • 1907 - Population: 29,616 city; 66,460 municipality; 118,269 province.
  • 1912
  • Roman Catholic diocese of Camagüey established.
  • Ignacio Agramonte monument erected in Agramonte Park.
  • 1913
  • Teatro Avellaneda opens.
  • Camagüey Jazz Band formed.
  • 1919
  • Banda Municipal de Música formed.
  • Population: 98,193.
  • 1932 - Hurricane.
  • 1935 - Hurricane.
  • 1938 - Biblioteca Municipal (library) established.
  • 1948 - Cine Casablanca opens.

    • 1950s-1990s

  • 1956 - El Cubano Libre student newspaper begins publication.
  • 1959 - Huber Matos becomes governor of province.
  • 1961 - Coro de Camagüey (musical group) formed.
  • 1963 - Biblioteca provincial de Camagüey Julio Antonio Mella (library) established.
  • 1965 - Estadio Cándido González (stadium) built.
  • 1966 - Population: 171,000.
  • 1967
  • Universidad de Camagüey Ignacio Agramonte y Loynaz established.
  • Ballet de Camagüey founded.
  • 1968 - Archivo Histórico provincial de Camagüey (archives) established.
  • 1976
  • Instituto Superior Pedagógico established.
  • Museo Estudiantil "Jesús Suárez Gayol" opens.
  • 1981 - Instituto Superior de Ciencias Médicas de Camagüey established.
  • 1983 - Festival de Teatro de Camagüey (theatre festival) begins.
  • 1988 - Sister city relationship established with Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
  • 1994 - Creole Choir of Cuba established.
  • 1998
  • January: Catholic pope visits Camagüey.
  • Office of City Historian established.
  • 1999 - Population: 306,049 city; 785,800 province.

    • 21st century

  • 2008
  • September: Hurricane Ike occurs.
  • Old town designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
  • Museo de San Juan de Dios (museum) opens.
  • 2014 - Population: 304,027.

    • References

    Timeline of Camagüey Wikipedia
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