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Timeline of Santiago de Cuba

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Timeline of Santiago de Cuba

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

Contents

Prior to 20th century

  • 1514 - August: Santiago de Cuba founded.
  • 1518 - Roman Catholic diocese of Baracoa established.
  • 1522
  • Capital of Cuba relocated to Santiago from Baracoa.
  • Coat of arms granted.
  • 1526 - Fire.
  • 1535 - Fire.
  • 1607 - Capital of Cuba relocated from Santiago to Havana.
  • 1613 - Fire.
  • 1638 - Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca (fort) construction begins.
  • 1722 - San Basilio el Magno seminary established.
  • 1755 - Population: 15,471.
  • 1767 - 11 June: Earthquake.
  • 1774 - Population: 18,374.
  • 1787 - Sociedad Económica de los Amigos del País founded.
  • 1805 - El Amigo de los Cubanos newspaper begins publication.
  • 1808 - Population: 33,881.
  • 1823 - Teatro Coliseo (theatre) opens.
  • 1852 - Earthquake.
  • 1862 - Lafayette tumba francesa group founded.
  • 1868 - Santa Ifigenia Cemetery established.
  • 1898
  • 3 July: Battle of Santiago de Cuba fought near city.
  • July: Siege of Santiago by US forces.
  • El Cubano Libre newspaper in publication.[1]
  • Emilio Bacardí Moreau becomes mayor.
  • 1899 - Public library established.

    • 20th century

  • 1902 - Population: 45,478.
  • 1905 - Convención Bautista de Cuba Oriental (church) founded.
  • 1909 - Vista Alegre Theatre built.
  • 1915 - Cine Aguilera (cinema) opens.
  • 1917 - Orientales baseball team formed.
  • 1919 - Population: 70,232.
  • 1924 - Cine Rialto (cinema) opens.
  • 1943 - Population: 118,266.
  • 1947 - University of Santiago de Cuba established.
  • 1953
  • 26 July: Moncada Barracks attacked by forces of Castro, launching the Cuban Revolution.
  • Population: 163,237.
  • 1954 - Antonio Maceo Airport opens.
  • 1956 - 30 November: Levantamiento en Santiago de Cuba (anti-Batista event) occurs.
  • 1957 - Anti-Batista unrest; crackdown.
  • 1964 - Estadio Guillermón Moncada (stadium) opens.
  • 1967 - Population: 259,000.
  • 1976 - Jardín de los Helechos de Santiago de Cuba (garden) established.
  • 1977 - Avispas baseball team formed.
  • 1999 - Population: 441,524.

    • 21st century

  • 2012
  • March: Catholic pope visits Santiago.
  • October: Hurricane Sandy.
  • Population: 431,471.
  • 2014 - Population: 434,268.
  • 2015 - September: Catholic pope visits Santiago.

    • References

    Timeline of Santiago de Cuba Wikipedia
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