The following is a timeline of the history of the city of
Guantánamo
Guantánamo (, , ) is a municipality and city in southeast Cuba and capital of Guantánamo Province.
Guantánamo is served by the Caimanera port near the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, site of a U.S. naval base. The area produces sugarcane and cotton ...
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Cuba
Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...
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19th century
* 1741 - An English naval force landed here to attack Santiago.
* 1822 - Town established.
* 1856 - Ferrocarril de Guantánamo (railway) begins operating (approximate date).
* 1899
** ''La Voz del Pueblo'' newspaper begins publication.
** Population: 7,137 city; 28,063 district; 327,715 province.
20th century
* 1903 - U.S. military
Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
Guantanamo Bay Naval Base ( es, Base Naval de la Bahía de Guantánamo), officially known as Naval Station Guantanamo Bay or NSGB, (also called GTMO, pronounced Gitmo as jargon by members of the U.S. military) is a United States military base ...
established near city.
* 1907 - Population: 14,559 city; 43,300 municipality; 455,086 province.
* 1919
** Teatro Fausto built.
** Population: 68,883.
* 1955 - Local
MR-26-7 political group active.
* 1957 - Teatro Luisa opens.
* 1964 - Population: 122,400.
* 1998 -
Roman Catholic Diocese of Guantánamo-Baracoa
The Diocese of Guantánamo-Baracoa is a particular church of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church, encompassing the municipality of Baracoa and the surrounding Guantánamo Province in Cuba. It was erected 24 January 1998 from the Archdiocese of ...
established.
* 1999 - Population: 208,030 city; 512,300 province.
21st century
* 2002 - U.S. military
Guantanamo Bay detention camp
The Guantanamo Bay detention camp ( es, Centro de detención de la bahía de Guantánamo) is a United States military prison located within Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, also referred to as Guantánamo, GTMO, and Gitmo (), on the coast of Guant ...
established near city.
* 2014 - Population: 217,978.
See also
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Guantánamo history (in Spanish)
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Timeline of Guantánamo Bay — ''Spanish, Cuban, & American events''.
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Timelines
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of other
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Camagüey
Camagüey () is a city and municipality in central Cuba and is the nation's third-largest city with more than 321,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Camagüey Province.
It was founded as Santa María del Puerto del Príncipe in 1514, by S ...
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Cienfuegos
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Havana
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Holguín
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History
Before Columbus, the Taino people settled in huts made fro ...
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Matanzas
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Santiago de Cuba
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The municipality extends over , and contains t ...
References
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External links
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Timeline
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