- Source: Timeline of Cienfuegos
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Cienfuegos, Cuba.
Prior to 20th century
1494 - Christopher Columbus visited Cienfuegos Bay.
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.
1825 - Town "destroyed by a hurricane and rebuilt".
1829 - Town renamed "Villa de Cienfuegos."
1831 - Town coat of arms designed.
1833 - Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Cathedral first completed.
1844 - Governor's house built.
1880 - Cienfuegos becomes a city.
1890 - Tomás Terry Theatre opens.
1892 - Population: 27,430.
1898
La Correspondencia newspaper begins publication.
Two vessels of the United States fleet under Admiral Schley blockaded the port.
1899 - Population: 30,038 city; 59,128 district; 356,536 province.
20th century
1901 - Jardín Botánico de Cienfuegos founded.
1903
Roman Catholic Diocese of Cienfuegos established.
Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Cathedral became a cathedral.
1907 - Population: 30,100 city; 70,416 municipality.
1911 - Teatro Luisa opens.
1913 - Tivoli Gardens (theatre) opens.
1917 - Palacio de Valle (an historic villa) completed.
1919 - Population: 95,865.
1933 - Carlos Rafael Rodríguez becomes mayor.
1935 - Biblioteca Municipal (library) established.
1939 - Orquesta Aragón dance band formed.
1957
Political unrest.
Naval mutiny at Cienfuegos
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.
1984 - Population: 107,850 (estimate).
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.
See also
Cienfuegos history
Timelines of other cities in Cuba: Camagüey, Guantánamo, Havana, Holguín, Matanzas, Santiago de Cuba
References
Bibliography
External links
Items related to Cienfuegos, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)
"(Cienfuegos)". Cuban Heritage Collection. USA: University of Miami Libraries.
"(Cienfuegos)" – via Digital Library of the Caribbean.
Items related to Cienfuegos, various dates (via Europeana)
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