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
• of other cities in Cuba: Camagüey, Guantánamo, Havana, Holguín, Matanzas, Santiago de Cuba

References

Bibliography

in English

in Spanish

• (fulltext)

External links

• Items related to Cienfuegos, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)
• Items related to Cienfuegos, various dates (via Europeana)