The following is a timeline of the history of the city of
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 ...
,
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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Prior to 20th century
* 1720
** Settlement established (approximate date).
** Plaza de Armas (square) laid out.
* 1751 - Holguin becomes a city.
* 1752 - Jurisdicción de Holguín established.
* 1760 - Hospital de San Juan de Dios built.
* 1809 - San Jose Church built.
* 1820 -
San Isidore Church built.
* 1868
** October 30: City taken by rebel
mambises at start of the
Ten Years' War
The Ten Years' War ( es, Guerra de los Diez Años; 1868–1878), also known as the Great War () and the War of '68, was part of Cuba's fight for independence from Spain. The uprising was led by Cuban-born planters and other wealthy natives. O ...
.
** December 6: Spanish in power again.
* 1872 - December 19: City taken by Cuban forces.
* 1893 - Railway begins operating between port of
Gibara and Holguin.
* 1895 - ''El Eco de Holguin'' newspaper begins publication.
* 1899 - Population: 6,054 city; 34,506 district; 327,715 province.
20th century
* 1907 - Population: 7,592 city; 50,224 municipality; 455,086 province.
* 1916 - Statue of
Calixto García
Calixto García Íñiguez (August 4, 1839 – December 11, 1898) was a Cuban general in three Cuban uprisings, part of the Cuban War for Independence: the Ten Years' War, the Little War, and the War of 1895, itself sometimes called the Cuban ...
erected in Parque Calixto Garcia.
* 1962 - ''
Ahora'' newspaper begins publication.
* 1966 - Population: 91,000.
* 1970 - Population: 131,656.
* 1976 - Centro Universitario de Holguin and Instituto Superior Pedagogico de Holguin established.
* 1978 -
Holguín Province
Holguín () is one of the provinces of Cuba, the third most populous after Havana and Santiago de Cuba. It lies in the southeast of the country. Its major cities include Holguín (the capital), Banes, Antilla, Mayarí, and Moa.
The province ...
and (garden) established.
* 1979 -
Roman Catholic Diocese of Holguín established.
* 1986 - Ediciones Holguín (publisher) established.
* 1988 - El Chorro de Maita archaeological site excavated in Holguin Province.
* 1999 - Population: 259,300 city; 1,029,700 province.
21st century
* 2003 - Drought.
* 2004 - Construction of Parque de Los Tiempos (park) begins.
* 2014 - Population: 291,560.
* 2015 - September: Catholic pope
visits Holguin.
See also
*
Holguin history (in Spanish)
*
Timelines of other
cities
A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...
in Cuba:
Camagüey,
Cienfuegos,
Guantánamo
Guantánamo (, , ) is a municipality and city in southeast Cuba and capital of Guantánamo Province.
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. ,
Matanzas,
Santiago de Cuba
Santiago de Cuba is the second-largest city in Cuba and the capital city of Santiago de Cuba Province. It lies in the southeastern area of the island, some southeast of the Cuban capital of Havana.
The municipality extends over , and contains ...
References
''This article incorporates information from the
Spanish Wikipedia
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