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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of
Camagüey ,
Cuba .
Prior to 20th century
1528 - Santa María del Puerto Príncipe established by settlers relocating from Caonao, and previously from Punta del Guincho.
[1]
1599 - Convento de San Francisco founded.
[3]
1616 - Fire.
1617 -
Cathedral first built.
1668 - City raided by Welsh pirate
Henry Morgan .
1720 - San Francisco de Paula monastery rebuilt.
[1]
1723 - Santo Cristo del Buen Viaje church built.
[1]
1728 - Hospital de Caridad de San Juan de Dios established.
[1]
1730 - Hospital de Nuestra Senora del Carmen founded.
1733 - City Hall construction begins.
1737 - San Lázaro hospital built.
[1]
1741 - Epidemic outbreak.
1779 - Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Soledad (church) built.
[7]
1800 -
Royal Audiencia of Santo Domingo (Spanish colonial supreme court) relocated to Puerto Principe from
Santo Domingo .
1814 - Future poet
Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda born in Puerto Principe.
[8]
1817 - Town becomes a city.
[1]
1842 - Filarmónica (music society) founded.
1850 - El Principal theatre opens.
1851 - Puerto Principe and Nuevitas Railroad begins operating.
[10]
1864
1872 - Casino Español (music society) formed.
1874 - March:
Battle of Las Guasimas (1874) fought; Cuban rebels win.
1886 - El Arrebol newspaper begins publication.
[11]
1898 -
1899
El Eco Mercantil newspaper begins publication.
[14]
Population: 25,102 city; 53,140 district; 88,234 province.
[15]
20th century
1900s–1940s
1902 - El Camagüeyano newspaper begins publication.[
citation needed ]
1903
1907 - Population: 29,616 city; 66,460 municipality; 118,269 province.
[16]
1912
1913
Teatro Avellaneda opens.
[19]
Camagüey Jazz Band formed.
1919
Banda Municipal de Música formed.
Population: 98,193.
[20]
1932 - Hurricane.
[21]
1935 - Hurricane.
[21]
1938 - Biblioteca Municipal (library) established.
[22]
1948 - Cine Casablanca opens.
[19]
1950s–1990s
1956 - El Cubano Libre student newspaper begins publication.
1959 -
Huber Matos becomes governor of province.
[24]
1961 - Coro de Camagüey (musical group) formed.
1963 - Biblioteca provincial de Camagüey Julio Antonio Mella (library) established.
[25]
1964 - Population: 153,100.
[26]
1965 -
Estadio Cándido González (stadium) built.[
citation needed ]
1966 - Population: 171,000.
[27]
1967
1968 - Archivo Histórico provincial de Camagüey (archives) established.
[25]
1970 - Population: 197,720.
[30]
1976
Instituto Superior Pedagógico established.
[31]
Museo Estudiantil "Jesús Suárez Gayol" opens.
[18]
1981 - Instituto Superior de Ciencias Médicas de Camagüey established.
[31]
1983 - Festival de Teatro de Camagüey (theatre festival) begins.
[32]
1988 -
Sister city relationship established with
Madison, Wisconsin , 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.
[34]
21st century
2008
2014 - Population: 304,027.
[36]
See also
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a
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^
"Obituary: Huber Matos" ,
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a
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^
"Actuará Ballet de Camagüey en el Teatro Mella de La Habana" ,
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^ Miguel Cabrera (2010).
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^
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