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Timeline of Holguín

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Timeline of Holguín

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

Contents

Prior to 20th century

  • 1720
  • Settlement established (approximate date).
  • Plaza de Armas (square) laid out.
  • 1751 - Holguin becomes a city.
  • 1752 - Jurisdicción de Holguín established.
  • 1760 - Hospital de San Juan de Dios built.
  • 1809 - San Jose Church built.
  • 1820 - San Isidore Church built.
  • 1868
  • October 30: City taken by rebel mambises at start of the Ten Years' War.
  • December 6: Spanish in power again.
  • 1872 - December 19: City taken by Cuban forces.
  • 1893 - Railway begins operating between port of Gibara and Holguin.
  • 1895 - El Eco de Holguin newspaper begins publication.
  • 1899 - Population: 6,054 city; 34,506 district; 327,715 province.

    • 20th century

  • 1907 - Population: 7,592 city; 50,224 municipality; 455,086 province.
  • 1916 - Statue of Calixto García erected in Parque Calixto Garcia.
  • 1962 - Ahora newspaper begins publication.
  • 1966 - Population: 91,000.
  • 1976 - Centro Universitario de Holguin and Instituto Superior Pedagogico de Holguin established.
  • 1978 - Holguín Province and Jardín botánico de Holguín (garden) established.
  • 1979 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Holguín established.
  • 1986 - Ediciones Holguín (publisher) established.
  • 1988 - El Chorro de Maita archaeological site excavated in Holguin Province.
  • 1999 - Population: 259,300 city; 1,029,700 province.

    • 21st century

  • 2003 - Drought.
  • 2004 - Construction of Parque de Los Tiempos (park) begins.
  • 2014 - Population: 291,560.
  • 2015 - September: Catholic pope visits Holguin.

    • References

    Timeline of Holguín Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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