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Timeline of Cienfuegos

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Timeline of Cienfuegos

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

Contents

Prior to 20th century

  • 1745 - Castillo de Jagua (fort) built.
  • 1819
  • April 22: Fernandina de Jagua founded by Luis de Clouet in Spanish colonial Captaincy General of Cuba.
  • December: Population: 231.
  • 1829 - Town renamed "Villa de Cienfuegos."
  • 1831 - Town coat of arms designed.
  • 1844 - Governor's house built.
  • 1880 - Cienfuegos becomes a city.
  • 1890 - Tomás Terry Theatre opens.
  • 1898 - La Correspondencia newspaper begins publication.
  • 1899 - Population: 30,038 city; 59,128 district; 356,536 province.

    • 20th century

  • 1903 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Cienfuegos established.
  • 1907 - Population: 30,100 city; 70,416 municipality.
  • 1911 - Teatro Luisa opens.
  • 1913 - Tivoli Gardens (theatre) opens.
  • 1919 - Population: 95,865.
  • 1933 - Carlos Rafael Rodríguez becomes mayor.
  • 1935 - Biblioteca Municipal (library) established.
  • 1939 - Orquesta Aragón dance band formed.
  • 1957 - Political unrest.
  • 1959 - Armed conflict between government and counterrevolutionaries begins.
  • 1965 - Armed conflict between government and counterrevolutionaries ends.
  • 1966 - Population: 89,000.
  • 1976
  • November 2: Municipal election held, the first since 1959.
  • Cienfuegos Province established (previously part of Las Villas Province).
  • Archivo Histórico Provincial de Cienfuegos (archives) established.
  • 1980 - Carlos Marx cement plant begins operating.
  • 1983 - Juragua Nuclear Power Plant construction begins.
  • 1999 - Population: 137,513 city; 395,100 province.

    • 21st century

  • 2005
  • July: Hurricane Dennis occurs.
  • Historic Centre of Cienfuegos designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
  • 2014 - Population: 149,129.

    • References

    Timeline of Cienfuegos Wikipedia
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