The following is a timeline of the history of the city of
Camagüey,
Cuba
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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
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first built.
* 1668 - City raided by Welsh pirate
Henry Morgan
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.
* 1720 - San Francisco de Paula monastery rebuilt.
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* 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
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(Spanish colonial supreme court) relocated to Puerto Principe from
Santo Domingo
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* 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.
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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 -
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Lope Recio Loynaz leading the third cavalry regiment makes a triumphal entry in the city, marking the end of the
Cuban War of Independence for Camagūey,
** Pedro Mendoza Guerra becomes governor of province.
* 1899
** ''El Eco Mercantil'' newspaper begins publication.
** Population: 25,102 city; 53,140 district; 88,234 province.
20th century
1900s–1940s
* 1902 - ''El Camagüeyano'' newspaper begins publication.
* 1903
** Porto Principe renamed "Camagüey."
** City becomes seat of
Camagüey Province
Camagüey () is the largest of the provinces of Cuba. Its capital is Camagüey. Other towns include Florida and Nuevitas.
Geography
Camagüey is mostly low lying, with no major hills or mountain ranges passing through the province. Numerous la ...
.
* 1907 - Population: 29,616 city; 66,460 municipality; 118,269 province.
* 1912
**
Roman Catholic diocese of Camagüey established.
**
Ignacio Agramonte
Ignacio Agramonte y Loynaz (1841–1873) was a Cubans, Cuban revolutionary, who played an important part in the Ten Years' War (1868–1878).
Biography
Born in the province of Puerto Príncipe (what is now the province of Camagüey Province, Cam ...
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
Huber Matos Benítez (26 November 1918 – 27 February 2014) was a Cuban military leader, political dissident, activist, and writer. He opposed the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista from its inception in 1952 and fought alongside Fidel Castro, R ...
becomes governor of province.
* 1961 - Coro de Camagüey (musical group) formed.
* 1963 - Biblioteca provincial de Camagüey Julio Antonio Mella (library) established.
* 1964 - Population: 153,100.
* 1965 -
Estadio Cándido González (stadium) built.
* 1966 - Population: 171,000.
* 1967
** established.
** Ballet de Camagüey founded.
* 1968 - Archivo Histórico provincial de Camagüey (archives) established.
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* 1970 - Population: 197,720.
* 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
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While there are early examples of inter ...
relationship established with
Madison, Wisconsin
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, 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
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.
** Museo de San Juan de Dios (museum) opens.
* 2014 - Population: 304,027.
See also
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Camagüey history
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Timelines of other
cities
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in Cuba:
Cienfuegos,
Guantánamo
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Guantánamo is served by the Caimanera port near the site of a U.S. naval base. The area produces sugarcane and cotton wool. These are traditi ...
,
Havana
Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center. ,
Holguín
Holguín () is a municipality and city in Cuba, and the capital of Province of Holguín. After Havana, Santiago de Cuba, and Camagüey, it is the fourth largest city in Cuba.
History
Before Columbus, the Taino people settled in huts made fro ...
,
Matanzas,
Santiago de Cuba
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The municipality extends over , and contains ...
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